Posts Tagged ‘Johns Hopkins University’
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. Continue…
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 15:09 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Feb 3, 2012 16:59 - 4 Comments
Spry robot built to zip like the butterfly
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — High-speed video of butterflies’ agility in flight may help researchers build tiny robots that mimic the insects’ maneuvers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 25, 2012 11:44 - 0 Comments
For science’s sake, touch the art
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Visitors to a new exhibition get to break the cardinal rule of museum-going: Please don’t touch. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 13, 2012 16:49 - 0 Comments
Google alerts hospitals before flu hits
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Google’s Flu Trends tool can warn a hospital emergency room much faster than traditional reports that a flood of flu patients is coming, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 12, 2012 17:52 - 0 Comments
Mutation tied to cancer risk in young men
UNC-CHAPEL HILL / U. MICHIGAN (US) — After a 20-year quest to find a genetic driver for prostate cancer that strikes men at younger ages, researchers have zeroed in on a rare, inherited mutation. (more…)
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…)
Top Stories - Jan 11, 2012 11:00 - 14 Comments
How much vitamin D is too much?
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Although vitamin D is essential to good health, researchers say too much may damage blood vessels. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 4, 2012 16:16 - 2 Comments
Drug shields lungs from smoking damage
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A common blood pressure medicine appears to help prevent the lung damage associated with cigarette smoke, according to a study with mice. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 30, 2011 12:13 - 0 Comments
Robotic surgery for run-down satellites
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A technology developed for delicate abdominal surgeries someday may be used to repair satellites in space, say researchers. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 29, 2011 13:20 - 30 Comments
Calendar reform: Time for a change?
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Calendar reform advocates are convinced that a new, standardized alternative to the Gregorian calendar would save trouble and money. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 22, 2011 17:55 - 1 Comment
Babies remember inklings, not objects
JOHNS HOPKINS / RUTGERS (US) — Infants may not remember what they saw, but they remember that they saw something, according to researchers. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 22, 2011 11:39 - 0 Comments
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…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 15, 2011 15:56 - 1 Comment
Hydrogel heals third-degree burns
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new jelly-like material appears to promote the repair of severe burns, regenerating healthy, scar-free tissue in early experiments with animals. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 15, 2011 10:34 - 0 Comments
Package irony: Buy quickly, use slowly
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Persuasive packaging drives initial sales but can also entice consumers to use up a product more slowly once they bring it home. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 23, 2011 14:43 - 2 Comments
Heart health: Add avocado to holiday meals
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A so-called “Mediterranean diet” can improve heart health in people at risk for cardiovascular disease, even if dietary changes aren’t coupled with weight loss, a study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 23, 2011 12:14 - 2 Comments
Evidence of ‘great lake’ on Jupiter’s moon
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — In the search for life beyond Earth, scientists have made a potentially significant finding: A body of liquid water the volume of the North American Great Lakes locked inside the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 17, 2011 10:23 - 2 Comments
Weight loss: Just phone it in
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Many obese patients in a program delivered mostly over the telephone shed a medically significant amount of weight and were able to keep it off for at least two years. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 17, 2011 8:04 - 0 Comments
New evidence early primate lived in trees
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — The first ankle and toe fossils from the earliest North American primate suggest our first forerunners on the continent may have lived or moved primarily in trees, like modern lemurs. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 10, 2011 11:59 - 0 Comments
Bird (and human) brains wired for duet
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — The brain is built to collaborate, whether it’s humans working together to build a bridge or birds singing a lively duet on a South American mountainside, a new study suggests. (more…)
