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Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have reported molecular circuitry associated with schizophrenia that links three previously known, but unrelated proteins. Johns Hopkins University geneticist and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Nicholas Katsanis PhD, and his colleagues have discovered that a protein BBS4, found near the centrosome binds to PCM1.

Most vaccine-allergic children can still be safely vaccinated, H... EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health Mon, 09/01/2008 - 23:00 (Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions) With close monitoring and a few standard precautions, nearly all children with known or suspected vaccine allergies can be safely immunized, according to a team of vaccine safety experts led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

Will "NOTES" Revolutionize Surgery? Article preview from Medtech Insight - July 2008 NOTES is an experimental alternative to conventional surgery that uses a combination of endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques to access the peritoneal cavity through the wall of the alimentary canal or other

The Alcon Research Institute has announced that seven researchers “will receive $100,000 in unrestricted grant money from the ARI to continue pursuing their research into the underlying causes of eye disease.” More information from a Press Release issued from Fort Worth, Texas: THE ALCON RESEARCH

A multi-institutional team, led by Kang Zhang, MD, PhD Professor of Ophthalmology and Human Genetics at Shiley Eye Center at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, has reported two major discoveries: ‘… the discovery of the first gene associated with severe, “dry” macular

The discovery of the first gene associated specifically with dry AMD opens the door to developing treatments, according to Dr Jayakrishna Ambati, a retinal surgeon-scientist from the United Kingdom’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.

A multi-institutional group, including researchers from Johns Hopkins, has reported: ‘… a mutation in toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3), a protein known to help cells fight some types of infection, is associated with protection from geographic atrophy.’  ’Geographic atrophy, also known as the “dry” form

Daily TIPs, Democratic National Convention, energy Neil Savage wrote: Nielsen Measures Obama’s Text Audience If the phone rings at 3 a.m., it’s probably Barack Obama texting you the late news of his vice presidential choice.

The following are some welcoming remarks I gave the incoming MBA class at the Carey Business School of Johns Hopkins University this past weekend [Saturday, August 23rd, 2008]. My name is Sam Huleatt and I graduated with an MBA in finance only a few months ago.

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has created the Jeremy Sugarman Award to honor individuals who show the potential for excellence in bioethics research. The award is named for Jeremy Sugarman, MD MPH, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics' Deputy...