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Health

Study: Viruses are leading cause of pneumonia in children

Published June 27, 2019

PERCH study, led by researchers at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, highlights the need for new vaccines, especially for respiratory synctial virus

Bioethics

A 'riveting' account of opioid addiction

Published June 21, 2019

Travis Rieder draws from experience and research to explore the opioid crisis in America

Collage of an infant and biomedical device drawings

Printing in 4D

Published Summer 2019

Engineers develop origami-inspired implants that grow along with the patient over time / Johns Hopkins Magazine

New cool tools

Rock on—just not too hard

Published Summer 2019

SmartGuitar prototype prevents injury by telling musicians when they exert too much force on the strings / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Doctors look at Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks"

The human side of illness

Published Summer 2019

New app encourages medical professionals to look at fine art and examine questions of empathy and observation / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Illustration of a teen right-side up in an upside-down world

Epidemiology

Tracking autism in teens

Published Summer 2019

The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network will begin tracking the mental and physical health of teenagers with autism / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Pharmacology

Toad venom therapy

Published Summer 2019

Psychoactive mushrooms may help individuals with depression and anxiety, but each trip can last from four to six hours. Enter the toad. / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Banking on brain science

Published Summer 2019

In search of treatments and cures for diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, researchers need actual human tissue. Here is where they go to find it. / Johns Hopkins Magazine