Skip to main content

Johns Hopkins UniversityEst. 1876

America’s First Research University
Archived articles

Health

Ellen Mackenzie
Interdisciplinary scholar
Trauma care expert named 30th BDP
Published July 18, 2017
In more than 35 years at JHU, Ellen MacKenzie has produced transformative research on injury prevention, recovery
Zebrafish floats in tank just about its own reflection
What fish can teach us about our eyes
Published July 17, 2017
Study of how zebrafish regenerate eye tissue may one day advance efforts to combat degenerative eye disease damage in humans / Hopkins Medicine
'Start Here' sign on wood background
Technology ventures
Health, fitness accelerator launches in East Baltimore
Published July 12, 2017
M-1 Ventures, which begins Sept. 5, will be based at FastForward East
Cellular tissue dyed pink and purple
Cell biology
How old are your cells?
Published July 11, 2017
Determining cell age more accurately could help clinicians delay effects of age-related health decline
Red and orange ovals illustration
Biosecurity
Horsepox synthesis raises questions for science
Published July 11, 2017
Director of JHU's Center for Health Security discusses the implications of this ominous research breakthrough
Opioids
Tracing Rx errors
Published July 7, 2017
Handwritten opioid prescriptions contain more mistakes than those produced electronically, researchers find
Anna Scott holds one of the sensor cubes, a white box with black grates for air intake
Climate science
Breathing easier
Published June 27, 2017
Project launched by JHU grad student records Baltimore air quality data for use by researchers, policymakers
Adegoke Olubusi
Global health
Helping hospitals go digital
Published June 22, 2017
OneMedical, founded by WSE alum and Nigeria native Adegoke Olubusi, among 15 finalists in Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge
Three red spinners on a wooden table
Q+A
Fidget spinner fact and fiction
Published June 20, 2017
Claims that devices help kids with ADD, autism are nothing more than 'smart marketing,' Hopkins doctor says
Antibiotic side effects
Published June 16, 2017
Hopkins Medicine researchers warn against treating antibiotics as harmless cure-all / Hopkins Medicine