Researchers Id Novel Treatment Pathway For Deadly Pancreatic Cancers
The High Mobility Group A1 (HMGA1) protein functions as a “molecular switch” that “flips on” expression and secretion of a critical growth factor, called FGF19,
New Study at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Shows Patient/Clinician Identity Differences Are Factor in Cancer Care
A small but statistically significant proportion of patients with cancer, especially younger and lower-income minorities, disproportionately reported delaying care because of patient/clinician racial, gender and
Register for the Introduction to Clinical Research Summer Course by June 30
Registration Deadline: Friday, June 30, 2023 Course Dates: Monday, July 17- Friday, July 21, 2023 Register The Introduction to Clinical Research Summer Course provides an intensive introduction
Study Reveals High Prevalence of Alcohol, Opioid Use Among Patients with Crohn’s Disease in U.S.
Credit: Getty Images Newly diagnosed people with Crohn’s disease (CD) in the United States are more likely to experience drug and alcohol use compared with
Novel Immunotherapy Agent Safe, Shows Promise Against High-Risk Prostate Cancers
Prostate cancer nodule with dramatized anti-B7-H3 antibody therapy Credit: Adobe stock per investigator A new drug, a monoclonal antibody known as enoblituzumab, is safe in
New Study: HIV Genomes That Hide in White Blood Cells Offer New Target to Eliminate Infections
To develop treatments that may one day entirely rid the body of HIV infection, scientists have long sought to identify all of the places that
Johns Hopkins Medicine to Receive $21.4 Million to Advance Viability of Animal Organs for Transplants and Enable Human Clinical Trials
As part of the worldwide effort to facilitate a research and clinical pathway toward successful xenotransplantation — the transplantation of living cells, tissues and organs
20-Year Study May Upend Long-Held Theory About Chromosomes and Cancer
Study reveals telomere and cancer connection to the immune system not previously seen in laboratory-based models Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say their 20-year study of
CareLink Update: New and Improved Workflow for Populating Patient List for Study Monitors Now Live
CareLink Site administrators responsible for creating Patient Lists for Study Monitor review, within CareLink, will be pleased to know that the Patient List can now
Study Finds Diverse Differences in Microbes in Breast Tumors From Women of Different Races
Researchers found that the breast tumors of Asian, Black and white women have very different cellular, microbial and genomic features and could be used to
Fat Burning-Linked Molecule Promising Target for Most Common Childhood Brain Cancer
Research from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center experts revealed a type of RNA, previously considered to be “junk,” that may help doctors distinguish and treat a subgroup
New Evidence: Immune System Cells in the Gut Linked to Stress-Induced Depression
Johns Hopkins Medicine study adds to evidence that T cell-driven changes in the gut may affect brain function associated with depressive symptoms Credit: Getty Images
Funding Opportunity: Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Award (Winn CDA)
Application Deadline: Friday, May 12, 2023 The Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Award (Winn CDA) for Early-Stage Investigator Physicians is one
Researchers Identify the Origin of Subset of Autoantibodies That Worsen Lupus
In an effort to understand the origin of systemic lupus erythematosus and why some patients present with more severe disease than others, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say