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Focus on wellness
Keep calm
Published Sept 28, 2018
Members of the JHU community can access Calm app for free through August 2020
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Brain health
Illness and infection linked to dementia-related brain changes
Published Sept 27, 2018
Hospitalization, critical illness, and major infection may diminish brain structures that are most commonly affected by Alzheimer's disease
'Magic' mushrooms
Drug policy
Scientists recommend reclassifying drug in 'magic' mushrooms
Published Sept 26, 2018
Psilocybin safety and abuse research shows that the drug has low potential for abuse and dependence, researchers say
Lawnmower
Lawnmowers contribute to more than 6,000 injuries per year in the U.S.
Published Sept 26, 2018
Study finds that lawnmowers are a persistent source of injuries, especially lacerations, fractures, and amputations
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Heart health
Getting to the heart of cardiac arrhythmia
Published Sept 12, 2018 Video
Computer models help physicians better identify heart tissue to target during cardiac ablation, a procedure to correct irregular heartbeats
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Reproductive health
Gates Foundation gives $20.5M to Bloomberg School program
Published Sept 10, 2018
The Challenge Initiative in the Bloomberg School of Public Health implements evidence-based reproductive health interventions in parts of Africa and India
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Child development
Gender stereotypes begin at age 10
Published Sept 7, 2018
Around the world, children receive similar stereotype-reinforcing messages that girls are weak and boys are tough, study finds
Alliance for a Healthier World
Addressing health inequities in vulnerable communities
Published Sept 7, 2018
Healthier World Challenge Implementation Grants award up to $250,000 over three years to address global health inequities
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Aging
Daytime sleepiness linked to Alzheimer's
Published Sept 6, 2018
Adults who are excessively tired during the day are more likely to have brain deposits of the protein beta amyloid, a hallmark for Alzheimer's disease
Cell nucleus
Neurology
Tau interferes with nuclear transport in Alzheimer's disease
Published Sept 5, 2018
Tau, a protein that builds up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's, disrupts the location and function of pores in a cell's nucleus