Noninvasive CT angiography and stress tests can help predict which patients are likely to suffer a heart attack or other adverse cardiovascular event, according to a new study appearing onli... Read more
Researchers discover a critical cellular “off” switch for the inflammatory immune response that causes asthma attacks Working with human immune cells in the laboratory, Johns Hopkins researc... Read more
Psilocybin study at Johns Hopkins shows considerable relief for cancer-related anxiety or depression
In a small double-blind study, Johns Hopkins researchers report that a substantial majority of people suffering cancer-related anxiety or depression found considerable relief for up to six m... Read more
Novel study identifies an area of the mosquito brain that mixes taste and smell A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that a specialized area of the mosquito brain mixes tastes w... Read more
Mini midbrains provide next generation platforms to investigate human brain biology, diseases and therapeutics Scientists in Singapore have made a big leap on research on the ‘mini-brain’. T... Read more
Novel tool expected to speed research on brain and drug development Studying a new type of pinhead-size, lab-grown brain made with technology first suggested by three high school students, J... Read more
Glucose derivative in nerve cells may drive satiety While researching the brain’s learning and memory system, scientists at Johns Hopkins say they stumbled upon a new type of nerve cell that... Read more
Finding advances search for cure other than liver transplantation A protein modified to increase the amount of time it circulates in the bloodstream appears to reverse liver fibrosis and cir... Read more