Science & Technology - Jan 12, 2012 15:25 - 0 Comments

Sensor detects lithium battery fires

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — An inexpensive new sensor can detect overheating and potential fires in common rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. (more…)

Mosquito genes modified to zap malaria

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Mosquito immune systems can be engineered to more effectively kill malaria-carrying parasites, blocking transmission to humans. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 20, 2011 12:50 - 1 Comment

Short legs let Neandertals climb mountains

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Neandertals evolved with such short lower legs so they could move more efficiently over the mountainous terrain where they lived, a new study concludes. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2011 9:36 - 2 Comments

MRI no longer off limits for pacemakers

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Patients with cardiac implants can safely undergo MRI scans if their doctors follow new guidelines, researchers say. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 2, 2011 13:33 - 1 Comment

Repair sickle cell gene with stem cells

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Researchers have used a patient’s stem cells to correct the genetic alteration that causes sickle cell disease. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 6, 2011 11:40 - 1 Comment

5 tactics for dumping digital trash

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — The “reduce, reuse, and recycle” philosophy may help manage garbage both in the real and digital worlds, say researchers. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 11, 2011 16:21 - 3 Comments

Kids with ‘number sense’ excel in math

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Add it up: Evidence shows math ability is as much an inborn talent as artistry or athleticism. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 5, 2011 14:45 - 0 Comments

Test predicts cancer in pancreas cysts

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A gene-based test can distinguish precancerous pancreatic cysts from harmless ones and may eventually help patients avoid unneeded and potentially risky surgery. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 11, 2011 15:54 - 1 Comment

Software mines Twitter for ‘sick’ trends

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Sift through 2 billion tweets and you can find a lot of useful public health intelligence on where people are sick, what ails them, and what they’re doing about it. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 29, 2011 12:48 - 0 Comments

Implant could cut dialysis risks

JOHNS HOPKINS U. (US) — A new device designed to be implanted under the skin could reduce the risk of infection, clotting, and narrowing of the blood vessels in patients who need dialysis because of kidney failure. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 20, 2011 11:06 - 4 Comments

Voyager 1 nears the final frontier

JOHNS HOPKINS U. (US) — By the end of next year, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft may after 34 years finally go where no man-made object has gone before—interstellar space. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 3, 2011 13:40 - 0 Comments

Time not a factor in some transplants

JOHNS HOPKINS U. (US) — Unlike other surgeries, patients receiving heart or lung transplants fare just as well whether their last-second surgery occurs during the day or at night. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 18, 2011 13:55 - 1 Comment

Mosquito carries, kills malaria parasite

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Some mosquitoes are a double-edged sword for the parasite that causes malaria, hosting not only the parasite itself but also a microbe that kills it. (more…)

Science & Technology - Apr 22, 2011 15:44 - 0 Comments

Saturn-moon connection: It’s electric

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A northern lights-like aurora on Saturn is created by an electrical current between the ringed planet and one of its innermost moons. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2011 11:26 - 0 Comments

Heart drug may also treat prostate cancer

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A heart drug taken from the leaves of flowering foxglove may also be effective in treating prostate cancer. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 30, 2011 16:45 - 3 Comments

HIV organs could be safe for transplant

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Legally allowing people with HIV to be organ donors after death could ensure that as many as 500 HIV-positive kidney or liver failure patients each year would only wait months—not years—for a transplant. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2011 9:00 - 0 Comments

DNA cap length tied to diabetes

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Short telomeres—the end caps on repetitive sequences of DNA—may be a precursor of age-related diabetes, affecting as many as one in four adults older than 60. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2011 12:13 - 0 Comments

Youth go online to screen for STDs

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Offering free confidential home-testing kits on the Internet appears to be the best way to get teens and young adults to undergo screening for sexually transmitted infections. (more…)

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 11:44 - 0 Comments