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Scientists Advance Prospects for Permanently Putting AIDS Virus into Dormant State Using Gene Therapy
The Johns Hopkins team that conducted the new study had previously shown that the molecule of interest, an “antisense ...
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No More Pain: Breakthrough Sickle Cell Treatment from Johns Hopkins Offers Curative Potential
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited, lifelong and painful blood disorder in which red blood cells are shaped like ...
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Wilmer Eye Institute Celebrates 100 Years
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine has kicked off a yearlong celebration of its centennial, highlighting 100 years ...
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New Cancer Target Discovered
The new study, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health and published June 18 in Cell Chemical Biology, showed ...
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Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Corrupts Some White Blood Cells to Suppress Immune System, Suggesting a Path to Severe COVID - Johns Hopkins Medicine
A research team from three Johns Hopkins institutions has shown that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can “reprogram” pathogen-fighting white blood cells known as neutrophils (left side) ...
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Study Suggests Genetic Mutation in Some Ashkenazi Jewish Men May Be Linked to Higher Prostate Cancer Risk - Johns Hopkins Medicine
A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team has identified a recurrent frameshift mutation, called F722fs, in the MMS22L gene on human chromosome 6 (see graphic for the mutation’s location on the ...
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Sarah Johnson Conway Named Senior Vice President for the Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians and Physician Group Practice
Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) has announced the appointment of Sarah Johnson Conway, M.D., as the new Johns Hopkins Medicine and Johns Hopkins Health System senior vice president for the Office of ...
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How Rearranged Genes Drive Kidney Cancer Progression
In findings from a study led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, scientists report that they have learned how certain ...
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Johns Hopkins All Childrens Hospital Provides Car Seat Training to Community
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that car seats reduce the risk of fatal injury by 71% for infants and by 54% for toddlers in passenger cars. That’s why Johns Hopkins All ...
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Study Suggests Experimental Cancer Drug Could Streamline Standard Tuberculosis Treatment and Prevent Post-TB Lung Disease - Johns Hopkins Medicine
An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) treatments by helping infected cells die a gentler death, Johns Hopkins ...
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Celebrate Match Day 2025 - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Dr. Theodore L. DeWeese, Dean of the Medical Faculty & Chief Executive Officer, Johns Hopkins Medicine Dr. Roy C. Ziegelstein, Vice Dean for Education Marcelina Kubica, Representative for the Class of ...
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Global Warming Can Lead to Inflammation in Human Airways, New Research Shows - Johns Hopkins Medicine
@HopkinsMedicine scientists say drier air caused by global warming could have a big impact on respiratory health in a new @CommsEarth study. Regular exposure to dry air can cause inflammation in the ...