Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Multiple sclerosis afflicts millions but defies most clinical treatments. For reasons we do not clearly understand, the immune system of an individual with MS attacks… Read More »Blocking Signals Between Brain Cells May Boost Brain Repair in MS
In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is captured metaphorically by the story that a butterfly flapping its wings on one side of the world causes… Read More »The Promise of Medicine and the Butterfly Effect: Can Small Changes Create Big Effects?
Match Day on Social MediaThe buzzing crowd in the Anne and Mike Armstrong Medical Education Building atrium counted down in anxious unison as the seconds… Read More »Destiny in an Envelope: An Inside Look at Match Day at Johns Hopkins
Cooking meat provided a huge evolutionary benefit on the plains of Africa for Homo erectus 1.9 million years ago, allowing humans to become the dominant… Read More »Red Meat: The Evolutionary Benefit and the Modern Dilemma
The Iditarod is the Last Great Race on Earth, or so the slogan says. The 1,000-mile trek from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, occurs in March… Read More »Sled Dogs Pull Their Weight in Rare Disease Genetics
Dear faithful followers, We are excited to celebrate Match Day 2016 with the medical students tomorrow. We will be monitoring social media channels and celebrating… Read More »Share Your Thoughts With the Class of 2016
Preparing the next group of medical doctors does not always fall on the shoulders of attending physicians. Residents, themselves, play a very important part in… Read More »Taking resident education into our own hands
I was CPR certified once. I don’t remember anymore why I was trained — I think it may have been a requirement for school? What… Read More »Disco Music Saves Lives (and Other Lessons from CPR Training)
Imagine feeling touch sensations, such as pressure and tingling, in response to everyday noises, like the sounds of running liquid, laughter and computer beeps. Though… Read More »How the Brain Processes Different Types of Sensory Information
The most recent survey from the Council of Graduate Schools found enrollment for international graduate students still on the rise. Data from fall 2015 show… Read More »International Students Offer Unique Perspectives on Graduate School