Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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 has launched the 0by25 initiative to eliminate the preventable death from AKI by the year 2025. Now, in a recent study published ahead of print in the Journal of the […]
Soroosh Solhjoo ⋅ Perspectives in Research Acute Kidney Injury, AKI, CD4, Inflammation, Johns Hopkins Kidney Transplant Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Kidneys, Nephrology, Nrf2, T Cells, White Blood Cells ⋅
Approximately 50 percent of patients with heart failure die within five years of diagnosis due to lack of an effective cure. Scientists are working to improve this statistic. Heart failure can be caused by several of the most common medical conditions, such as coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, which can compromise the […]
According to the World Health Organization, more than 1 billion adults in the world are overweight, making them candidates for chronic disease and disability. Many of these people have one thing in common: They unconsciously start eating sweet and high-calorie foods to deal with stress and anxiety. And though later detriments to health may ultimately […]
Soroosh Solhjoo ⋅ Perspectives in Research Neuroscience, Neurotransmitter, Stress ⋅