Category: Research
Hispanic children rarely get top-notch care for brain tumors
October 12, 2009
Hispanic children diagnosed with brain tumors get high-quality treatment at hospitals that specialize in neurosurgery far less often than other children with the same condition, potentially compromising their immediate prognosis and long-term survival, according to research from Johns Hopkins published in October’s Pediatrics.
Countries slow to use lifesaving diarrhea treatments for children
October 12, 2009
Despite evidence that low-cost diarrhea treatments such as lower osmolarity oral rehydration salts, or ORS, and zinc supplements could drastically reduce the number of deaths among children, little progress has been made in implementing these lifesaving techniques, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
‘Mask debate’ diverts from flu-preventive measures that work
October 12, 2009
Infection control experts at Johns Hopkins and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that a contentious debate in the medical community over what type of protective masks health workers should wear to prevent the spread of H1N1 and other flu viruses is dangerously distracting the health care community from focusing on simple prevention measures that are clearly known to work.
School of Nursing researcher expands diabetes study among Korean-Americans
October 12, 2009
A new Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing study will test a community-based glucose control intervention program for Korean-American immigrants who have type-2 diabetes mellitus.
Johns Hopkins first in R&D expenditures for 30th year
October 5, 2009
The Johns Hopkins University performed $1.68 billion in medical, science and engineering research in fiscal 2008, making it the leading U.S. academic institution in total research and development spending for the 30th year in a row, according to a new National Science Foundation ranking.
MESSENGER gains critical gravity assist for Mercury orbit
October 5, 2009
MESSENGER successfully passed Mercury on Tuesday, Sept. 29, on its third flyby, gaining a critical gravity assist that will enable it to enter orbit about Mercury in 2011 and capturing images of 5 percent of the planet never before seen.
JHU and USC win $10.4 million to study cancer epigenome
October 5, 2009
The National Cancer Institute has awarded $10.4 million to Johns Hopkins and the University of Southern California to decipher epigenetic marks in the cancer genome. The joint five-year grant is expected to help scientists develop drugs and tests that target epigenetic changes in cancer cells.
Johns Hopkins epigenetic center receives $16.8 million NIH grant
September 28, 2009
Johns Hopkins’ Center for the Epigenetics of Common Human Disease has been chosen as one of four recipients of a $45 million National Institutes of Health grant for Centers of Excellence to advance genomics research. The Johns Hopkins center will receive $16.8 million over five years.
Using stimulus dollars to decode human number sense
September 28, 2009
That’s why a team of psychologists at The Johns Hopkins University’s Krieger School of Arts and Sciences is using a $1.6 million National Institutes of Health grant, underwritten in part by the federal stimulus package, to finance a multifaceted study aimed at decoding some of the mysteries of the human approximate number system, or ANS. They want to find out, for instance, everything from how it changes from infancy through adulthood to the impact that number sense acuity has on later success (or failure) in academic and higher order mathematics.
Lisa Feigenson is teaming up with her research partner and husband, Justin Halberda, both assistant professors in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, on the project.
MESSENGER spacecraft prepares for final pass by Mercury
September 28, 2009
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the MESSENGER spacecraft will fly by Mercury for the third and final time, passing 141.7 miles above the planet’s rocky surface for a final gravity assist that will enable it to enter orbit about Mercury in 2011. With more than 90 percent of the planet’s surface already imaged, the team will turn its instruments during this flyby to specific features to uncover more information about the planet closest to the sun.