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Health

Deployed for compassion

Published Fall 2017

Alum William McNulty, a former U.S. Marine intelligence officer, helped found the world's first aid organization to recruit, train, and deploy military veterans for disaster relief / Johns Hopkins Magazine

A trailer home lies on its side, having been ripped off its foundation, while a red cross volunteer looks on

Emergency medicine

Hopkins experts aid Texas recovery

Published Sept 1, 2017

3 Hopkins emergency medicine experts among those assisting with Hurricane Harvey response efforts

A buffet of foods ranging from vegetables to french fries

Brain's reaction to 'food cues' could predict future obesity

Published Aug 24, 2017

Small study finds brain's self-regulation system less active in teens at risk for adult obesity / Hopkins Medicine

Graduate student Alexander Komin (left) and materials scientist Kalina Hristova.

Ebola virus

Protein could be key to Ebola's spread

Published Aug 22, 2017

Discovery by JHU researchers plays key role in project that appears to pinpoint what makes deadly virus so contagious

A group of people all wear graduation regalia, some of whom also wear traditional Saudi garbs

Nursing

13 nurses honored in Saudi Arabia

Published Aug 21, 2017

First cohort of Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare venture graduated Aug. 16 in Dhahran

Brain science

Serotonin: The key to unlocking Alzheimer's?

Published Aug 18, 2017

Brain scan study from School of Medicine adds to evidence that lower brain serotonin levels are linked to Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia / School of Medicine