Since its invention during the Second World War for soldiers stationed in countries where malaria transmission rates were high, researchers have worked to pinpoint precisely how DEET actually affects mosquitos. Past studies ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2019
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A powerful "genome editing" technology known as CRISPR has been used by researchers since 2012 to trim, disrupt, replace or add to sequences of an organism's DNA. Now, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine have shown that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 5, 2015
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Working together, Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers and neurosurgeons report that they have created tiny, biodegradable "nanoparticles" able to carry DNA to brain cancer cells in mice.
Bio & Medicine
Apr 29, 2014
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In a proof-of-principle study in mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report the creation of a specialized gel that acts like a lymph node to successfully activate and multiply cancer-fighting immune system T-cells. ...
Materials Science
Apr 18, 2019
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Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have added to evidence that a protein called CaMKII improves strength, endurance, muscle health and fitness in young animals. Their experiments working with mice and fruit ...
Evolution
Aug 4, 2021
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Engineers and physicians at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a hand-held, battery-powered device that quickly picks up vital signs from a patient's lips and fingertip. Updated versions of the ...
Engineering
Aug 24, 2015
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say their new studies suggest that the first pandemic-accelerating mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, evolved as a way to correct vulnerabilities caused by the mutation ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 12, 2023
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A protein known for turning on genes to help cells survive low-oxygen conditions also slows down the copying of new DNA strands, thus shutting down the growth of new cells, Johns Hopkins researchers report. Their discovery ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 22, 2013
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Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have developed a nanoparticle—an extremely tiny biodegradable container—that has the potential to improve the delivery of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based vaccines for ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 28, 2023
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In an early indication of lay opinions on research with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which are stem cells made from skin or other tissues, a new study by bioethicists at Johns Hopkins University indicates that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 2, 2014
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