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The Pterosaur Rapidly Evolved Flight Abilities, In Contrast to Modern Bird Ancestors, New Study Suggests

New findings add to evidence that enlarged brains seen in modern birds and presumably in their prehistoric ancestors were not the driver of pterosaurs’ ability to achieve flight, says @HopkinsMedicine ...
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How a Newborn at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Is Helping Future Patients with Brain Injuries

Emily Stanley of Finksburg calls her son, Weston, a “fighter.” On the day Weston was born, Stanley and her partner, Logan ...
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Researchers Define Unique, Soft Tissue Benign Tumor with Bony Shell That May Previously Have Been Mistaken as Malignant

Paper in @ModernPathology (bit.ly/4ouqhoe) defines the OSET, a slow-growing, benign tumor w/ a bony shell that can be ...
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Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals from Plastics Shown to Promote a Chronic Inflammatory Skin Condition

In patients with hidradenitis suppurativa, researchers discovered evidence that hormone-disrupting chemicals commonly found ...
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Study Shows Quitting Smoking Completely Is Best Way to Protect Your Health

In a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, new research from Johns Hopkins Medicine adds to existing evidence that smoking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular ...
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Neurology and Neurosurgery

The Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery provide expert care to thousands of adults and children each year, many with rare, complex conditions. Our team of neurologists and neurosurgeons push the ...
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New Blood Test for ALS Detects Early Signs Years Before Symptoms Appear

Verywell For every person, the time to exercise is based on what your circadian rhythm is. For example, if someone’s circadian rhythm is 9 p.m. bedtime and 5 a.m. rise time, then morning is a great ...
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Novel Liver Cancer Vaccine Achieves Responses in Rare Disease Affecting Children and Young Adults

FLC is a rare liver cancer that affects approximately 500 people each year in the United States, typically healthy adolescents and young adults, explains lead study author Marina Baretti, M.D., an ...
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‘Zap-and-Freeze’ Technique Successfully Used to Watch Human Brain Cell Communication

In healthy brains, synaptic vesicles, or message-carrying bubbles within brain cells, help transfer information from cell to ...
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Scientists Get Detailed Look at Part of a Cellular ‘Stress’ Warning Protein

In an effort to reveal the inner workings of a protein that serves as a cell’s damage detection system, scientists at Johns Hopkins and the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU) have published ...
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Gastroparesis Treatment

An accurate diagnosis is necessary to treating gastroparesis, since the treatment depends on the cause. If your doctor diagnosed an underlying disease or condition that is causing the gastroparesis, ...
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Johns Hopkins Study: Newborn Male Circumcision Rates in U.S. Dropped Between 2012 and 2022

Research letter in @JAMAPediatrics (bit.ly/42jDKqQ) from @HopkinsMedicine @JHUPath & @JohnsHopkinsSPH shows U.S. rates for neonatal male circumcision dropped significantly from 2012-2022. @AaronTobian ...