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Epigenetics
The nature and nurture of human illness
Published Oct 25, 2016
Scientists seek better understanding of how genetic, environmental factors join forces to cause disease
Johns Hopkins University Siebel Scholars (from left) Adriana Blazeski, Berk Gonenc, Shiva Razavi, Quinton Smith, and Lindsay Clegg
Siebel Scholars
5 doctoral students honored
Published Oct 24, 2016
JHU engineering students win $35,000 grants for cutting edge research
Extreme close-up of a mosquito
Bug off
A matter of taste
Published Oct 24, 2016
Changing 'flavor' of humans could help repel mosquitoes, fight malaria, scientists say / Hopkins Medicine
Patient safety
Superbug solutions
Published Oct 18, 2016
Armstrong Institute awarded $16M government contract to improve use of antibiotics
2 new NAM members
Published Oct 17, 2016
Rothman, Kahn among 79 elected to National Academy of Medicine for contributions to medical sciences, health care, public health
Precision medicine
Effort aims to improve diagnosis, care, outcomes
Published Oct 17, 2016
Partnership between Hopkins Medicine, Applied Physics Laboratory will bring data analysis, systems engineering to health care
#WeGotThis
The changing face of nursing
Published Oct 14, 2016
School of Nursing flips the script on the public perception of nursing with new videos, write-in social media campaign
Mental health
A faster antidepressant?
Published Oct 14, 2016
Neuroscientists may have zeroed in on a compound that works like ketamine, but is safer and non-addictive / Johns Hopkins Health Review
Commentary
Diagnostic breakthroughs meet FDA roadblocks
Published Oct 13, 2016
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Steven Salzberg says regulations block improvements to DNA sequencing for diagnosing illness / Bloomberg View
Calcium supplements may not be heart healthy
Published Oct 13, 2016
Study: Calcium-rich diet could be beneficial for the heart, but supplements seem to increase the risk of plaque buildup in arteries and heart damage / Hopkins Medicine