Category: Research
Racial disparities in diabetes tied to living conditions
September 28, 2009
The higher incidence of diabetes among African-Americans when compared to whites may have more to do with living conditions than genetics, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study, available online in advance of publication in the October edition of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found that when African-Americans and whites live in similar environments and have similar incomes, their diabetes rates are similar, a finding that contrasts with the fact that diabetes is more prevalent nationally among African-Americans than whites.
JHU passes $100 million in ARRA funds
September 28, 2009
The Johns Hopkins University has won 250 research grants, totaling more than $114 million, through provisions in the federal stimulus package designed to advance scientific and medical knowledge while jump-starting the U.S. economy.
Research universities launch online news compendium
September 28, 2009
Futurity spotlights latest discoveries in science, health, other disciplines
NIH Pioneer, Innovator awards go to Johns Hopkins scientists
September 28, 2009
A Johns Hopkins scientist who proposes to manipulate forces to activate enzymes in live cells and a researcher who has developed a way to hunt down tuberculosis germs with real-time imaging have received a total of $4 million in special awards from the National Institutes of Health.
Study: Johns Hopkins researchers ID brain-protecting protein
September 28, 2009
Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a novel protein that can protect brain cells by interrupting a naturally occurring “stress cascade” resulting in cell death.
Mild exercise in ICU reduces bad effects of prolonged bed rest
September 28, 2009
Critical care experts at Johns Hopkins are reporting initial success in boosting recovery and combating muscle wasting among critically ill, mostly bed-bound patients using any one of a trio of mild physical therapy exercises during their stays in the intensive care unit.
Scientists find pace-setter for repair in badly damaged lungs
September 28, 2009
After more than 50 experiments in mice, medical scientists at Johns Hopkins have mapped out the basic steps taken by a particular set of white blood cells in setting the pace of recovery after serious lung injury.
JHU-led experts issue guide on lung cancer in ‘never-smokers’
September 21, 2009
A committee of scientists led by Johns Hopkins investigators has published a new guide to the biology, diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer in never-smokers.
Stem cell experts to convene
September 21, 2009
Leading voices from the global stem cell community—including researchers, policy-makers, legal experts, patient advocates and others—will convene in Baltimore this week for a three-day conference to share information in the emerging field and to chart the future of regenerative medicine.
SPH to lead extremity trauma research consortium
September 21, 2009
Group’s goal is to improve treatment, outcomes of battlefield injuries