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Health
Mental Health
Teen depression rises
Published Nov 16, 2016
Problematic cell phone use, including cyberbullying, may play a role, researchers speculate / Bloomberg School of Public Health
Cell biology
Nerve growth protein also control blood sugar
Published Nov 15, 2016
Finding could lead to treatments for type-2 diabetes, which affects nearly 1 in 10 Americans
Global health
$30M grant fuels air pollution study
Published Nov 8, 2016
Johns Hopkins receives $30M grant for study of cook stove fuels and their effects on maternal, infant health
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Public health
Hopkins to expand Lyme disease research efforts
Published Nov 8, 2016
$10M gift supports existing research on post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, new therapies, vulnerable populations / Hopkins Medicine
Domestic Abuse
Reducing partner violence
Published Nov 3, 2016
Program co-developed by School of Nursing researcher Phyllis Sharps shows promise in helping pregnant women
Heart Health
Going with the flow
Published Nov 3, 2016
Visualizing blood flow in the heart could help reduce the risk of stroke / Hopkins Medicine
Neuroscience
The Hopkins brain trust
Published Nov 2, 2016
Interdisciplinary team aims to develop digital repository of brain data accessible to researchers worldwide
Patient safety
Saving lives through better diagnoses
Published Oct 31, 2016
JHM launches Armstrong Institute Center for Diagnostic Excellence with $5M gift
Biomedical engineering
A stand-up CT machine
Published Oct 27, 2016
Weight-bearing scanner gives doctors a way to see bone breaks that may have gone undetected
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