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Ovarian cancer is often called the “silent killer” because its symptoms are difficult to detect until the cancer has developed into later, deadlier stages. Since it is commonly detected only at an advanced stage, chemotherapy and surgery regularly fail to prevent ovarian cancer from recurring. The five-year survival rate for stage IV invasive epithelial ovarian cancer is a mere 17 percent.
In this day and age, antioxidants seem to have flooded popular media with their promises of youth and good health. According to a new study published in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal, the use of oral antioxidants may produce considerable health benefits.
Hopkins hosted its annual John C. and Florence W. Holtz Lecture on Thursday, April 26. Hosted by the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, this year’s lecture was delivered by Nobel laureate Jack W. Szostak.
Nest Labs Provides Low-Income Families with Thermostats
Hopkins surgeons carried out the most complicated penile transplant ever performed in a 14-hour operation at the end of last month. Their patient, a U.S. army soldier, sustained traumatic genital injuries while serving in Afghanistan.
In an outbreak spanning 16 states as of Sunday, April 22, 53 individuals have contracted Escherichia coli (E. coli) from romaine lettuce.
For a little under $800,000 a night, you could soon vacation in space. Orion Span, a space technology startup based in Houston and founded by Frank Bunger, has announced plans to launch the very first space hotel into orbit by the year 2021.
Since last year, nearly 200 more species joined the endangered species list and there are currently 16,118 species that are endangered and threatened with extinction.
The jury has been out for a long time on the health effects of drinking alcohol. Is it good for your heart or bad? Previous studies have come to both conclusions, but researchers at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England, conducted a long-term study on nearly 600,000 participants from 19 high-income countries to fully analyze the health effects of alcohol consumption.
It’s not uncommon to see huge mice running around the streets of New York City at night. Recent research done at Columbia University shows that these mice are more than just disgusting — they also carry novel disease-causing bacteria and antibiotic-resistant viruses. These bacteria include the bacteria responsible for life-threatening gastroenteritis in people.
In a study published in Chronobiology International, researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University and the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom have discovered a correlation between chronotypes (the time a person prefers to sleep) and mortality.
Breathe in, stretch your arms to the sky in tree pose, breathe out.
The brain is one of the most complex organs in the body. Not only does this three-pound organ control all the movements, thoughts, emotions and sensory perceptions that occur in our day-to-day lives, it is also constantly changing. In fact, the structure of your brain now is different than it was five seconds ago because of all the new stimuli feeding through the nervous system.
On Saturday, April 7, MedHacks hosted its first Mini-MedHacks event, involving 30 high school seniors from schools around Baltimore. MedHacks hosts an annual medical hackathon at Hopkins, and Mini-MedHacks 2018 was intended to provide younger students with a similar experience.
Does automation help or harm low-skilled workers? The answer is perhaps that it depends on industry context and social trends. The trucking industry gives us intriguing insight into the way automation might be good for both an industry and its workers -- with minimal need for re-training that workers may be unable or unwilling to undergo.
How many of us are guilty of beginning the day with a nice, hot cup of joe?
With the recent resignation of now former Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert, the list of newly unemployed, former high-level White House and federal officials grows.