Category: Research
Mom’s depression a risk factor in childhood asthma symptoms
November 30, 2009
Mothers’ depression can worsen asthma symptoms in their children, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
Found: Protein responsible for chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps
November 30, 2009
A protein known to stimulate blood vessel growth has now been found to be responsible for the cell overgrowth in the development of polyps that characterize one of the most severe forms of sinusitis, a study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The finding gives scientists a new target for developing novel therapies to treat this form of the disease, which typically resists all current treatments.
Goal: Find out if diet and exercise affect cardiovascular health
November 16, 2009
Everyone knows that a healthy diet and adequate exercise are effective weapons in the battle against obesity and type 2 diabetes.
‘Scaffolding’ protein changes in heart strengthen link between Alzheimer’s, chronic heart failure
November 16, 2009
An international team of biochemists and cardiologists led by researchers at Johns Hopkins reports evidence from studies in animals and humans supporting a link between Alzheimer’s disease and chronic heart failure, two of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States.
Back pain permanently sidelines soldiers at war, study finds
November 16, 2009
Military personnel evacuated out of Iraq and Afghanistan because of back pain are unlikely to return to the line of duty regardless of the treatment they receive, according to research led by a Johns Hopkins pain management specialist.
Surprising drug library find: 1930s med slows tumor growth
November 16, 2009
Drugs sometimes have beneficial side effects. A glaucoma treatment causes luscious eyelashes. A blood pressure drug also aids those with a rare genetic disease. The newest surprise discovered by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is a gonorrhea medication that might help battle cancer.
Less physical activity may not be factor in adolescent obesity rates
November 16, 2009
Decreased physical activity may have little to do with the recent spike in obesity rates among U.S. adolescents, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Young athletes need dual screening tests for heart defects
November 16, 2009
To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include both popular diagnostic tests, not just one of them, according to new research from heart experts at Johns Hopkins.
New ‘schizophrenia gene’ prompts test of potential drug target
November 16, 2009
Johns Hopkins scientists report having used a commercially available drug to successfully “rescue” animal brain cells that they had intentionally damaged, by manipulating a newly discovered gene that links susceptibility genes for schizophrenia and autism.
Consumer electronics can help improve patient health
November 16, 2009
Electronic tools and technology applications for consumers can help improve health care processes such as adherence to medication and clinical outcomes like smoking cessation, according to a report by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.