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Alzheimer's disease
Deep brain stimulation not effective for treating early Alzheimer's
Published Oct 19, 2018
As the search for an effective Alzheimer's treatment continues, one strategy shown not to work for those under 65
Lab rat
Brain science
Food thought findings
Published Oct 19, 2018
Study reveals regions of the brain that contributes to decisions about what and how much to eat when several good food options are available
Waldo is displayed underneath a device that looks like a maze of tubes mounted on a board
Biomedical engineering
A cancerous needle in a haystack
Published Oct 15, 2018
Device developed at Hopkins enables scientists to detect the presence of genetic changes that allow cancer to grow
Lab photo of structures in the retina
Biology
Human retinas grown in a dish explain how color vision develops
Published Oct 11, 2018 Video
Lab-grown organoids reveal the mysterious process of eye tissue formation that takes place in the womb
Patterson High STEM-LEADs program participants
STEM steppingstones
Published Oct 10, 2018 Video
Program developed by members of the Hopkins Latino pre-health honor society offers hands-on science and college prep to Baltimore high school students
Bijan Varjavand
Internships
Budding engineers get professional experience at APL
Published Oct 9, 2018
Bijan Varjavand spent the summer as an intern for RISE@APL, a program that gives budding engineers professional experience at Applied Physics Lab
Double helix
Genetics
A safer route for gene therapy
Published Oct 3, 2018 Video
Study shows delivering gene therapy to the liver via endoscope could make treatment less risky, more effective
Lab rat
neuroscience
Does the brain work like a swarm of robots?
Published Oct 2, 2018 Video
What does the brain have in common with a swarm of robots? Could be more than you think.
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Sexual health
Hopkins team awarded $5.1M by NIH
Published Sept 28, 2018
Engineer Jeff Wang and physician Charlotte Gaydos will oversee the development of a diagnostic tool for sexually transmitted diseases
Octopus
Brain science
Octopuses on ecstasy just want hugs
Published Sept 21, 2018
Study of brain chemicals suggests evolutionary link between social behaviors of octopuses, humans