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From left, Louise Flanagan, Linda Crooks, Larry Scarber, and Janet Bearden
Research in action
A group effort to understand Alzheimer's disease
Published Aug 5, 2025
A longitudinal study at Johns Hopkins that began in 1995 depends on the dedication of hundreds of people as well as NIH support
Jean Fan
Research matters
University labs help power America's biotech innovation ecosystem
Published July 30, 2025
Hopkins researcher Jean Fan and her team create open source tools that help bridge the gap between academic discoveries and lifesaving treatments. Cuts to federal funding threaten to break this critical research and development pipeline.
Photography of a toddler, slightly out of focus, eating from a plate of blueberries and peach slices
Q+A
Can texts about healthier eating help prevent childhood obesity?
Published July 25, 2025
Study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher shows that personalized, digital guidance helps parents teach healthier eating habits to their young children
Professional headshot of Derek Cummings.
Infectious disease
Epidemiologist Derek Cummings returns to JHU
Published July 17, 2025
As the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Infectious Disease Dynamics, Cummings will investigate the transmission of diseases to develop interventions
Thomas Hartung
3 Questions
End of animals-only testing brings opportunities, challenges
Published July 16, 2025
Hopkins expert Thomas Hartung discusses NIH announcement that it will no longer consider grant proposals that do not include alternative testing models
Kristin Mmari in Baltimore City greened lot
Community Health
A green path to improve mental health
Published July 16, 2025 Video
Cleaning up and 'greening' vacant lots can not only reduce eyesores but also boost the mental health of nearby residents, Hopkins study shows
Jaishri Blakeley at podium
Research in action
Pipeline of experts advances discovery in neurofibromatosis
Published July 15, 2025
JHU's Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Francis S. Collins Scholars Program, an initiative that has led to research and treatment breakthroughs for the genetic condition neurofibromatosis type 1
Illustration of hands reaching for a red and white lifesaving ring with USA in white text, floating on water
Public health
Costs to global health
Published July 7, 2025
Cuts to U.S. aid funding will have ramifications abroad—and at home
An illustration giving a glimpse inside two heads. One, along with a brain, has dollar signs, test tubes, syringes, and DNA strands. The other, which is upside down, just has X's and a cavity where the brains should be.
Essay
Research funding cuts: What's at stake
Published Summer 2025
Researchers like Richard Huganir are closing in on a cure for SYNGAP1-related disorders. But in the face of federal funding cuts, can they finish what they started? / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A young Diné (Navajo) girl assists her aunt in collecting water for their livestock
The water access gap
Published Summer 2025
A new survey led by the Center for Indigenous Health seeks to gauge water access on Navajo Nation / Johns Hopkins Magazine