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Scuba diving improves function of body, mind in vets with spinal cord injury
(Medical Xpress) -- A small group of veterans with spinal cord injuries who underwent a four-day scuba- diving certification saw significant improvement in muscle movement, increased sensitivity to light touch and pinprick ...
Health
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Researchers develop new way to predict heart transplant survival
(Medical Xpress) -- Johns Hopkins researchers say they have developed a formula to predict which heart transplant patients are at greatest risk of death in the year following their surgeries, information that could help medical ...
Cardiology
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Hospitalized children who carry MRSA at risk for full blown infections
(Medical Xpress) -- A Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study of more than 3,000 hospitalized children shows that those colonized but not sick with the antibiotic-resistant bacterium MRSA are at considerable risk for developing ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Scientists reveal new survival mechanism for neurons
(Medical Xpress) -- Nerve cells that regulate everything from heart muscle to salivary glands send out projections known as axons to their targets. By way of these axonal processes, neurons control target function and receive ...
Medical research
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Social acumen equals spatial skill, psychologist finds
who are adept at metaphorically putting themselves in someone else's shoes – are also more proficient when it comes to spatial skills, according to a new study led by a Johns Hopkins University psychologist.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Retinal cells thoughts to be the same are not: study
The old adage "Looks can be deceiving" certainly rings true when it comes to people. But it is also accurate when describing special light-sensing cells in the eye, according to a Johns Hopkins University biologist.
Medical research
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Drug improves brain function in condition that leads to Alzheimer's
An existing anti-seizure drug improves memory and brain function in adults with a form of cognitive impairment that often leads to full-blown Alzheimer's disease, a Johns Hopkins University study has found.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Structural factors integral to understanding girls' vulnerability to HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that community members correlate an increase in HIV vulnerability among adolescent girls with weak structural support systems. While ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Study begins of minimally invasive treatment for blocked heart valves
(Medical Xpress) -- Heart experts at Johns Hopkins have begun testing a new device designed to replace blocked aortic valves in patients for whom traditional open-heart surgery is considered too risky, such as elderly patients ...
Cardiology
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Surgical complications twelve times more likely in obese patients
(Medical Xpress) -- Obese patients are nearly 12 times more likely to suffer a complication following elective plastic surgery than their normal-weight counterparts, according to new research by Johns Hopkins scientists.
Other
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Variation in make-up of generic epilepsy drugs can lead to dosing problems
Generic anti-epilepsy drugs, pharmaceutical products similar to brand-name versions, save consumers billions of dollars each year, but some are different enough from branded formulations that they may not be effective, particularly ...
Neuroscience
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Nervous system stem cells can replace themselves, give rise to variety of cell types, even amplify
(Medical Xpress) -- A Johns Hopkins team has discovered in young adult mice that a lone brain stem cell is capable not only of replacing itself and giving rise to specialized neurons and glia – important ...
Medical research
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Student team invents device to cut dialysis risk
Johns Hopkins University graduate students have invented a device to reduce the risk of infection, clotting and narrowing of the blood vessels in patients who need blood-cleansing dialysis because of kidney ...
Other
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Slow growth of childhood brain tumors explained
(Medical Xpress) -- Johns Hopkins researchers have found a likely explanation for the slow growth of the most common childhood brain tumor, pilocytic astrocytoma. Using tests on a new cell-based model of the tumor, they ...
Cancer
Jun 23, 2011 |
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A step toward controlling Huntington's disease?
Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a natural mechanism that might one day be used to block the expression of the mutated gene known to cause Huntington’s disease. Their experiments offer not an immediate cure, ...
Genetics
Jun 23, 2011 |
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