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Research in action
Alzheimer's blood test could be a 'game-changer'
Published Aug 5, 2025 Video
The early signs of Alzheimer's disease—more frequent memory loss, increased confusion—can be difficult to detect, often delaying diagnosis. That could change with an inexpensive and noninvasive blood test developed by a team that includes Johns Hopkins scientists and approved by the FDA in May. It's the first test of its kind to get such a clearance and stands to vastly increase opportunities for early detection and treatment.
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Health
A dream device
Published Summer 2025
Traditional treatments can be effective, but they are uncomfortable and can be costly. A team of Johns Hopkins alums is developing a lightweight device that is as easy to wear as a retainer. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Q+A
Can texts about healthier eating help prevent childhood obesity?
Published July 25, 2025
Study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher shows that personalized, digital guidance helps parents teach healthier eating habits to their young children
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Instruments of healing
Published Summer 2025 Video
At Johns Hopkins Hospital, music therapists use stirring rhythms and soothing melodies to support patients and their families during the hardest moments of their lives / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Epidemiologist Derek Cummings returns to Johns Hopkins
July 17, 2025
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The costs to global health
July 7, 2025
Thomas Hartung
The end of animals-only testing brings both opportunities and challenges
July 16, 2025

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Community
Community outreach pushes Baltimore toward safer drinking water
Published Aug 8, 2025 Video
As Baltimore faces a federal deadline to identify and replace lead service lines, local researchers and community groups are stepping in to reach residents the city has struggled to engage
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Research in action
Alzheimer's blood test could be a 'game-changer'
Published Aug 5, 2025 Video
The test, developed in part by Johns Hopkins researchers, will dramatically increase access to early detection and treatment
From left, Louise Flanagan, Linda Crooks, Larry Scarber, and Janet Bearden
Research in action
A group effort to understand Alzheimer's disease
Published Aug 5, 2025
A longitudinal study at Johns Hopkins that began in 1995 depends on the dedication of hundreds of people as well as NIH support
Jean Fan
Research matters
University labs help power America's biotech innovation ecosystem
Published July 30, 2025
Hopkins researcher Jean Fan and her team create open source tools that help bridge the gap between academic discoveries and lifesaving treatments. Cuts to federal funding threaten to break this critical research and development pipeline.
Photography of a toddler, slightly out of focus, eating from a plate of blueberries and peach slices
Q+A
Can texts about healthier eating help prevent childhood obesity?
Published July 25, 2025
Study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher shows that personalized, digital guidance helps parents teach healthier eating habits to their young children
Professional headshot of Derek Cummings.
Infectious disease
Epidemiologist Derek Cummings returns to JHU
Published July 17, 2025
As the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Infectious Disease Dynamics, Cummings will investigate the transmission of diseases to develop interventions
Thomas Hartung
3 Questions
End of animals-only testing brings opportunities, challenges
Published July 16, 2025
Hopkins expert Thomas Hartung discusses NIH announcement that it will no longer consider grant proposals that do not include alternative testing models
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Community Health
A green path to improve mental health
Published July 16, 2025 Video
Cleaning up and 'greening' vacant lots can not only reduce eyesores but also boost the mental health of nearby residents, Hopkins study shows
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Research in action
Pipeline of experts advances discovery in neurofibromatosis
Published July 15, 2025
JHU's Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Francis S. Collins Scholars Program, an initiative that has led to research and treatment breakthroughs for the genetic condition neurofibromatosis type 1
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Public health
Costs to global health
Published July 7, 2025
Cuts to U.S. aid funding will have ramifications abroad—and at home
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