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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
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The pediatrician puzzle-solver
Published March 17, 2025 Video
As a clinical fellow in biochemical genetics at Johns Hopkins, Wedad Fallatah conducts research focused on the diagnosis and treatment of children with rare genetic disorders
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University news
JHU scales back USAID-supported work around the globe
Published March 14, 2025
Recent cancellation of federally funded grants results in significant changes for the university's global health activities
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 in action
A lifeline for the smallest patients
Published March 13, 2025 Video
NIH funding helps Johns Hopkins pediatric surgeons conduct lifesaving research to repair congenital diaphragmatic hernias
A colorful helix of molecules
Biology
Experimental protein booster for rare genetic diseases
Published March 11, 2025
Johns Hopkins scientists develop mRNA "booster" as potential new way to treat rare genetic diseases marked by too low levels of specific cellular proteins
Vanessa
Research in action
A miracle in her own backyard
Published March 10, 2025 Video
NIH clinical trials are a lifeline for cancer patients like Baltimore native Vanessa, who received a groundbreaking immunotherapy treatment at the Kimmel Cancer Center
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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.
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Robotics
Bionic hand grasps like a human
Published March 5, 2025 Video
Pioneering prosthetic hand carefully conforms and adjusts its grasp to avoid damaging or mishandling whatever it holds