Fight school flu: Take the survey
JOHNS HOPKINS/ U. PITTSBURGH (US) — You can help fight flu outbreaks among US schoolchildren simply by taking a survey. Continue…
Friday, February 8, 2013 9:43 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - Jan 28, 2013 16:08 - 11 Comments
Survey: Most Americans support stiffer gun laws
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Most Americans, including a majority of gun owners and National Rifle Association members, support at least some proposed policy changes aimed at reducing gun violence, a new survey finds. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 16, 2012 17:17 - 0 Comments
Engineered bacteria kill malaria parasite
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Genetically altered bacteria in mosquito guts can kill the parasite that causes deadly malaria without harming either the mosquitoes or the people they bite. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 8, 2012 15:09 - 1 Comment
Umbilical cord care may save infants’ lives
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Cleaning umbilical cord stumps with a cheap antiseptic can dramatically reduce newborn deaths in poor countries. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2011 6:01 - 1 Comment
Deadly crash: Canadian drivers less likely drunk
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Fatal motor vehicle crashes in the United States are much less likely to involve alcohol if the driver carries a Canadian license rather than a U.S. or Mexican license. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 18, 2011 10:18 - 2 Comments
Warming may spark killer heat waves
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Hundreds to thousands more city residents could die by the end of the century because of longer, more frequent heat waves brought on by global climate change. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 2, 2010 10:56 - 2 Comments
West Nile likely traveled by mosquito, not bird
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Mosquitoes, not birds as previously thought, may be to blame for West Nile virus’s rapid westward spread across the United States. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 24, 2009 11:42 - 4 Comments
Brain benefit for seniors who volunteer
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Older adults who tutored children or took part in some other form of volunteer service were able to delay or even reverse declining brain function, a new study finds. (more…)
