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Blood cells in a vein
Heart health
The Alzheimer's disease of the heart?
Published May 9, 2018
Protein clumping may contribute to heart failure development and could be used as a diagnostic tool for testing therapies or disease progression
Matchstick on fire
Safe travels?
Published May 9, 2018
Unlike hotels, many Airbnb rentals aren't regulated by standard safety requirements, making injury prevention more challenging, researchers say
Three students demonstrate a walker built to help ICU patients
Biomedical engineering
Souped-up walker helps get pediatric ICU patients back on their feet
Published May 2, 2018
The AmbuMate could help ailing children out of bed—and the hospital—faster
Water faucet
Water worries
A harmful flaw in water treatment methods?
Published May 2, 2018
Water treatment process converts commonly used chemicals into harmful compounds that affect cellular function and metabolism, study finds
Illustrated brain
Autism
U.S. autism rate rises, CDC report finds
Published May 1, 2018
Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder was 1 in 59 among 8-year-olds in 2014, including 1 in 38 among boys
A woman wears a clear plastic mask
Innovators
The new (fully visible) face of surgery
Published April 25, 2018
Hopkins-grown startup ClearMask scores $25K from Social Innovation Lab
Hopkins surgery team
Surgery
Hopkins performs world's first penis transplant
Published April 23, 2018
Recipient is a combat veteran who sustained injuries while serving in Afghanistan
Samuel Kebede
Scholarships
Alum named Gates Cambridge Scholar
Published April 18, 2018
Samuel Kebede, a 2015 JHU graduate, will spend a year studying public health at University of Cambridge
Four students gather around a petri dish
Undergraduate research
A simple way to stop the bleeding
Published April 17, 2018
Engineering students devise blood-clotting 'super gel' that could make oft-repeated procedures more efficient and economical
Ambulance at night
Emergency medicine
Lethal weapons
Published April 16, 2018
Increase in prehospital deaths over the past decade points to intensifying violence