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A pile of plastic products, including bottles, cups, and plastic bags
Trash to liquid treasure
Published Winter 2020
A team of Johns Hopkins engineers is developing a better way to recycle plastics / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Several brains in a line, each one getting smaller and smaller
Can AI catch up to us?
Published Winter 2020
Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Daeyeol Lee's new book explores the definition of true intelligence / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of pie charts speared on a fork
Data to improve global diets
Published Winter 2020
Developed in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins Alliance for a Healthier World, a new dashboard helps global leaders conduct complex analysis of food systems / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Postdoc Ava Hoffman in the Homewood greenhouse
Research that's in the weeds
Published Winter 2020
Postdoc Ava Hoffman is bringing new life to the Homewood greenhouse as she researches how plants adapt to urban environments / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Johns Hopkins AAAS fellows Stephen Baylin, Sharon Gerecht, Timothy Heckman, and Elizabeth Stuart
Faculty honors
Four Hopkins researchers named AAAS fellows
Published Nov 24, 2020
Stephen Baylin, Sharon Gerecht, Timothy Heckman, and Elizabeth Stuart recognized for their contributions to their respective fields
Antibodies bind to a coronavirus cell
Antibody testing
New saliva-based antibody test for SARS-CoV-2 highly accurate in initial study
Published Nov 13, 2020
The test could prove useful for large-scale screening and epidemiological surveys and cuts down on reliance on blood draws
A doctor prepares a vaccine for a patient
Q+A
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reaches clinical milestone
Published Nov 11, 2020
Two experts from Johns Hopkins assess reports that a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has 90% efficacy in clinical trials
psychedelic mushrooms
Depression
Psychedelic treatment with psilocybin shown to relieve major depression
Published Nov 11, 2020
The antidepressant effect of the psilocybin—the active compound in so-called magic mushrooms—was about four times greater than is typically seen in traditional antidepressants currently on the market
CPAP machine
COVID-19
Student team develops ventilator alternative for COVID-19 patients
Published Nov 11, 2020
Their leak-proof mask design could be used with common CPAP machines to support the treatment of COVID-19 patients
X-ray of spinal cord
Engineering
Cross-disciplinary team will design, develop devices to better treat spinal cord injuries
Published Nov 11, 2020
Funded through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the project will bring together experts from across Johns Hopkins to create solutions that work on the battlefield and on the frontlines of health care