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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
Various brain scans
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
Public health
High rural suicide rates largely driven by guns
Published Aug 17, 2017
Of every three deaths involving guns, only one is a homicide. The other two are suicides.
12 petri dishes contain purple cultures
Cancer research
Scientists develop blood test to screen for cancer
Published Aug 16, 2017
Test detects tumor-derived DNA in blood, could cut down on over-testing for populations most at risk for certain cancers / Hopkins Medicine
Jhpiego
A bond between mothers
Published Aug 16, 2017
Expecting mothers form strong bonds through Jhpiego program in Nigeria and Kenya
A woman in a wheelchair listens as another woman reads to her from a book
Global health
Johns Hopkins program battles misconceptions about cancer
Published Aug 15, 2017
JHU's Center for Communication Programs and American Cancer Society produce information materials for patients in East Africa
Three vials of blood are topped with different colored caps
Cardiac health
Eliminating unnecessary blood tests
Published Aug 14, 2017
Widely ordered test adds no significant value in detecting heart attacks, contributes to rising medical costs