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New Co-STAR Receptor Shows Promise Treating Cancers in Laboratory Study

Using genetic engineering techniques, investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Ludwig Center, the Lustgarten Laboratory and Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have designed a novel type of cell to recognize...
9-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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UV Radiation Damage Leads to Ribosome Roadblocks, Causing Early Skin Cell Death

In a recent study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine suggest the cell’s messenger RNA (mRNA) — the major translator and regulator of genetic material — along with a critical protein called ZAK, spur the cell’s initial response to UV...
2-Jul-2024 1:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Study Suggests Regular Vaccine Boosts May Help People Who Are Immunocompromised Fight COVID-19

In a study published today in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, a Johns Hopkins Medicine research team reports that for XBB.1.5, there is good news for solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) and other immunocompromised people who receive...
2-Jul-2024 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Pilot Study Provides ‘Blueprint’ for Evaluating Diet’s Effect on Brain Health

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging say their study of 40 older adults with obesity and insulin resistance who were randomly assigned to either an intermittent fasting diet or...
25-Jun-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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New 3D Technique Reveals Precancerous Pancreatic Lesions

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center’s Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center have developed a 3D genomic profiling technique to identify small precancerous lesions in the pancreas — called pancreatic intraepithelial...
18-Jun-2024 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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New Study Suggests Cancer Drug Could Be Used to Target Protein Connection That Spurs Parkinson’s Disease

In studies with genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have identified a potentially new biological target involving Aplp1, a cell surface protein that drives the spread of Parkinson’s disease-causing...
17-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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‘Synthetic’ Cell Shown to Follow Chemical Directions and Change Shape, A Vital Biological Function

In a feat aimed at understanding how cells move and creating new ways to shuttle drugs through the body, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have built a minimal synthetic cell that follows an external chemical cue and demonstrates a...
10-Jun-2024 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Super-Chilled Brain Cell Molecules Reveal How Epilepsy Drug Works

By super cooling a molecule on the surface of brain cells down to about minus 180 degrees Celsius — nearly twice as cold as the coldest places in Antarctica — scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have determined how a widely-used...
10-Jun-2024 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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How to Have a Safe and Healthy Holiday Season — Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Experts Are Available to Offer Advice for Families

Johns Hopkins physicians can offer expert advice on how to have a healthy and safe holiday season.
4-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST

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News Tip: Johns Hopkins Medicine Experts Available for Interviews on Winter Respiratory Illnesses and Vaccines

The United States’ respiratory virus season — which typically lasts from October to April — is making its annual return. The flu, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and other respiratory illnesses tend to circulate more in...
17-Oct-2023 10:00 AM EDT

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How to Have a Safe and Healthy Halloween — Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Experts Are Available to Offer Advice for Families

Halloween is a special and spooky time of the year filled with costumes, candy and trick-or-treating. As families prepare to celebrate, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center experts are available for interviews on a variety of topics and tips to help...
11-Oct-2023 9:00 AM EDT

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Johns Hopkins Medicine Experts Promote Awareness of Health Care Needs for Dwarfism Community

Johns Hopkins Medicine experts lead the longest-running clinic for people with dwarfism and other skeletal conditions. Started in the late 1950s, the clinic, now called the Kathryn and Alan C.
9-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT

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