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Study: Nonbeating heart cells in scar tissue promote arrhythmia
July 18, 2011
Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineers and physicists have completed a study that suggests that mechanical forces exerted by cells that build scar tissue following a heart attack may later disrupt rhythms of beating heart cells and trigger deadly arrhythmias. Their findings, published in the May 17 issue of the journal Circulation, could result in a […]
O students, where art thou?
July 5, 2011
This summer, some Johns Hopkins students are packing the sunblock and flip-flops and taking a deserved rest from studies and exams, but others are using the warm-weather months to sample the real world and put what they learned in the classroom to use. Here’s a look at what five are up to this summer. Their […]
Students take top prize with device that could cut dialysis risk
July 5, 2011
A device that could reduce key health risks facing kidney-failure patients who are connected to dialysis machines has won a $10,000 first prize for Johns Hopkins graduate students in the 2011 ASME Innovation Showcase. The competition, involving 10 collegiate teams, was conducted earlier this month in Dallas at the annual meeting of the ASME, founded […]
You are what you tweet: Tracking public health trends by Twitter
July 5, 2011
Twitter allows millions of social media fans to comment in 140 characters or fewer on just about anything: an actor’s outlandish behavior, an earthquake’s tragic toll or the great taste of a grilled cheese sandwich. But by sifting through this busy flood of banter, is it possible to track important public health trends? Two […]
Small grants, big impact
June 20, 2011
In the Finding Our Wings community documentary program, Baltimore teen girls record their journeys through high school and into womanhood—from exams and what not to wear to the prospects of college placement and unintended pregnancy. The short, poignant documentaries tell an inner-city coming-of-age story through the lens of a pocket-size Flip or a professional camcorder. […]
Messenger data from Mercury orbit confirm theories, offer surprises
June 20, 2011
After nearly three months in orbit about Mercury, Messenger’s payload is providing a wealth of new information about the planet closest to the sun, as well as a few surprises. The spacecraft entered orbit around Mercury on March 17, becoming the first spacecraft ever to do so. Its instruments are performing the first complete reconnaissance […]
Seeking a better way to collect stem cells from cord blood
June 20, 2011
Johns Hopkins graduate students have invented a system to significantly boost the number of stem cells collected from a newborn’s umbilical cord and placenta, so that many more patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other blood disorders can be treated with these valuable cells. The prototype is still in the testing stage, but initial results are […]
A summer growth spurt
June 6, 2011
Here we grow again. Cranes, hard hat crews and the pop of nail guns will be omnipresent this summer on the Homewood campus as a bevy of capital projects, big and small, continue or commence. The progress has a downside, however, as the sheer volume of projects will lead to some detours and access issues […]
Johns Hopkins Medicine establishes innovative Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
June 6, 2011
Recognizing the urgent need to advance the science of reducing preventable harm and to improve health care quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine is announcing the establishment of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, an organization whose work will benefit not only patients at Johns Hopkins but those around the world. A $10 million gift […]
And off they go!
June 6, 2011
The day featured uplifting speeches, several impromptu on-stage moments, and a joyous and raucous celebration of the Class of 2011. A cameo appearance by the Baltimore summer, however, might have stolen the show. On a humid day that had many dabbing foreheads and guzzling water, President Ronald J. Daniels conferred degrees on 6,634 graduates at […]