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School of Medicine
Epigenetics
The nature and nurture of human illness
Published Oct 25, 2016
Scientists seek better understanding of how genetic, environmental factors join forces to cause disease
Robinson examines a patient's face while another doctor observes
In memoriam
Groundbreaking ophthalmologist
Published Oct 25, 2016
David A. Robinson, a founding member of JHU's Department of Biomedical Engineering who retired from the school in 1993, dies at 92
Johns Hopkins University Siebel Scholars (from left) Adriana Blazeski, Berk Gonenc, Shiva Razavi, Quinton Smith, and Lindsay Clegg
Siebel Scholars
5 doctoral students honored
Published Oct 24, 2016
JHU engineering students win $35,000 grants for cutting edge research
Extreme close-up of a mosquito
Bug off
A matter of taste
Published Oct 24, 2016
Changing 'flavor' of humans could help repel mosquitoes, fight malaria, scientists say / Hopkins Medicine
Patient safety
Superbug solutions
Published Oct 18, 2016
Armstrong Institute awarded $16M government contract to improve use of antibiotics
Mental health
A faster antidepressant?
Published Oct 14, 2016
Neuroscientists may have zeroed in on a compound that works like ketamine, but is safer and non-addictive / Johns Hopkins Health Review
Calcium supplements may not be heart healthy
Published Oct 13, 2016
Study: Calcium-rich diet could be beneficial for the heart, but supplements seem to increase the risk of plaque buildup in arteries and heart damage / Hopkins Medicine
Zika virus
New evidence links Zika, Guillain-Barré
Published Oct 5, 2016
Johns Hopkins neurologist collaborates with scientists in Colombia to document biological, viral association
Cancer research
A chemotherapy alternative
Published Oct 5, 2016
Immunotherapy deploys the body's natural ability to fight cancer, could reduce toxic chemo treatments for children / Promise & Progress
Top image is mostly black, with a wide scattering of red dots, indicating a swath of aggregates; the bottom photo is mostly black, with a small concentration of red
Slowing Parkinson's spread
Published Sept 29, 2016
Drug already in clinical trials for other conditions slows disease progression in mice