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08/14/19
Abnormal Blood Pressure in Middle And Late Life Influences Dementia Risk
07/30/19
Researchers Repair Faulty Brain Circuits Using Nanotechnology
Possible new drug targets for dementia and intellectual disability
07/23/19
Johns Hopkins Co-Leads Research Effort on Child ‘Poliolike’ Condition
07/11/19
Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Identify Health Conditions Likely to be Misdiagnosed
Death and disability from medical diagnostic errors are often associated with missed strokes, blood infections and lung cancers
07/11/19
Scientific Statement On Predicting Survival for Cardiac Arrest Survivors
06/26/19
New Animal Study Adds to Evidence of Parkinson’s Disease Origins in the Gut
Experiments in mice show transmission of nerve-killing protein from the gut into the brain
06/11/19
Education, Intelligence May Protect Cognition, But Don’t Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
04/22/19
Practicing Beyond Exhaustion Causes Long-lasting Damage to Learning Ability
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that training when your muscles are already exhausted could impair your performance at the moment.
02/27/19
Muscle Gene Mutations Implicated in Human Nasal/Sinus Cancer
Mutations in a single human muscle gene tied to rare nasal/sinus cancer
02/07/19
Mouse Studies Advance Search for New Class of Antidepressants
Drug developed at Johns Hopkins targets brain chemical distinct from other antidepressants on the market
02/05/19
New Scan Technique Reveals Brain Inflammation Associated with Post-Treatment Lyme disease Syndrome
02/05/19
Research Pushes Back on Benefits of Compounded Topical Pain Creams
Compounded topical pain creams and gels work about as well as placebos, study shows
01/30/19
Calorie Restriction Prevents Asthma Symptoms Linked to Inflammation In Mice
12/13/18
Swarming Behavior Discovered in Fish-Dwelling Parasite
A routine check revealed a previously undocumented behavior in the intestinal parasite
12/03/18
Distinguishing Child Polio-Like Illness from Similar Diseases
11/02/18
Road to Cell Death More Clearly Identified for Parkinson’s Disease
A pathway toward cellular death named for Thanatos identified by researchers as a key driver of nerve cell degradation in Parkinson’s disease
10/17/18
Deep Brain Stimulation for Alzheimer’s Not for Everyone
Patients with late-onset Alzheimer’s may show some long-term benefit, but none for early-onset
10/11/18
Polio-Like Illness Outbreak in Children, Expert Available
Carlos Pardo-Villamizar can comment on acute flaccid myelitis
09/27/18
Medical-Records Study Links Dementia-Related Brain Changes to Hospital Stays For Critical Illness
Shrinkage of Brain Structures Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease Tied to Critical Illness and Infection
09/05/18
Tau Interferes with Nuclear Transport in Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers have found that the nuclear pore complex is defective in animal and human Alzheimer’s disease cells
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