The Anatomy Memorial: A Time to Reflect
Guest blogger, Abby Atkinson, is a second year medical student in the MD-PhD program at Hopkins. She is interested in neurological disorders and using art… Read More »The Anatomy Memorial: A Time to Reflect
2023
Baltimore’s Red Line Light Rail: Is it finally time?
In 2015, former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan made the controversial decision to cancel the Red Line Light Rail project in Baltimore. The plan to build… Read More »Baltimore’s Red Line Light Rail: Is it finally time?
Air Pollution from Wildfires, Farms May Increase Dementia Risk
As the news continued to be consumed by the devastating wildfires that raged in Hawaii, another recent study makes this ecological catastrophe even grimmer. In… Read More »Air Pollution from Wildfires, Farms May Increase Dementia Risk
Gertrude Stein Society Organizes Trainee Advocacy in Favor of the 2023 Trans Health Equity Act
Photo courtesy of the author. On Friday, February 10, members of the Gertrude Stein Society, the School of Medicine’s LGBTQ+ affinity group, staffed two folding… Read More »Gertrude Stein Society Organizes Trainee Advocacy in Favor of the 2023 Trans Health Equity Act
The Endless Curiosity: Oppenheimer’s Legacy and Its Relevance in the AI Era
As the curtains rise on Christopher Nolan’s latest cinematic masterpiece, Oppenheimer, Johns Hopkins University’s community is reminded of the enduring legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer,… Read More »The Endless Curiosity: Oppenheimer’s Legacy and Its Relevance in the AI Era
Teaching Cancer Cells to Self-Sabotage
Guest blogger, Madeline Kane, is a genetic epidemiology Master of Science candidate at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. If you’ve ever… Read More »Teaching Cancer Cells to Self-Sabotage
Building the Bridge from Medicine 2.0 to Medicine 3.0
With a two-month summer break, I had the chance to close my medical school textbooks and read for leisure. While I initially experienced a Pavlovian… Read More »Building the Bridge from Medicine 2.0 to Medicine 3.0
The Virtue of Patients
Researching neurodegenerative diseases often feels like an unwinnable battle against biology. Despite decades of effort, we still have no means for reversing the effects of… Read More »The Virtue of Patients
‘This Is Your Brain on Drugs’ — Well, on Marijuana at Least
The history of cannabis use likely traces back to Asia as early as 500 BC. The plant’s purpose then was medicinal, but there are reports… Read More »‘This Is Your Brain on Drugs’ — Well, on Marijuana at Least
Habsburgs: All in the Family
This post originally appeared on Riley’s blog, uneasy-lies-the-crown.com, which features her writing and podcasts about the intersection of neuroscience and royalty. Our tale begins in… Read More »Habsburgs: All in the Family