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Research Saves Lives

Professional headshot of Lawrence Appel.
Research Matters
Finding the best recipe for health
Published April 1, 2025
For the past 25 years, Professor Lawrence Appel's DASH diet has helped patients lower their blood pressure and avoid heart disease
Mounya Elhilali
Research matters
A smarter stethoscope for a noisy world
Published March 24, 2025
Electrical engineer Mounya Elhilali relies on federal funding to push the boundaries of how technology can enhance human perception
Vicky Nguyen
Research matters
Sight-saving treatments for glaucoma
Published March 21, 2025
Hopkins engineer Vicky Nguyen has spent 15 years studying how glaucoma progresses to figure out how to preserve patients' vision
Jeff Coller
Voices
America's support for research is a smart investment
Published March 19, 2025
Federal funding for biomedical research pays off by enabling basic discoveries that lead to lifesaving treatments, writes Hopkins biologist Jeff Coller
Joshua Doloff
Research Matters
Engineering the future of diabetes treatment
Published March 18, 2025
Biomedical engineer Joshua Doloff uses federal funding to pioneer immunotherapies that could free diabetes patients from insulin dependence
Michael Miller
Research matters
Earlier, better treatments for Alzheimer's disease
Published March 17, 2025
Federally funded research at Johns Hopkins offers new avenues for detecting brain disease long before it strikes
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Nilanjan Chatterjee
Voices
Keep big data in the fight against chronic diseases
Published March 13, 2025
Cuts to NIH funding for biostatistical research would erode the United States' competitive edge, hindering the health, economy, and overall security of the nation
Asante Wawa-Achayo
Research matters
A lifeline for the smallest patients
Published March 13, 2025
NIH funding helps Johns Hopkins pediatric surgeons conduct lifesaving research to repair congenital diaphragmatic hernias
Vanessa
Research matters
A miracle in her own backyard
Published March 10, 2025
NIH clinical trials are a lifeline for cancer patients like Baltimore native Vanessa, who received a groundbreaking immunotherapy treatment at the Kimmel Cancer Center
A man in a blue shirt and black blazer poses for a photo; an American flag hangs behind him
Voices
Science is worth standing up for
Published March 6, 2025
America's biomedical research engine has produced lifesaving treatments for cancer and other diseases. Cuts to funding harm the lives and futures of Americans.