Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
As a kid you probably found some decisions by your parents utterly unjust. Perhaps you proclaimed, “That’s not fair!” when you were forced to eat… Read More »That’s Not Fair! — The Neuroscience of Injustice
This blog post is part of an in depth look at research linking sleep and Alzheimers. Read part 1 on the importance of sleep. How is chronic… Read More »Sleep May be a Curious Piece in the Alzheimer’s Disease Puzzle (Part 2)
This blog post is part of an in depth look at research linking sleep and Alzheimers. Think about your sleep quality for the past few months.… Read More »Sleep May be a Curious Piece in the Alzheimer’s Disease Puzzle (Part 1)
The human immune system is composed of a diverse array of cells, which collectively work to exterminate pathogenic entities in the body. Yet this system… Read More »A Novel Cancer Immunotherapy Unveiled: Y-Traps
During graduate school, it can be easy to get lost among the tomes of information that we all must memorize in time for our exams.… Read More »Revolutionizing with R3: A New Ph.D. Program Seeks To Train Scientists As Critical Thinkers
In 1796, an English scientist by the name of Edward Jenner expounded on the observation that milkmaids were generally immune to smallpox. He inoculated people… Read More »Does Anesthesia Knock Out Plants, Too?
On Tuesday, Feb. 6, SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy rocket, sending one of Elon Musk’s Teslas into space. The rocket has an awesome amount of… Read More »To Infinity and Beyond
The Department of Neuroeconomics and Neuromarketing sounds like a title chiseled on the wall of a corporate division in a dystopian future; the highlight of… Read More »Choosing to Be Irrational: How Neuroscience Incorporated Economics, and Vice Versa
You are on a roll. In the morning, you delivered a compelling business proposal. You were the center of attention at lunch and your colleagues… Read More »Why Winners Keep Winning
Glioblastoma research is similar to superhero film plots. How, you may ask? If each superhero represents a different treatment drug, then we as researchers want… Read More »Advancing Glioblastoma Research: A Tale of Two Superheroes