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Researchers have long been puzzled over how Parkinson’s disease works in our bodies. Now, neurologist Xiaobo Mao has completed a piece of this puzzle by pinpointing the section of the disease-causing protein that allows it to latch onto brain cells like the one shown here.
At this year’s Kuggie Vallee Distinguished Lecture, featured speaker Eva Nogales of the University of California, Berkeley, along with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine faculty members shared guidance on navigating postdoctoral fellow positions, the junior faculty years, becoming a principal investigator and more. Close out Women’s History Month with their insightful advice.
U.S. News and World Report rankings of graduate programs note high marks for basic biomedical research programs at Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Medicine eye expert Jeremy Nathans and his research team set out to genetically ‘map’ each cell type in the iris, and discovered something surprising: four new types of cells.
If you could teach a computer how to do something, what would you teach it? How to make your favorite meal? How to complete your hardest tasks at work? In his lab, neuroscientist Dwight Bergles is teaching computers how to build replicas of cells in the brain with complete accuracy — all viewable from a virtual reality headset.
Johns Hopkins Medicine researcher Gabsang Lee finds that acids that we love to taste could contribute to ALS.
Genetic medicine at Johns Hopkins — created as a department in 2019 — has a new leader at its helm. Ambroise Wonkam, a Cameroonian genetic medicine specialist from the University of Cape Town, joined Johns Hopkins as the director Jan. 1.
The COVID-19 pandemic meant the loss of family gatherings, social outings and, for many of us, physical touch. Neuroscientists Varun Chokshi and Daniel O’Connor explain why physical touch is so important now and in the coming post-pandemic world.
Neuroeconomist Daeyeol Lee discusses his new book and the development of artificial intelligence, asking 'Will AI ever surpass human intelligence?'
In a recent study, researchers found that humans are turning i n v i s i b l e.
The first in a series of short essays act as “signposts” to highlight historical research on prior responses to rapidly spreading disease among populations. Exploring the world’s previous experience with epidemics and pandemics, these posts aim to help a general audience learn how past responses offer enduring lessons for the future.
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