Johns Hopkins University

• Can we stop an asteroid from hitting Earth?

  NASA has been working on a planetary defence system with the goal of keeping us safe from a big asteroid that could kill us all.

  Science

  Feb 4, 2023
  
• Global coronavirus cases surpass 20 million, doubling in 6 weeks

  That 20-million figure is likely a "real underestimate" of the true number of infections to date, according to Dr. Anna Banerji, a paediatric infectious disease specialist.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2020
  
• Advertisement
• ‘People got complacent’: U.S. coronavirus resurgence wiping out months of progress

  New coronavirus cases in the United States are now back to where they were at the peak of the outbreak.

  Health

  Jun 24, 2020
• Advertisement
• Main coronavirus test produces ‘false negatives’ at least 20% of the time, study shows

  The main type of test for the novel coronavirus around the world has a “false-negative” rate of at least 20 per cent, researchers from Johns Hopkins University found.

  Health

  Jun 10, 2020
• HIV-positive patient is world’s first to donate kidney

  “There are potentially tens of thousands of people living with HIV right now who could be living kidney donors,” said Dr. Dorry Segev from Johns Hopkins University.

  Health

  Mar 29, 2019
• Study finds octopuses on MDMA are more social, touchy-feely

  Scientists have discovered that a usually antisocial octopus becomes more social and exploratory when given party drug MDMA, similar to what humans experience while on ecstasy, according to a new study.

  Trending

  Sep 21, 2018
• Want stronger memories? Science says sleep more, avoid sedatives

  New research has found that our brains get rid of less important information during sleep, which scientists say is a necessary pruning process.

  Health

  Feb 3, 2017
• Premier Rachel Notley works to repair Alberta’s reputation at university event

  Speaking to an audience from Johns Hopkins University on Thursday evening, Rachel Notley began her campaign to rehabilitate the reputation of Alberta's oilsands in the United States.

  Politics

  Apr 29, 2016
• Advertisement
• US hospital begins nation’s first HIV-positive organ transplants

  Surgeons in Baltimore for the first time have transplanted organs between an HIV-positive donor and HIV-positive recipients, a long-awaited new option for patients with the AIDS virus whose kidneys or livers also are failing.

  Health

  Mar 30, 2016
• Advertisement
• Why your brain sabotages your New Year’s resolutions (and how to fight back)

  You screwed your New Year’s resolution to give up junk food, but don’t be too hard on yourself. Caving in isn’t completely your fault, according to a new U.S. study.

  Health

  Feb 11, 2016