Skip to main content
Archived articles

Health

Opioids
Preventing overdoses
In opioid crisis, language matters
Published Aug 14, 2018
Public support increases when opioid 'safe consumption sites' are called 'overdose prevention sites'
T-cells attack a cancer cell
Cancer research
Suppressing YAP protein gives immunotherapy a boost
Published Aug 7, 2018
In mouse study, researchers find that turning off YAP protein in regulatory T-cells enhances anti-tumor immune response
Brain neurons and synapses illustration
pH imbalance may contribute to Alzheimer's
Published Aug 7, 2018
Study identifies potential drug targets to reverse problem that contributes to accumulation of amyloid plaques / Hopkins Medicine
Red cell escapes green boundary
Breast cancer
A dynamic cellular defense against metastasis
Published Aug 2, 2018
In study of mouse tissue, scientists discover that cells around breast milk ducts can reach out to grab stray cancer cells to prevent their spread
Stethoscope and clipboard
LGBTQ
Sexual orientation and patient care
Published Aug 1, 2018
Survey finds that only half of health care practitioners routinely ask their patients about sexual orientation
Phoropter for vision test
Machine Learning
AI for eyes
Published July 31, 2018
Hopkins researchers chart a course for using artificial intelligence to diagnose degenerative eye conditions
Anopheles funestus mosquito
Malaria
Sequencing a motherline
Published July 30, 2018
First-ever sequencing of mitochondrial DNA for An. funestus mosquito could yield new avenues for combating malaria
Group of students tend to an injured hiker
Emergency Medicine
If a hiker falls in the woods...
Published July 30, 2018
Students in the Austere Medicine/Wilderness Medicine course are taught how to assess patients and take action in limited-resource and sometimes dangerous environments
Hot dogs
Nutrition and mental health
Processed meats linked with manic episodes
Published July 24, 2018
In analysis of people with and without psychiatric disorders, nitrates found in jerky, hot dogs, salami, and other meats found to contribute to mania
Toddler holds a crayon
Child development
U.S. states vary widely in identifying childhood delays, study finds
Published July 20, 2018
In lowest performing state, only 17 percent of children receive screening designed to catch developmental delays