Latest news from Johns Hopkins Medicine on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /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 /articles/drug-combination-prompts-immune-response-in-some-resistant-pancreatic-cancers/?sc=rsin /articles/drug-combination-prompts-immune-response-in-some-resistant-pancreatic-cancers/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:00:23 EST A new drug strategy that regulates the tumor immune microenvironment may transform a tumor that resists immunotherapy into a susceptible one, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Oregon Health & Science University. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/johns-hopkins-researchers-use-electronic-diagnostic-model-to-predict-acute-interstitial-nephritis-ain-in-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/johns-hopkins-researchers-use-electronic-diagnostic-model-to-predict-acute-interstitial-nephritis-ain-in-patients/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:00:05 EST Researchers from both Johns Hopkins Medicine and Yale University collaborated on the development and application of a diagnostic model to detect acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) in patients, which could have a lasting impact on getting patients diagnosed earlier Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/johns-hopkins-medicine-study-expands-understanding-of-how-fecal-microbiota-transplants-may-work-to-restore-gut-health/?sc=rsin /articles/johns-hopkins-medicine-study-expands-understanding-of-how-fecal-microbiota-transplants-may-work-to-restore-gut-health/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:00:53 EST In a novel study that identified male chromosome genetic material in the intestines of female patients undergoing fecal transplants, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have significantly expanded scientific understanding of how some of these transplants may succeed and work. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/scientists-determine-why-some-patients-don-t-respond-well-to-wet-macular-degeneration-treatment-show-how-new-experimental-drug-can-bridge-gap/?sc=rsin /articles/scientists-determine-why-some-patients-don-t-respond-well-to-wet-macular-degeneration-treatment-show-how-new-experimental-drug-can-bridge-gap/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:00:35 EST A new study from researchers at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine explains not only why some patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (or "wet" AMD) fail to have vision improvement with treatment, but also how an experimental drug could be used with existing wet AMD treatments to save vision. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/how-hypoxia-helps-cancer-spread/?sc=rsin /articles/how-hypoxia-helps-cancer-spread/?sc=rsin Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:30:21 EST Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have identified 16 genes that breast cancer cells use to survive in the bloodstream after they've escaped the low-oxygen regions of a tumor. Each is a potential therapeutic target to stop cancer recurrence, and one - MUC1 - is already in clinical trials. Johns Hopkins Medicine /articles/fossil-of-huge-terror-bird-offers-new-information-about-wildlife-in-south-america-12-million-years-ago/?sc=rsin /articles/fossil-of-huge-terror-bird-offers-new-information-about-wildlife-in-south-america-12-million-years-ago/?sc=rsin Mon, 04 Nov 2024 01:00:00 EST Researchers including a Johns Hopkins University evolutionary biologist report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird -- which they say could be the largest known member of its kind -- providing new information about animal life in northern South America millions of years ago. Johns Hopkins Medicine