Category: Research
Illegal ‘club drug’ may lead to sleep apnea, scientists find
January 25, 2010
Repeated use of the drug popularly known as “ecstasy” significantly raises the risk of developing sleep apnea in otherwise healthy young adults with no other known risk factors for the sleep disturbance, a new study by Johns Hopkins scientists suggests. The finding is the latest highlighting the potential dangers of the amphetamine-style chemical, currently used […]
Workers’ comp research gives insight into curbing health costs
January 19, 2010
Analyzing physicians’ practice patterns may hold valuable clues about how to curb the nation’s rising health care costs, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
A step closer to treating memory loss in age-related diseases
January 19, 2010
Michela Gallagher has spent more than two decades trying to solve the mysteries of the aging brain. What happens to our gray matter as we get older? How—and why—do those changes occur? And, perhaps most importantly, what strategies and approaches might help treat—or, eventually, even prevent—memory loss in age-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s and other dementias?
Discovery could curb Chesapeake fish kills
January 19, 2010
A microbe commonly found in the Chesapeake Bay and other waterways emits a poison not just to protect itself but to stun and immobilize the prey it plans to eat, a team of researchers from Johns Hopkins and three other universities has discovered. The findings about algae linked to massive fish kills could lead to new ways to slow the growth of these tiny but toxic marine creatures.
Spine immobilization may do harm to both gunshot, stabbing victims
January 19, 2010
Patients are twice as likely to die if not taken to the hospital immediately
Smoking cessation may increase diabetes risk
January 11, 2010
Cigarette smoking is a well-known risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but new research from Johns Hopkins suggests that quitting the habit may actually raise diabetes risk in the short term.
Vaccine appears to ‘mop up’ leukemia cells drug leaves behind
January 11, 2010
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers say preliminary studies show that a vaccine made with leukemia cells may be able to reduce or eliminate the last remaining cancer cells in some chronic myeloid leukemia, or CML, patients taking the drug Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec).
Seven from JHU named AAAS fellows
January 4, 2010
Seven Johns Hopkins researchers from four of the university’s schools have been elected by their peers as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Unlocking the key to premature aging in children
January 4, 2010
Susan Michaelis conducts her research in a traditional laboratory, with beakers and flasks and microscopes strong enough to allow her to view and manipulate the infinitesimally small nuclei of cells.
JHU’s use of ARRA funding showcased in new Web site
January 4, 2010
Johns Hopkins University recently unveiled a new Web site to showcase how research funding made available in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is being put to work on our campuses. The site, http://web.jhu.edu/economic_stimulus/index.html, includes a listing of all ARRA-funded grants received by university faculty as well as information on the economic impact […]