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Biology
Scientists pinpoint key to evolution of bird flight
Published Feb 6, 2024
By pairing PET scans of modern pigeons with studies of dinosaur fossils, scientists learn why some vertebrates fly
Eileen Scully
Microbiology
Exploring sex-specific features of HIV
Published Feb 6, 2024
Johns Hopkins researcher Eileen Scully advocates for including sex as a biological variable in preclinical and clinical trials
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Health+Well-being
The pros, cons, and unknowns of popular weight-loss drugs
Published Jan 11, 2024
Are in-demand drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy safe and effective? A Johns Hopkins expert explains
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Innovative care
Hopkins AITC announces additional awardees of second funding round
Published Jan 5, 2024
Grant recipients will receive funding to develop new artificial intelligence technologies to promote healthy aging
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Faculty honors
Two named to National Academy of Inventors
Published Dec 20, 2023
Materials scientist Hai-Quan Mao, cancer researcher Victor Velculescu among 162 fellows recognized for contributions to science and society
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Robotics
Could an electric nudge help a doctor use a surgical robot?
Published Dec 20, 2023 Video
Gentle electric currents help people learn to maneuver a robotic surgery tool in virtual reality and real settings
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A new landscape for medical tests
Published Winter 2023
30% to 50% of consumers are now comfortable using at-home diagnostics, creating a market demand for tests that allow patients to collect a sample from the comfort of their home / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Ted DeWeese
University leadership
Ted DeWeese named next dean, CEO of Medicine
Published Dec 8, 2023
In 18 months as interim dean and CEO, he has set JHM on the path to financial transformation and launched a reimagination of the life and basic sciences at Hopkins
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Brain science
Brain scans of ex-NFL players show impact of collision sports
Published Nov 29, 2023
Hopkins Medicine adds to growing stack of evidence that collision sports involving repeated blows to the head may lead to dementia and other forms of cognitive disorders
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Congressional briefing
Studying the healing power of psychedelics
Published Nov 21, 2023 Video
JHU Congressional Briefing panelists explain how the controlled substances could transform mental health treatment