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Johns Hopkins Health Review
Superfood or super-hype?
Published May 11, 2017
Before filling your plate with expensive fad foods, nutritional biochemist suggests diet of diverse veggies, fruits, proteins
Stephen Baylin (left) and Robert Siliciano
Faculty honors
Two from Hopkins elected to NAS
Published May 2, 2017
Stephen Baylin, Robert Siliciano among 105 honored for achievements in original research
Woman runs on a road at sunrise
Heart Health
Better together: Vitamin D and exercise
Published April 28, 2017
Combined health benefit of getting enough vitamin D and exercise stronger than either health factor alone, 20-year study finds / Hopkins Medicine
Individual Biomedical Research Award winners (from left) Samuel M. Alaish, Jill A. Fahrner, and Ho Lam Tang
Biomedical research
3 recognized for research that improves children's health
Published April 25, 2017
Samuel M. Alaish, Jill A. Fahrner, Ho Lam Tang among 12 to receive Hartwell Foundation awards
Interdisciplinary scholar
Ribosome expert named BDP
Published April 17, 2017
Johns Hopkins biologist and geneticist has been researching the cellular structure for nearly three decades
Members of team Rain Rain Go Away pose with their invention and a man who uses a wheelchair
Hackathon
Inspired design
Published April 17, 2017
Students win contest with inverted umbrella that deploys with the flip of a switch to help keep wheelchair users dry
Arturo Casadevall (left) and Paul Rothman
Two from Hopkins elected to American Academy
Published April 12, 2017
Paul Rothman, Arturo Casadevall among 228 new members named to honorary society
Christopher Myers (left) and Peter Pronovost
Interdisciplinary idea
The business of medicine
Published March 31, 2017
Schools should teach med students business management skills so they can effectively lead complex health care enterprises, Hopkins experts say
Andrea Poretti
IN MEMORIAM
Pediatric neurologist dies at 39
Published March 27, 2017
Andrea Poretti, an expert in neurodegenerative disorders, worked in radiology at the School of Medicine
Cancer research
Study: Random DNA errors cause majority of cancer cases
Published March 23, 2017 Video
Most cancer mutations are due to DNA copying 'mistakes,' not inherited or environmental factors, Hopkins researchers say