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Johns Hopkins Researchers Identify Conditions Most Likely to Kill Encephalitis Patients - 8/21/13 21 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
People with severe encephalitis are much more likely to die if they develop severe swelling in the brain, intractable seizures or low blood platelet counts, regardless of the cause of their illness, a...
'Virtual Heart' Precision-Guides Defibrillator Placement in Children with Heart Disease - 8/21/13 21 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
The small size and abnormal anatomy of children born with heart defects often force doctors to place lifesaving defibrillators entirely outside the heart, rather than partly inside — a less-than-ideal...
New International Johns Hopkins Initiative Offers Greek Physicians and Scientists Enhanced Research Training - 8/19/13 19 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Young Greek physicians and biomedical researchers will soon have the opportunity to further develop their research capabilities and medical expertise through a new program at the Johns Hopkins Univers...
Therapeutic Eye Injections May Be Needed Less Often - 8/19/13 19 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers have teamed up with clinicians to create a new drug-delivery strategy for a type of central vision loss caused by blood vessel growth at the back of the eye, where s...
Preventive Antibiotics for Tuberculosis Reduce Deaths among People with HIV Disease - 8/16/13 16 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Study shows isoniazid therapy should be considered for millions of HIV-infected people globally
Many Neurologists Unaware of Safety Risks Related to Anti-Epilepsy Drugs - 8/14/13 14 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Women of childbearing age, Asian patients may require alternative medications
There's Life after Radiation for Brain Cells - 8/12/13 12 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Johns Hopkins researchers suggest neural stem cells may regenerate after anti-cancer treatment
Scientists Use Genome Sequencing to Prove Herbal Remedy Causes Upper Urinary Tract Cancers - 8/7/13 7 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
DNA mutation "signature" identified in cancers linked to birthwort herb
A 'Rocking' Receptor: Crucial Brain-Signaling Molecule Requires Coordinated Motion to Turn On - 8/7/13 7 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Study could help yield new drugs for brain disorders
Johns Hopkins Awarded $5.8 Million Grant For Research on Frailty among Older Adults - 8/6/13 6 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
One of 14 universities nationwide to receive federal funding set aside for research efforts to improve the independence of older Americans
