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Uric acid tags teen hypertension
Based on a data crawl though records in a national databank, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center have found that teenagers with high levels of uric acid in their blood are more likely to have high blood pressure.
Researchers develop 'smart' nanostructures for drug delivery
Scientists at Johns Hopkins and Brown are developing self-assembling nanostructures that can break apart on their own to deliver drugs.
Johns Hopkins researchers find gene tied to CF secondary complication
Variations of the MSRA gene appear to affect whether newborns get a cystic fibrosis-related intestinal blockage known as meconium ileus.
Johns Hopkins tapping genomes to find out why so many African-Americans get asthma
No one is sure why as many as 20% of African-Americans have asthma. Kathleen Barnes will lead an effort to solve the medical mystery. Barnes is an immunogeneticist at The Johns Hopkins University 's
Nanoparticles carting steroids to retina delay macular degeneration
Researchers have developed a sustained-release drug delivery system that successfully brought steroids to the retina to treat degenerative eye conditions. Nanoparticles known as dendrimers gave the
Biomarkers could help with pancreatic cancer watchful waiting
Pancreatic cysts are generally benign and asymptomatic, and physicians just keep an eye on them--known as watchful waiting. However, some forms of pancreatic cysts, such as intraductal papillary
JHU researchers have a full platelet of blood-clotting research
Johns Hopkins researchers are using a $9 million NIH grant to transform stem cells into human platelet cells to study blood-clotting problems that lead to heart attacks or strokes. It's part of a
Instant nano-delivery vehicle for brain cancer, just add water
Freeze-dried nanoparticles produced by Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers might be a better, safer alternative to virus-mediated gene therapy, according to researchers writing in the August issue of
Brain stem cells are fruitful and multiply
Researchers at Johns Hopkins, writing in the journal Cell, have found that a single brain stem cell can produce two stem cells just like itself. "If we can somehow cash in on this newly discovered
MediGene, Johns Hopkins join on HPV vax research
MediGene, a Martinsried/Munich-based biotech, and The Johns Hopkins University will work together to create HPV vaccine candidates using the German firm's AAVLP platform. The preclinical program uses
