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School of Medicine

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Giants of the genome field

Published Spring 2022

Bert Vogelstein and Ken Kinzler continue their decadeslong search for cancer's elusive cure / Johns Hopkins Magazine

COVID-19

Study finds similar risks for those hospitalized with omicron, delta variants

Published April 26, 2022

People who contracted the omicron or delta variants of COVID-19 required similar levels of respiratory support and intensive care when hospitalized, study finds

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Hopkins experts support mask use despite judge's ruling

Published April 22, 2022

COVID-19 transmission may increase in tandem with the end of a federal masking mandate on public transportation, according to experts at the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

Health

Mediterranean diet reduces preeclampsia risk, study shows

Published April 21, 2022

Study of more than 8,000 women showed eating a diet of vegetables, fruits, fish, nuts, olive oil, and whole grains while pregnant lowered risk of the blood pressure disorder by at least 20%

COVID-19

Study: Inflammation, not the virus itself, causes COVID-19-related loss of smell

Published April 12, 2022

New research suggests the virus does not infect the nerves of the olfactory bulb but causes inflammation of the tissue, reducing the number of nerves able to transmit signals to the brain

Health

Johns Hopkins researchers identify potential window for treating ALS

Published April 8, 2022

A cell type called astrocytes may contribute to motor neuron death during ALS progression, offering a treatment target for the degenerative disease

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Cardiac health

AI predicts if and when someone will experience cardiac arrest

Published April 7, 2022

An algorithm built to assess scar patterns in patient heart tissue can predict potentially life-threatening arrhythmias more accurately than doctors can

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Mental health

A pandemic test of teenage resilience

Published March 30, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided some eye-opening lessons on how to improve teen wellbeing and there are reasons to be hopeful for the future, Johns Hopkins experts say