Issue: 2012 April 9
Young Investigators honored
April 9, 2012
This year marks the 35th annual Young Investigators’ Award program, when School of Medicine trainee researchers are recognized for their stellar accomplishments in the lab. The event will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 13, in Mountcastle Auditorium in the Preclinical Teaching Building on the East Baltimore campus. Researchers will celebrate […]
Mystery: Why health outcomes can vary greatly
April 9, 2012
The price of gas or a gallon of milk can vary from one town to the next, but that’s hardly the end of the comparison. How about neighboring ZIP codes where residents of one live 20 years on average longer? Not an anomaly, this divergence repeats in areas across the United States. Faculty at Johns […]
Whole genome sequencing not informative at all, study finds
April 9, 2012
With sharp declines in the cost of whole genome sequencing, the day of accurately deciphering disease risk based on an individual’s genome may seem at hand. But a study involving data of thousands of identical twins by Johns Hopkins investigators finds that genomic fortune-telling fails to provide informative guidance to most people about their risk […]