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Health

Climate change

A deadly fungus is spreading from person to person. Is climate change to blame?

Published July 25, 2019

Higher global temperatures may have caused a disease-causing fungus to adapt to the higher core temperatures of mammals—including humans

Reproductive health

Preterm births among U.S. Latinas increased after 2016 election

Published July 22, 2019

In the nine months following the election, 3.5% more preterm births occurred among Latinas than expected, suggesting link between election and maternal stress

3 receive Human Frontier Science Program grants

Published July 22, 2019

Prestigious international awards support research into the complex mechanisms of living organisms

Biomedical engineering

Device could expand access to lifesaving breast cancer treatments

Published July 16, 2019

Tissue-freezing probe developed by Hopkins students would offer an affordable, widely available alternative for women in low-resource settings

Most favor compensation for kidney donors if it leads to more saved lives

Published July 11, 2019

The average wait for a new kidney in the U.S. is four and a half years, and thousands of people die each year while on the transplant list

Philosophy

Hanna Pickard, an expert in moral psychology, named 45th BDP

Published July 10, 2019

Her research centers on the nature of mental disorders and how society ought to respond to maladaptive behaviors like crime and addiction

Brain science

Study: Atkins-style diet may improve cognition

Published July 9, 2019

Findings of small pilot study warrant further exploration of dietary impact on brain function, Hopkins researchers say

A supervised consumption site in Vancouver

Drug policy

Illicit opioid-users favor the use of safe consumption sites

Published July 2, 2019

Study asks high-risk opioid users whether they'd take advantage of safe consumption sites, finds that the most high-risk users overwhelmingly support this harm reduction strategy