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Health
Study: High blood pressure in midlife increases risk of cognitive decline later
Published Aug 11, 2014
Study: High blood pressure in midlife increases risk of cognitive decline later / Hopkins Medicine
Q+A
Ebola facts
Published Aug 11, 2014
What is the Ebola virus and how is it transmitted?
Stopping Ebola's spread
Published Aug 6, 2014
Johns Hopkins expert discusses challenges of containing Ebola virus in Africa's most populous city / NBC News
Stroke risk in decline
Published Aug 6, 2014
School of Public Health researchers find 24 percent drop in first-time strokes over past two decades / School of Public Health
Bugging out
Press the Ebola panic button?
Published July 31, 2014
JHU expert cautions against panic over latest outbreak of the deadly virus / Vice News
Life-saving test?
Published July 29, 2014
Alterations to a single gene could predict risk of suicide attempt
Buzzworthy
Putting a sting on cancer
Published July 28, 2014
Johns Hopkins grad student hopes to engineer toxin in honeybee venom to destroy tumors / JHU Engineering magazine
Food safety
Court ruling called public health setback
Published July 24, 2014
There is overwhelming scientific evidence linking use of antibiotics in food animals to rising antibiotic resistance in humans, experts say
Spoiler Alert
Brain myth busted
Published July 24, 2014
With apologies to Scarlett Johansson's 'Lucy' title character, using your whole brain isn't a superpower—we all do it
Live long and prosper?
Published July 23, 2014
Life expectancy gains threatened as more older Americans suffer from multiple medical conditions