Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Before I came to medical school, I had a very simple understanding of the components of patient care. In my mind, all patients had the same basic needs, which physicians provided along the road to cure. After four years, I now realize patient populations are incredibly diverse and far more complex than I could have […]
Arielle Medford ⋅ Perspectives in Research Critically Ill, Diagnoses, Palliative Care, Patient Care, Patients, Research, Research Trial, Terminally Ill, Underfeeding ⋅
What comes to mind when you hear the word “contagious”? For most of us, it’s infectious agents, such as viruses and bacteria. However, recent evidence suggests that these agents may not be the only existing contagious elements in our world. In a recent article published in Cell, researchers at Columbia University discussed an investigation of […]
Bree Yanagisawa ⋅ Perspectives in Research Cancer, Cells, Clams, Contagious, DNA, Hemocytes ⋅
The famed Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon once traveled to the New World in search of the mythical Fountain of Youth. Hundreds of years later, we are still fascinated by youth and aging. Though not on a quest for a source of youth, scientists today are seeking to learn about the aging process in […]
Xuan Pham ⋅ Perspectives in Research aging, antioxidants, broccoli, broccoli sprouts, cell death, Cells, DNA, fibroblasts, HGPS, Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, LMNA gene, progeria, progerin, protein, sulforphane ⋅
A potential tool to combat the HIV epidemic in Baltimore is gaining attention, and it may involve an unlikely location — the church. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Memphis School of Public Health have identified church attendance as a possible way to encourage communication about sexual […]
Ryan Lang ⋅ Perspectives in Research Church, Church attendance, Communication, Congregations, HIV, HIV transmission, Research, Sexual Health ⋅
How do musicians know how to move their arms and fingers — and in some cases, feet — to create beautiful chords and harmonics? How are athletes able to acquire skills that make them so awe-inspiring? How do humans generally learn a motor skill and learn how to control all of our limbs in a […]
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 […]
Recently on Facebook, I saw a post from my friend about her sadness in reaction to two of her friends committing suicide. The situation was even more devastating because both of them were only in their late 20s. Suicide has become a prominent issue, especially for young adults in our society. Surprisingly, according to statistics […]
Go to any laboratory, talk to any scientist, ask any graduate student about a technique called polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and just about everyone will have heard it and used it before. In a few years’ time — if not already — the CRISPR-Cas9 system will likely achieve the same level of pervasiveness. CRISPR-Cas9 (clustered […]
When attempting to elucidate the function of biological macromolecules, visual representations can be extremely useful tools. Often, these tools can help pinpoint the structural origin of a particular function and are invaluable for understanding how complex systems work. Sometimes it’s just easier to grasp something when you can see it. That said, obtaining these structures […]
Shannen Cravens ⋅ Perspectives in Research DNA, dna mutation, dwarfism ⋅
In late March 2015, Angelina Jolie penned a new op-ed, “Diary of a Surgery,” in which she detailed her continued struggles with hereditary cancer risks. After having a preventive mastectomy in 2013, she recently shared her decision to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed, in an effort to prevent a cancer that killed three […]
Xuan Pham ⋅ Perspectives in Research BRCA, DNA, gene mutation ⋅