When it comes to early diagnosis of Lyme disease, the insidious tick-borne illness that afflicts about 300,000 Americans annually, finding the proverbial needle in the haystack might be a fa... Read more
Headband-shaped device designed by grad students could be a promising in-home treatment option Parkinson’s disease patients whose symptoms such as tremor, muscle stiffness and slowed m... Read more
Using a type of human stem cell, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have created a three-dimensional complement of human retinal tissue in the laboratory, which notably includes functioning... Read more
“Patients feel better about getting their own blood, and recycling is also more cost effective.” Patients whose own red blood cells are recycled and given back to them during heart sur... Read more
In animal studies, JH scientists have successfully prevented the development of atherosclerosis, the main cause of heart attacks and strokes and the number-one cause of death among humans FA... Read more
An international team of researchers, led by physician-scientists at Johns Hopkins, reports that a once-daily tablet containing a high dose of a key ragweed pollen protein effectively blocks... Read more
An international team of researchers, led by physician-scientists at Johns Hopkins, reports that a once-daily tablet containing a high dose of a key ragweed pollen protein effectively blocks... Read more
A step toward the ultimate goal of making surgical procedures noninvasive By using swarms of untethered grippers, each as small as a speck of dust, Johns Hopkins engineers and physicians say... Read more
Omalizumab therapy could soon replace other, more toxic treatments An international team of researchers has found that a once-a-month, high-dose injection of a commonly used asthma dr... Read more
“Our pilot study indicates that the new implant works as well in patients as it does in the lab” In a small study, researchers reported increased healthy tissue growth after surgical r... Read more
Johns Hopkins to begin decontaminating isolation rooms with robotic, vapor-dispersing devices Infection control experts at The Johns Hopkins Hospital have found that a combination of robot-l... Read more
The device, which provides deep brain stimulation and has been used in thousands of people with Parkinson’s disease, is seen as a possible means of boosting memory and reversing cogni... Read more
“Could significantly enhance the surgical performance of doctors and minimize surgical accidents.” Even the most skilled and steady surgeons experience minute, almost imperceptib... Read more
The new technique potentially will work against any cancer in which tumors elevate production of certain cell surface proteins Experimenting with human prostate cancer cells and mice, cancer... Read more
