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Health
Stimulant spike
Adderall abuse rises
Published Feb 16, 2016
Study: Growing number of young adults using drug without prescription / School of Public Health
Magnified photo of a ball of brain cells
Neuroscience
Big potential of 'mini-brains'
Published Feb 12, 2016 Video
Human-derived structures could allow for better research, reduce animal testing / School of Public Health
Rewarding behaviors
Why breaking habits is hard
Published Feb 11, 2016
Our brains are wired to focus on previously pleasing things, even if we don't realize it
New hope for HIV-positive transplant recipients
Published Feb 8, 2016
Johns Hopkins approved to perform first HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplants in U.S.
A transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus
Q+A
How Zika virus evolves
Published Feb 4, 2016
Andrew Pekosz on sexual transmission of ths virus and the difficulty of developing effective treatments
Whiting School center aims to reshape medical care
Published Feb 4, 2016
Malone Center brings together engineers, clinicians in effort to enhance efficiency, effectiveness of health care
Medical ethics
In short supply
Published Feb 3, 2016
Drug shortages force doctors to make difficult ethical decisions
Colorful close up view of metastasis in lung tissue
Cancer Research
Strength in numbers
Published Feb 2, 2016
Cancer cells tend to travel in clusters to form metastases, study finds / Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins biologist Scott Bailey with his research team
Frontier award
Biologist Scott Bailey wins $250K research honor
Published Feb 1, 2016 Video
Bloomberg School scientist explores how bacteria's immune systems ward off threat posed by harmful viruses
Heart health
Bouncing back from a heart attack
Published Feb 1, 2016
Higher levels of fitness linked to reduced risk of death after first heart attack