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Research in action
Alzheimer's blood test could be a 'game-changer'
Published Aug 5, 2025 Video
The test, developed in part by Johns Hopkins researchers, will dramatically increase access to early detection and treatment
From left, Louise Flanagan, Linda Crooks, Larry Scarber, and Janet Bearden
Research in action
A group effort to understand Alzheimer's disease
Published Aug 5, 2025
A longitudinal study at Johns Hopkins that began in 1995 depends on the dedication of hundreds of people as well as NIH support
Jean Fan
Research matters
University labs help power America's biotech innovation ecosystem
Published July 30, 2025
Hopkins researcher Jean Fan and her team create open source tools that help bridge the gap between academic discoveries and lifesaving treatments. Cuts to federal funding threaten to break this critical research and development pipeline.
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Hospital rankings
'U.S. News' ranks Johns Hopkins among best hospitals for 2025-26
Published July 29, 2025
12 of Johns Hopkins' medical specialties were ranked among the top 10 of their respective fields, with rheumatology ranked No. 1 for the 21st consecutive year
Annie Kathuria and her research team have grown a novel whole-brain organoid, complete with neural tissues and rudimentary blood vessels—an advance that could usher in a new era of research into neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism.
Biomedical engineering
Hopkins scientists grow novel 'whole-brain' organoid
Published July 25, 2025
Advance could usher in new era of research for schizophrenia, autism, Alzheimer's, and other neurological diseases
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Q+A
Can texts about healthier eating help prevent childhood obesity?
Published July 25, 2025
Study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher shows that personalized, digital guidance helps parents teach healthier eating habits to their young children
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Hopkins in the news
ICYMI: National media explores effects of federal research cuts
Published July 22, 2025
Hopkins cancer expert Liz Jaffee discusses what federal budget cuts might mean for patient care and future cures; NIH grant terminations affect some of the nation's most promising young scientists, including two Hopkins doctoral students
artistic rendition of a tumor microenvironment
Breast cancer
Environment near tumors may hold key information
Published July 16, 2025
By using AI to analyze tissue patterns, researchers gain new insights into why some patients respond better to specific treatments
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Research in action
Pipeline of experts advances discovery in neurofibromatosis
Published July 15, 2025
JHU's Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Francis S. Collins Scholars Program, an initiative that has led to research and treatment breakthroughs for the genetic condition neurofibromatosis type 1
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Sustainability
Support for sustainable research at Johns Hopkins
Published July 10, 2025
Office of Climate and Sustainability hosts inaugural Green Labs Vendor Fair to connect researchers to sustainable lab products and services