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Don’t Miss a Beat: Computer Simulations May Treat Most Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have successfully created personalized digital replicas of the upper chambers of the heart and used them to guide the precise treatment of patients suffering from persistent irregular heartbeats. These simulations...
16-Aug-2019 1:45 PM EDT
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Dark Matter May Be Older Than The Big Bang, Study Suggests
Dark matter, which researchers believe make up about 80% of the universe’s mass, is one of the most elusive mysteries in modern physics. What exactly it is and how it came to be is a mystery, but a new Johns Hopkins University study now suggests...
7-Aug-2019 4:05 PM EDT
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A Rocky Relationship: 2.5 Billion Years of Earth’s Continents Breaking Up and Getting Back Together
A new study of rocks that formed billions of years ago lends fresh insight into how Earth’s plate tectonics, or the movement of large pieces of Earth’s outer shell, evolved over the planet’s 4.56-billion-year history.
5-Aug-2019 10:30 AM EDT
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JHU Study Explains How Some Older Brains Decline Before People Realize It
Some older adults without noticeable cognitive problems have a harder time than younger people in separating irrelevant information from what they need to know at a given time, and a new Johns Hopkins University study could explain why.
5-Aug-2019 9:50 AM EDT
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Cancer Tissue-Freezing Approach May Help More Breast Cancer Patients in Lower Income Countries
A new reusable device created by the Johns Hopkins University can help women with breast cancer in lower income countries by using carbon dioxide, a widely available and affordable gas, to power a cancer tissue-freezing probe instead of...
15-Jul-2019 9:00 AM EDT
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A Snapshot in Time: Study Captures Fleeting Cell Differences That Can Alter Disease Risk
In cinema and science fiction, one small change in the past can have major, sometimes life-changing effects in the future. Using a series of snapshots, researchers recently captured such so-called “butterfly effects” in heart muscle cell...
26-Jun-2019 10:05 AM EDT
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Flamingoes, Elephants and Sharks: How do Blind Adults Learn About Animal Appearance?
They’ve never seen animals like hippos and sharks but adults born blind have rich insight into what they look like, a new Johns Hopkins University study found.
21-May-2019 2:05 PM EDT
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Study: Treats Might Mask Animal Intelligence
Rewards are necessary for learning, but may actually mask true knowledge, finds a new Johns Hopkins University study with rodents and ferrets.
13-May-2019 5:05 PM EDT
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With #HurricaneDorian's approach comes the threat of power loss, which can disrupt transportation and put lives at risk. @JohnsHopkins engineer Umesh Korde suggests that harnessing energy from ocean waves can help restore power more quickly.
29-Aug-2019 12:05 PM EDT
Does the inverted yield curve really point to an impending #recession? What does this all mean? Bob Barbera, an economist and Director of the Center for Financial Economics at @JohnsHopkins can help you make sense of it all.
16-Aug-2019 9:30 AM EDT
It's #moonlanding week! We know it was an extraordinary feat of science & engineering, but how did it contribute to pop culture? @JHUEPS has a #moon expert who can discuss moon art, books, music and more! #Apollo50th
15-Jul-2019 12:05 PM EDT
JohnsHopkins Information Security Institute lecturer Terry Thompson is available to comment on the Mueller report and disinformation campaigns in social media
29-May-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins structural fire engineer can comment on Notre Dame Cathedral fire
16-Apr-2019 9:30 AM EDT
No one man should have all that power. @JohnsHopkins researchers can comment on energy planning for countries affected by conflict
20-Mar-2019 4:30 PM EDT
@BermanInstitute expert available to comment on the implications of 3-parent baby
24-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Media Advisory: Jhu Expert Available on Lab-Grown Meat
A company in Israel has unveiled the world’s first lab-grown steak, grown in a petri dish with the taste and texture of one that comes from a cow. Jan Dutkiewicz, a postdoctoral fellow in political science at Johns Hopkins University has...
12-Dec-2018 9:40 AM EST
