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Jennifer Schrack
Research Matters
Long-running surveys help track trends in aging
Published Feb 25, 2025
The Center on Aging and Health, one of JHU's largest recipients of NIH funds, conducts critical work that provides real-time insights into the condition and care of older Americans
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In the news
Hopkins experts weigh in on NIH cuts, bird flu, COVID tests, vaccines
Published Feb 21, 2025
Faculty members share insights, expertise on the ramifications of a decline in federal support for science and research
A row of flu vaccines lined up on a table
Q+A
The basics of vaccines and vaccination
Published Feb 21, 2025
Veteran vaccine researcher Arturo Casadevall gives a podcast primer on vaccinations, from how they work on a molecular level to common misconceptions
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Research matters
Researchers harness body's natural defenses
Published Feb 19, 2025
Federal funding enables biomedical engineer Jamie Spangler and her team to develop innovative treatments for autoimmune disorders, cancer, and other complex diseases
Frank Lin
Research matters
Research revolutionizes treatment of age-related hearing loss
Published Feb 18, 2025
After NIH-funded studies linked untreated hearing loss to health issues such as dementia, Hopkins professor Frank Lin spearheaded policy changes making hearing aids easier and cheaper to acquire
An aerial view of South Baltimore's Curtis Bay industrial area
Research matters
Researchers address community health concerns
Published Feb 14, 2025
With NIH support, JHU researchers work with communities to determine how pollutants and other environmental factors affect human biology and may lead to disease
From left: Heather Volk, Christine Ladd-Acosta
Research matters
Large-scale autism study made possible by NIH support
Published Feb 13, 2025
With funding from the NIH earmarked by the Autism CARES Act, researchers aim to pinpoint the environmental factors that increase a child's likelihood for developing autism
A medical professional in a bandana and medical mask puts on a surgical gown.
Research
A new future for immunology research
Published Feb 11, 2025
10-member committee aims to create a groundbreaking, interdivisional organizing structure for immunology at Hopkins
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Health
Developing rapid diagnostic tests
Published Feb 7, 2025
Yuka Manabe and her team at the Center for Innovative Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases aim to improve global health with point-of-care tests that give rapid results
Student volunteer with SOOTHE hold up canvas tote bags in a group photo
Grad student experience
Comfort through company
Published Feb 4, 2025
Students Offering Optimism to Help, or SOOTHE, gives companionship to patients while teaching future doctors about the human side of medicine