Issue: 2011 November 14
Combo ‘epigenetic’ therapy may restore anti-cancer gene activity
November 14, 2011
A new type of therapy aimed at reversing the gene silencing that promotes cancer-cell growth has shown promising results in a small clinical trial conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Forty-five late-stage lung cancer patients who received a two-drug combination designed to restore anti-cancer gene activity survived about two months longer than […]
Peabody Opera Theatre to present Stravinsky’s ‘The Rake’s Progress’
November 14, 2011
The Peabody Opera Theatre will present Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress this weekend in the historic Baltimore theater now known as the Patricia and Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric. The inaugural season of Lyric Opera Baltimore—the successor to the Baltimore Opera Company, which ceased operations in 2009—opened on Nov. 4 with La traviata […]
Addressing childhood obesity
November 14, 2011
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been awarded a $16 million U54 cooperative agreement from the National Institutes of Health to establish a global center of excellence to address the childhood obesity epidemic. The Johns Hopkins Global Center for Childhood Obesity will emphasize the integration of geospatial analysis with a systems science […]
Classifieds — November 14, 2011
November 14, 2011
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Carey School and MICA partner for innovative degree
November 14, 2011
The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and the Maryland Institute College of Art will partner to launch the MBA/MA in Design Leadership, focusing on the integration of creative thinking into all aspects of organizational management and development. In addition to providing the knowledge and skills traditionally associated with an MBA curriculum, this full-time, dual-degree program […]
Frontiers in Medicine and Science Day
November 14, 2011
The Johns Hopkins Montgomery County Campus recently hosted 600 seventh-graders for the third annual Frontiers in Science and Medicine Day. The event, which is run in partnership with 17 other research centers, companies and health care organizations, includes an hour of hands-on science and medical activities at the campus and an hourlong lab tour at […]
Common bacteria cause some colon tumors by altering a gene
November 14, 2011
Working with lab cultures and mice, Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a strain of the common gut pathogen Bacteroides fragilis causes colon inflammation and increases activity of a gene called spermine oxidase, or SMO, in the intestine. The effect is to expose the gut to hydrogen peroxide—the caustic, germ-fighting substance found in many medicine […]
Demo, discussion of ‘green’ transportation set for Tuesday
November 14, 2011
Demonstrations of new fuel-efficient vehicles and a discussion of “green” transportation technology will take place Tuesday, Nov. 15, on the Homewood campus. The event was organized by Ford Motor Co., the Johns Hopkins Sustainability Office and the Baltimore Electric Vehicle Initiative. Speaking and fielding questions between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in the Mason Hall […]
Needy families and seniors can be ‘adopted’ for holidays
November 14, 2011
The Office of Work, Life and Engagement is partnering with local nonprofit and social service agencies to provide gifts, clothing and/or grocery gift certificates to families, children and seniors who are facing hardships and are in need of assistance during the holiday season. All Johns Hopkins faculty, staff, students and retirees are invited to help […]
Nonemergency angioplasty OK at hospitals without cardiac surgery
November 14, 2011
Hospitals that do not have cardiac surgery capability can perform nonemergency angioplasty and stent implantation as safely as hospitals that do offer cardiac surgery. That is the finding of the nation’s first large randomized study to assess whether patients do just as well having nonemergency angioplasty performed at smaller community hospitals that do not offer […]