Issue: 2012 January 17
Hubble detects one of the most distant supernovae yet observed
January 17, 2012
A team of Johns Hopkins astrophysicists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has detected a distant Type Ia supernova, the farthest stellar explosion that can be used to measure the expansion rate of the universe. The supernova is the remnant of a star that exploded 9 billion years ago. The sighting is the first finding of an […]
Seniors lack access to lifesaving organs despite survival benefit
January 17, 2012
Thousands more American senior citizens with kidney disease are good candidates for transplants and could get them if physicians would get past outdated medical biases and put them on transplant waiting lists, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers. The investigators estimate that between 1999 and 2006, roughly 9,000 adults over 65 would […]
Johns Hopkins launches specialized Chinese language program
January 17, 2012
Johns Hopkins University has launched Johns Hopkins-China STEM, a Chinese language and research program tailored to the science, technology, engineering and medical professions. Designed for English-speaking scholars with a strong foundation in Mandarin Chinese and academic training in engineering or the health sciences, the eight-week program is now accepting applications and will commence this summer […]
Blood pressure drug prevents smoke-related lung damage in mice
January 17, 2012
Working with mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins have successfully used a commonly prescribed blood pressure medicine, losartan (Cozaar), to prevent almost all the lung damage caused from two months of exposure to cigarette smoke. The treatment specifically targeted lung tissue breakdown, airway wall thickening, inflammation and lung overexpansion. As a result of the experiments, efforts […]
MLK Jr. Commemoration
January 17, 2012
Cardiac surgeon Levi Watkins, founder of the annual Johns Hopkins Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, presented the Ideals Award to Martin Luther King III, eldest son of the civil rights leader, who spoke at both the first program and the 30th anniversary event held Jan. 6, and to Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels. […]
Formula developed to reassure patients about heart attack risk
January 17, 2012
If your doctor says you have a negative stress test, or that your cholesterol or blood pressure is normal, how assured can you be that you’re not likely to have a heart attack in the next seven to 10 years? Assessing traditional risk factors such as age, high blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking and family history […]
Semenza gets American Society for Clinical Investigation award
January 17, 2012
Gregg L. Semenza, the C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins, is one of two recipients of this year’s Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award, given by the American Society for Clinical Investigation for their “contributions to the molecular understanding of cellular oxygen sensing and cellular adaptation to hypoxia.” Semenza and his co-recipient, William G. […]
School of Medicine joins Michelle Obama to support veterans and families
January 17, 2012
As part of first lady Michelle Obama’s Joining Forces initiative, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is teaming up with the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine to create a new generation of doctors, medical schools and research facilities that will make sure our military veterans […]
Three from Peabody to compete in finals of opera auditions
January 17, 2012
Three Peabody Conservatory students—Master of Music candidate Jeffrey Gates, a student of William Sharp’s; and Graduate Performance Diploma candidates Kristina Lewis and Amedee Moore, both students of Stanley Cornett’s—will compete in the Middle Atlantic Region Finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. The event will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, […]
New Project MUSE combined platform goes live
January 17, 2012
Project MUSE’s new books and journals combined platform has gone live. More than 14,000 books from 65 university presses and related scholarly publishers are now available alongside MUSE’s more than 500 electronic journals. Users at libraries that have purchased or subscribed to book collections on MUSE will have immediate full-text access to content from those […]