Skip to main content

Johns Hopkins UniversityEst. 1876

America’s First Research University
Archived articles

Health
Exercise and health
Inactive beyond their years
Published June 15, 2017
Physical activity among kids and teenagers lower than previously thought, new Bloomberg School study finds / School of Public Health
A hand on a railing
Community
Aging in place, safely
Published June 13, 2017 Video
For older adults, blood pressure or diabetes are not priorities compared to being able to move around, sleep well, prepare food, and be free of pain
A mother in Uganda examines a cell-phone-like device next to an infant manikin
For a Healthier World
New global health effort takes shape
Published June 6, 2017
Alliance for a Healthier World announces $250K in available grant funding for cross-disciplinary proposals
Still of a bat in a box
Brain science
Can you hear me now?
Published June 6, 2017 Video
Astonishingly speedy brain mechanism—10 times faster than the blink of an eye—helps bats get louder when necessary
Commentary
Trump's budget makes U.S. more vulnerable to bioterrorism
Published June 1, 2017
Experts from Center for Health Security explore potential ramifications of proposed cuts at CDC, DHS, FEMA / The Hill
Blue and pink cells bunched together
HIV/AIDS
Study: Latent HIV reservoirs can grow despite effective therapy
Published May 31, 2017
Proliferation of reservoir cells poses persistent barrier to developing a cure for HIV / Hopkins Medicine
Hsopital corridor abstract blur
Medical markup
Study: ER patients routinely overcharged
Published May 30, 2017
'Price gouging' especially prevalent among for-profit hospitals that treat minorities, uninsured patients / Hopkins Medicine
Microscopic view of pink clusters of cells
Cancer research
Slowing cancer's spread
Published May 26, 2017
Johns Hopkins-led team finds promising way to disrupt signals that trigger metastasis
grey balls on a larger orange ball-shaped object
Cancer research
FDA approves cancer drug for personalized immunotherapy approach
Published May 25, 2017
Drug was developed from 30 years of basic research at Johns Hopkins
Commentary
AHCA puts children's health at risk
Published May 22, 2017
Public health expert Josh Sharfstein says legislation as drafted breaks 'core guarantee' / Journal of the American Medical Association