Medical News

 The following articles highlight medical news from Johns Hopkins Medicine.

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Eyes

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EYE CELLS IS...SUMO?

Cancer

NEW HOPE FOR CANCER COMES STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART --Johns Hopkins Researchers Discover New Use for Digoxin

WHAT'S FEEDING CANCER CELLS?

HOW CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS BLOCK BLOOD VESSEL GROWTH, SLOW CANCER SPREAD - Implications for Further Personalizing Cancer Treatment

TWO GENE MUTATIONS LIKED TO MOST BRAIN CANCERS

Heart

QUINTET OF PROTEINS FORMS NEW, EARLY-WARNING BLOOD TEST BEFORE HEART ATTACK STRIKES

CLOT-BUSTER BOOSTS SURVIVAL, DECREASES DISABILITY FOR DEADLY SUBSET OF STROKE

HOPKINS SCIENTISTS ID 10 GENES ASSOCIATED WITH A RISK FACTOR FOR SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH

Mental Health

JOHNS HOPKINS RESEARCHERS DISCOVER NEW SCHIZOPHRENIA GENE

Kidney Disease

HOPKINS TRANSPLANT SURGEONS REMOVE HEALTHY KIDNEY THROUGH DONOR'S VAGINA - Minimally invasive organ removal could increase donations, surgeons say

Autoimmune Disease

TEACHING AN OLD DRUG NEW TRICKS--Leprosy medicine holds promise as therapy for autoimmune diseases

Weight Loss and Maintainance

BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION A BIGGER FACTOR IN WEIGHT

General Health

Money Worries Take a Toll on Older Women's Health

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