display Latest news from Johns Hopkins Medicine on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/computer-model-helps-identify-cancer-fighting-immune-cells-key-to-immunotherapy/?sc=rsin /articles/computer-model-helps-identify-cancer-fighting-immune-cells-key-to-immunotherapy/?sc=rsin Mon, 03 Feb 2025 05:00:00 EST Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a computer model to help scientists identify tumor-fighting immune cells in patients with lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/cathy-wood-named-inaugural-vice-dean-for-finance-and-administration-at-the-johns-hopkins-university-school-of-medicine/?sc=rsin /articles/cathy-wood-named-inaugural-vice-dean-for-finance-and-administration-at-the-johns-hopkins-university-school-of-medicine/?sc=rsin Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:35:21 EST Johns Hopkins Medicine has announced that Cathy Wood has been named the inaugural vice dean for finance and administration at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and senior vice president at Johns Hopkins Medicine. In this new leadership role, Wood will manage the school's overall financial performance and share oversight of critical administrative functions, including human resources, information technology and department administration in the school of medicine.  Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/johns-hopkins-medicine-names-richard-redett-physician-in-chief/?sc=rsin /articles/johns-hopkins-medicine-names-richard-redett-physician-in-chief/?sc=rsin Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:40:23 EST Richard Redett III, M.D., has been named physician-in-chief for Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) and vice dean for clinical affairs for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Redett is a professor and director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and a professor of pediatrics. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/researchers-develop-biomarker-algorithm-for-noninvasive-detection-of-barrett-s-esophagus-and-esophageal-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-develop-biomarker-algorithm-for-noninvasive-detection-of-barrett-s-esophagus-and-esophageal-cancer/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:15:14 EST By studying biomarkers known to be involved in gastrointestinal cancers, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a biomarker algorithm that, when combined with a noninvasive method to collect esophageal cells for study, could give clinicians insight into which patients have esophageal cancer or precancerous conditions such as Barrett's esophagus (BE) or high-grade dysplasia. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/know-your-respiratory-virus-enemies-this-season/?sc=rsin /articles/know-your-respiratory-virus-enemies-this-season/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:00:36 EST The weather's frosty, pine mist floats on the wind, and the distinctive aromas of cozy fireplaces, seasonal baking and hot cider fill the air. But winter's scents aren't the only things being spread. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/scientists-identify-new-epigenetic-approach-to-target-colorectal-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/scientists-identify-new-epigenetic-approach-to-target-colorectal-cancer/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:30:50 EST A little-known mouse protein disrupts cancer-causing chemical changes to genes associated with human colorectal cancer cells and potentially could be used to treat solid tumors, according to a new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/johns-hopkins-howard-university-team-up-to-advance-health-equity/?sc=rsin /articles/johns-hopkins-howard-university-team-up-to-advance-health-equity/?sc=rsin Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:00:39 EST A collaborative effort to eliminate cancer health disparities among African Americans and other underserved populations in the Washington, D.C., area is being reignited at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Howard University Cancer Center. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/johns-hopkins-children-s-center-experts-available-to-give-tips-for-a-safe-and-healthy-start-to-the-new-year/?sc=rsin /articles/johns-hopkins-children-s-center-experts-available-to-give-tips-for-a-safe-and-healthy-start-to-the-new-year/?sc=rsin Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:20:08 EST Johns Hopkins Children's Center experts are available to offer parents tips for helping their children create resolutions for healthier habits in 2025. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/people-who-are-immunocompromised-may-not-produce-enough-protective-antibodies-against-rsv-after-vaccination/?sc=rsin /articles/people-who-are-immunocompromised-may-not-produce-enough-protective-antibodies-against-rsv-after-vaccination/?sc=rsin Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:05:23 EST Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that people 60 years or older with weakened immunity do not respond as strongly to vaccines against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as people in the same age group with normal immune function. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/scientists-identify-a-probable-contributor-to-weakness-of-the-aorta-in-people-with-genetic-disorder/?sc=rsin /articles/scientists-identify-a-probable-contributor-to-weakness-of-the-aorta-in-people-with-genetic-disorder/?sc=rsin Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:00:40 EST Studying the cells of people and genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have uncovered a potential reason why patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome, an inherited connective tissue disorder, are especially prone to developing aneurysms at the root of the aorta, the major artery that carries blood away from the heart and to the rest of the body. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/two-johns-hopkins-medicine-scientists-win-harvey-prize/?sc=rsin /articles/two-johns-hopkins-medicine-scientists-win-harvey-prize/?sc=rsin Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:00:13 EST Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers Stephen Baylin, M.D., and Andrew Feinberg, M.D., were awarded the 2022-2023 Harvey Prize in the field of Science and Technology by the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/johns-hopkins-medicine-opens-location-in-arlington-virginia-its-second-in-the-state-and-part-of-its-growing-presence-in-northern-virginia/?sc=rsin /articles/johns-hopkins-medicine-opens-location-in-arlington-virginia-its-second-in-the-state-and-part-of-its-growing-presence-in-northern-virginia/?sc=rsin Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:00:53 EST Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) opened a location on Dec. 4 in Arlington, Virginia, at 4102 Wilson Blvd., located in Ballston Quarter near Wilson Blvd. and Randolph St. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/johns-hopkins-medicine-awarded-more-than-18m-for-creation-of-new-ecmo-and-life-support-system/?sc=rsin /articles/johns-hopkins-medicine-awarded-more-than-18m-for-creation-of-new-ecmo-and-life-support-system/?sc=rsin Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:00:38 EST Johns Hopkins Medicine has been awarded more than $18 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to lead a multi-institutional effort to develop a novel extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and advanced life-support system device. ECMO devices assist patients by enabling heart and lung function when their organs are too damaged or weak to function normally. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/3-year-old-patient-at-johns-hopkins-children-s-center-is-home-for-the-holidays-after-battling-life-threatening-brain-tumor/?sc=rsin /articles/3-year-old-patient-at-johns-hopkins-children-s-center-is-home-for-the-holidays-after-battling-life-threatening-brain-tumor/?sc=rsin Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:45:43 EST Filip Stevic is a "happy, goofy kid" who loves trucks, dinosaurs and books, according to his parents, Sunny and Milos, who live in Nottingham, Maryland. But the family's holiday season was nearly upended when a golf ball-sized tumor was discovered inside Filip's head. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/a-basic-science-holiday-guide-food-safety-sticking-to-an-exercise-resolution-and-molecular-holiday-lights/?sc=rsin /articles/a-basic-science-holiday-guide-food-safety-sticking-to-an-exercise-resolution-and-molecular-holiday-lights/?sc=rsin Wed, 04 Dec 2024 09:30:36 EST Basic science concepts that ultimately drive medical advances also have ties to holiday trends. The following tips offer ideas for science-themed holiday stories and the basic science experts who can offer insights. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/elves-on-shelves-bring-holiday-fun-to-johns-hopkins-children-s-center/?sc=rsin /articles/elves-on-shelves-bring-holiday-fun-to-johns-hopkins-children-s-center/?sc=rsin Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:30:30 EST When night falls and children are sleeping at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, little elves come to life to bring joy to patients when they need it the most. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/a-cause-of-hyperinflammatory-response-in-lethal-covid-19-identified/?sc=rsin /articles/a-cause-of-hyperinflammatory-response-in-lethal-covid-19-identified/?sc=rsin Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:00:45 EST As part of the COVID-19 International Research Team, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pittsburgh and Weill Cornell Medicine discovered a novel cause of cytokine storm -- the extreme inflammatory response associated with increased risk of death in COVID-19 infection. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/study-may-reverse-century-old-understanding-of-the-shape-of-arms-on-mammals-brain-cells/?sc=rsin /articles/study-may-reverse-century-old-understanding-of-the-shape-of-arms-on-mammals-brain-cells/?sc=rsin Mon, 02 Dec 2024 05:00:00 EST Biology textbooks may need a revision, say Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists, who present new evidence that an armlike structure of mammalian brain cells may be a different shape than scientists have assumed for more than a century. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/johns-hopkins-children-s-center-experts-offer-health-and-safety-tips-for-a-merry-and-bright-holiday-season/?sc=rsin /articles/johns-hopkins-children-s-center-experts-offer-health-and-safety-tips-for-a-merry-and-bright-holiday-season/?sc=rsin Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:00:51 EST The holiday season is a special time to celebrate, reflect and give thanks. However, amid the festivities, it is important to prioritize health and safety. As families prepare for this busy time of year, Johns Hopkins Children's Center experts are available for interviews on a variety of topics to ensure families stay safe and healthy this holiday season.   Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/snuff-out-teen-smoking-johns-hopkins-children-s-center-expert-available-for-interviews/?sc=rsin /articles/snuff-out-teen-smoking-johns-hopkins-children-s-center-expert-available-for-interviews/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:00:04 EST More than 10% of high school students in the U.S. smoke or use other tobacco products -- with most using e-cigarettes, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's National Youth Tobacco Survey. Johns Hopkins Medicine