Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
As humans, we are inclined to make everything we do faster. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the delivery of medical treatments. But recent… Read More »The Benefits of Delayed Cord Clamping May Benefit Full-Term Infants, Study Shows
Last year — on a whim, and to temporarily escape the stresses of neuroscience research — I began to take improvisational comedy classes with the… Read More »Hobbies Offer Scientists a Much-Needed Break from the Lab
I vividly remember one particular week during my medicine subinternship as the Week of the Pancreas. On the wards, I was caring for two patients… Read More »The Week of the Pancreas: Finding a Work-Life Balance
Eggs are a great source of nutrients. Eggs are too high in cholesterol. Meat will make you strong. Meat will lead to heart disease. The… Read More »Consistent Spicy Food Consumption May Lower Risk of Death
I finally watched last year’s action flick Pacific Rim, and its portrayal of research scientists —stereotypically socially inept — made me cringe. In reality, the… Read More »4 Conference Networking Tips for the Novice
It seems people are always struggling to lose weight, probably a result of the multitude of factors that can derail even the strongest of individuals’… Read More »Secret of weight loss may be primary care physician encouragement
Next year, Medicare plans to begin reimbursing doctors for end-of-life discussions. This development highlights the vital role doctors play in these discussions and the importance… Read More »End-of-Life Discussion: An Integral Component of Patient Care
Jonathan Grima, a third-year neuroscience graduate student and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow working in the labs of Jeffrey Rothstein and Solomon Snyder, was… Read More »Neuroscience Graduate Student Awarded Axol Science Scholarship
Acute kidney injury, or AKI, is a major global health care problem. Each year, AKI causes 1.7 million deaths worldwide. The International Society of Nephrology… Read More »Johns Hopkins Scientists Discover a Promising Treatment for Acute Kidney Injury
Last month, The Lancet published an article describing a recent phase III clinical trial in totally blind patients. The study evaluated the efficacy of a… Read More »Clinical Trial Shines Light on Sleep Disorders in Blind Patients