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'Johns Hopkins Medicine'
Newer doesn't mean better when it comes to type 2 diabetes drugs
— 15 Mar 2011 20:41 | HealthAn inexpensive type 2 diabetes drug that has been around for more than 15 years works just as well and has fewer side effects than a half-dozen other, mostly newer and more expensive…
Johns Hopkins scientists reveal role of light sensor in temperature sensation
— 11 Mar 2011 16:01 | BiologyA light-sensing receptor that's packed inside the eye's photoreceptor cells has an altogether surprising role in cells elsewhere in the body, Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered.…
Hopkins Children's study finds some patients with cerebral palsy have asymmetric pelvic bones
— 10 Mar 2011 18:53 | HealthJohns Hopkins Children's Centre researchers have discovered that most children with severe cerebral palsy have starkly asymmetric pelvic bones. The newly identified misalignment can…
Solving a traditional Chinese medicine mystery
— 4 Mar 2011 16:18 | HealthResearchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have discovered that a natural product isolated from a traditional Chinese medicinal plant commonly known as thunder god vine, or…
Johns Hopkins team explores PARIS; finds a key to Parkinson's
— 4 Mar 2011 16:15 | HealthJohns Hopkins scientists have discovered that PARIS - the protein - facilitates the most common form of Parkinson's disease (PD), which affects about 1 million older Americans. The…
Feet first? Old mitochondria might be responsible for neuropathy in the extremities
— 4 Mar 2011 16:12 | HealthThe burning, tingling pain of neuropathy may affect feet and hands before other body parts because the powerhouses of nerve cells that supply the extremities age and become dysfunctional…
Potassium levels possible key to racial disparity in type 2 diabetes
— 3 Mar 2011 14:02 | HealthLower potassium levels in the blood may help explain why African-Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as whites, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins…
New study suggests ALS could be caused by a retrovirus
— 3 Mar 2011 13:59 | HealthA retrovirus that inserted itself into the human genome thousands of years ago may be responsible for some cases of the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),…
Simple blood test at discharge could help reduce hospital readmissions for heart failure patients
— 1 Mar 2011 19:06 | HealthAn inexpensive, routine blood test could hold the key to why some patients with congestive heart failure do well after being discharged from the hospital and why others risk relapse,…
Hearing loss rate in older adults climbs to more than 60 percent in national survey
— 28 Feb 2011 16:55 | HealthNearly two-thirds of Americans age 70 and older have hearing loss, but those who are of black race seem to have a protective effect against this loss, according to a new study led by…