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With Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. sees landmark action on climate change

Published Aug 12, 2022

Experts from the Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute discuss the legislation's impact on renewable energy, carbon capture technology, and other approaches to environmental sustainability

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Science

Engineers develop mini caps for mini brains

Published Aug 17, 2022

Engineering feat expands the research and testing available to scientists with brain organoids

Ikbal Choudhury

Alumni spotlight

Citizen scientists in bloom

Published Aug 8, 2022

Alum Ikbal Choudhury's nonprofit uses low-cost, low-resource tools to teach children about environmental science

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Health disparities

Vital tech with a fatal flaw

Published Aug 8, 2022

The pulse oximeter is now a staple in hospital rooms and personal medicine cabinets. But a major flaw in its design could prevent people of color from receiving the care they need.

AI is imperfect. It can still improve our lives.

July 29, 2022

Watch: Cells flatten themselves to better move through mucus

July 25, 2022

'Just amazing': See the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope

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Featured topic: cybersecurity

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Cybersecurity

Computer scientist identifies JavaScript vulnerability in thousands of websites

Published March 14, 2022

ProbeTheProto framework helps identify and alert websites vulnerable to a flaw that allows malicious actors to 'pollute' important web code

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Cybersecurity

Now's the time to protect your computer networks from cyberattack

Published March 4, 2022

Anton Dahbura from the Information Security Institute suggests that individuals and enterprises should take steps now to secure cyber systems against attack from Russian agents

Q+A

Russia-Ukraine conflict maxes out cyberattack risk assessment index

Published Feb 15, 2022

Cyber Attack Predictive Index predicts the potential for cyberattacks between nations; Tool finds "extremely high likelihood" of attack against Ukraine by Russia

Q+A

Creating a culture of cybersecurity

Published Nov 18, 2021

In advance of his book Confronting Cyber Risk, engineer Gregory Falco discusses how and why organizations should incorporate cybersecurity into everyday business and planning

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Engineering

Student team works with NATO to define, track cognitive warfare attacks

Published Oct 6, 2021

A group of Clark Scholars is designing a Cognitive Warfare Dashboard to show what information is being spread, where it's coming from, and why

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Tiny pale dots in a petri dish

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Engineers develop mini caps for mini brains

Published Aug 17, 2022

Engineering feat expands the research and testing available to scientists with brain organoids

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The best way to take a pill, according to science

Published Aug 16, 2022

Researchers examining the mechanics of drug dissolution and the natural anatomy of the stomach found that taking a pill while lying on your right side shortens the time it takes for medicine to be absorbed

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With Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. sees landmark action on climate change

Published Aug 12, 2022

Experts from the Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute discuss the legislation's impact on renewable energy, carbon capture technology, and other approaches to environmental sustainability

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Nanoparticle therapy may help patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19

Published Aug 12, 2022

A small clinical trial conducted by Johns Hopkins scientists shows an experimental drug suppresses COVID-19-related inflammation and brain injury

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Alumni spotlight

Citizen scientists in bloom

Published Aug 8, 2022

Alum Ikbal Choudhury's nonprofit uses low-cost, low-resource tools to teach children about environmental science

A Black hospital patient has a pulse oximeter clipped to their fingertip while a nurse stands by

Health disparities

Vital tech with a fatal flaw

Published Aug 8, 2022

The pulse oximeter is now a staple in hospital rooms and personal medicine cabinets. But a major flaw in its design could prevent people of color from receiving the care they need.

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Neuroscience

Nanobody has potential to treat Parkinson's disease

Published Aug 2, 2022

Researchers from Johns Hopkins create a nanobody capable of penetrating brain cells and preventing misshapen proteins from spreading, halting the progression of neurocognitive diseases

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Cancer research

A new microfluidic system could keep tabs on cancer treatment

Published Aug 2, 2022

A new system developed by Johns Hopkins researchers could monitor drug resistance in elusive cancer cells and open the door for more effective treatment options

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AI is imperfect. It can still improve our lives.

Published July 29, 2022

A panel of experts discussed the future of AI in technology and health care, as well as ethical concerns about the technology, during Johns Hopkins Congressional Briefing Series

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Watch: Cells flatten themselves to better move through mucus

Published July 25, 2022

"Ruffle" appendages on certain cells help them sense the viscosity of fluids around them, allowing them to transform their shape to better move around

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