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Once a day, Divya Ramesh and her colleagues drop fish food into the aquariums in their lab, feeding a menagerie of three unusual species: the ropefish, bichir, and mudskipper. All…
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Hopkins engineers are working on a system to diagnose whether a person has malaria using near-infrared light.
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A new system developed by Johns Hopkins researchers could monitor drug resistance in elusive cancer cells and open the door for more effective treatment options.
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The finding could help detect and treat kidney diseases and aid in disease modeling.
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Researchers say the sensor combines accuracy levels approaching that of PCR testing with the speed of rapid antigen tests, and could be used for mass testing at airports, schools, and hospitals.
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Avian-inspired engineering
CategoriesSung Hoon Kang focuses his research on how nature—plants, animals, the human body—can provide inspiration for engineering breakthroughs. Through a four-year, roughly $600,000 Air Force grant, he is studying how the lightweight, adaptable, irregular structure of bird bones could provide a blueprint for more efficient and resilient aerospace and automotive materials.
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Johns Hopkins mechanical engineers have developed an algorithm that “listens” to heart sound recordings and detects heart disease with an accuracy that is similar to that of expert cardiologists.
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Developed by Ishan Barman's lab, the non-invasive technique using an optical probe provides early signs of how a tumor is responding to treatment.
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A Johns Hopkins University-led team has created an inexpensive portable device and cellphone app to diagnose gonorrhea in less than 15 minutes and determine if a particular strain will respond to frontline antibiotics.
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When completed, the system will test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in as few as 10 minutes and can be performed in healthcare facilities or the workplace.
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Stopping cancer in its tracks: Hopkins researchers investigate mechanics of cancer progression
CategoriesIn the March issue of Biomaterials, Johns Hopkins researchers share promising findings on the underlying mechanisms by which breast cancer cells turn healthy cells into CAFs during early stages of breast cancer.