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Heart drug cuts prostate cancer risk; holds potential for therapeutic use
— 3 Apr 2011 11:56 | HealthJohns Hopkins scientists and their colleagues paired laboratory and epidemiologic data to find that men using the cardiac drug, digoxin, had a 24 percent lower risk for prostate cancer.…
Remove children's catheters as soon as possible to prevent bloodstream infections
— 1 Apr 2011 15:12 | HealthHospitals can reduce the risk of life-threatening bloodstream infections in children with peripherally inserted central venous catheters by assessing daily the patient's progress and…
Could HIV-infected organs save lives?
— 30 Mar 2011 17:13 | HealthIf Congress reversed its ban on allowing people with HIV to be organ donors after their death, roughly 500 HIV-positive patients with kidney or liver failure each year could get transplants…
Johns Hopkins team identifies genetic link to attempted suicide
— 29 Mar 2011 17:22 | HealthA study of thousands of people with bipolar disorder suggests that genetic risk factors may influence the decision to attempt suicide…
Johns Hopkins scientists link DNA 'end-caps' length to diabetes risk
— 28 Mar 2011 17:32 | HealthNew evidence has emerged from studies in mice that short telomeres or 'caps' at the ends of chromosomes may predispose people to age-related diabetes, according to Johns Hopkins scientists…
Computerised systems reduce psychiatric drug errors
— 21 Mar 2011 15:57 | HealthCoupling an electronic prescription drug ordering system with a computerised method for reporting adverse events can dramatically reduce the number of medication errors in a hospital's…
Hopkins researchers use light to move molecules
— 17 Mar 2011 20:29 | HealthUsing a light-triggered chemical tool, Johns Hopkins scientists report that they have refined a means of moving individual molecules around inside living cells and sending them to exact…
Johns Hopkins team creates stem cells from schizophrenia patients
— 17 Mar 2011 19:09 | HealthUsing skin cells from adult siblings with schizophrenia and a genetic mutation linked to major mental illnesses, Johns Hopkins researchers have created induced pluripotent stem cells…
Insulin-releasing switch discovered
— 16 Mar 2011 13:28 | HealthJohns Hopkins researchers believe they have uncovered the molecular switch for the secretion of insulin - the hormone that regulates blood sugar - providing for the first time an explanation…
Toxoplasmosis: The strain explains severity of infection
— 15 Mar 2011 20:44 | HealthProviding clues into why the severity of a common parasitic infection can vary greatly from person to person, a new Johns Hopkins study shows that each one of three strains of the cat-borne…