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Research Saves Lives

Gerald Brandacher and Byoung Chol Oh
Research Saves Lives
For transplant team, there's no time to waste
Published Feb 3, 2026
Johns Hopkins scientists and partners across the country are conducting research that could dramatically improve transplants, from technology that preserves donor tissue longer to treatments that reduce the need for risky anti-rejection drugs
Sally Kornbluth and Ron Daniels
Podcast
President Daniels talks about living with diabetes
Published Jan 26, 2026
Daniels, diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic in 2005, was joined by MIT President Sally Kornbluth on the Diabetics Doing Things podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about leading while managing a chronic illness and the critical contributions of university research
A routine IVF embryo biopsy for clinical genetic testing, which provided the large-scale genetic data analyzed in this study
Human reproduction
Study reveals genetic factors influencing pregnancy loss
Published Jan 21, 2026 Video
The findings shed new light on human reproduction and suggest pathways for developing treatments to lower the risk of pregnancy loss
A baby smiles for the camera while standing up by leaning on a coffee table
Research in action
A 'lifeline' for Baby Levi
Published Dec 3, 2025 Video
Faced with a devastating prenatal diagnosis, the Smith family enrolled in a federally funded clinical trial at Johns Hopkins that saved their baby's life
A silver 'robot dog' on display at Impact Maryland 2025
Research in action
Robot dogs to the rescue
Published Nov 5, 2025
Brain-inspired navigation and energy-efficient artificial intelligence let four-legged 'robot dogs' survive longer and search farther in disaster zones
Tim Weihs
Research in action
Muzzling mass destruction
Published Oct 29, 2025 Video
A Johns Hopkins-led research alliance across the country seeks to understand and mitigate the world's most lethal weapons
Illustration of six breakthrough achievements funded by federal dollars
Research in action
Funding a world of good
Published Fall 2025 Video
For more than half a century, Johns Hopkins has been a leader in converting federal support into tangible benefits for the American people / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A man in the foreground is silhouetted against a computer screen showing temperature readings on a digital map
Environmental health
Cuts to environmental health research portend crisis
Published Oct 15, 2025 Video
With the federal government canceling and scaling back funding in research related to environmental health, scientists worry about the health and economic consequences for society
An illustration of circadian rhythms with a clock and cloud
Q+A
Cancer treatment timing could improve outcomes
Published Oct 6, 2025
Cancer researcher Chi Van Dang studies pharmacokinetics—the way the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes, and excretes a drug at different times of day. His work on treatment timing holds promise for improving patient outcomes.
A man in a red shirt and Atlanta Braves hat sits on the baseball field at Atlanta's Truist Park
Research in action
FDA approves treatment for rare condition
Published Sept 25, 2025 Video
First-of-its-kind therapy developed by Johns Hopkins researchers cleared for treatment of Barth syndrome, a condition that causes muscle weakness, an enlarged heart, and shortened life expectancy