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Blood cells converted into stem cells
Published Aug 23, 2012
Method is step in effort to create cells suitable for use in place of human embryonic stem cells / Johns Hopkins Medicine
The weighting game
Published Aug 22, 2012
The director of the only global center on child obesity answers the big questions about a growing epidemic / Johns Hopkins Public Health magazine
Connecting the dots
Published July 27, 2012
Public health researcher, former Bloomberg School dean Al Sommer used data, perseverance to show role of vitamin A in reducing childhood mortality, blindness
Discovering new channels
Published July 26, 2012 Video
For Nobel Prize winner Peter Agre, persistent curiosity led to key molecular discovery
The science of creativity
Published July 25, 2012
Music-obsessed otolaryngologist Charles Limb believes his studies of the brain could lead to improved treatment for hearing loss
At the intersection of philosophy, science
Published July 25, 2012
A different perspective on health care
Published July 25, 2012
A new way of looking at human shapes
Published July 20, 2012
Biomedical engineering professor Miller a pioneer in the field of computational anatomy
Advancing ethics in medicine
Published July 16, 2012
Jeremy Sugarman, Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Bioethics and Medicine, developed a model of how to approach ethical decision making in the arena of health care and medical science, a model that he expanded as he became one of the preeminent bioethicists in the world.
High-tech simulation mannequin
Helping students learn through innovative instruction
Published July 16, 2012
Pam Jeffries, associate dean at School of Nursing, pioneered use of patient simulators for nursing students