Johns Hopkins UniversityNews and information about Johns Hopkins University.Kidney Disease Gene Variants Found - Redorbit.com- September 15, 2008 U.S. medical scientists say they have discovered gene variants that account for kidney diseases among African-Americans. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University said they have, for the first time, identified ...http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1556057/kidney_disease_gene_variants_found/index.html Johns Hopkins University's research spending tops $1.5B - Baltimore Business Journal- September 15, 2008 Johns Hopkins University again tops all U.S. colleges and universities for research expenditures, spending $1.55 billion in fiscal year 2007. The National Science Foundation ranked the university first among 20 U.S. academic institutions, marking its ...http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2008/09/15/daily2.html Brain function receives a boost from walking - Modesto Bee- September 15, 2008 4 women file lawsuit against Sheriff's Department Police shoot, kill man who stomped baby to death Man tries to cut off arm inside Modesto restaurant CHP officers shoot, kill man near Farmington Gang members apologize after stabbing wrong man in ...http://www.modbee.com/life/yourhealth/story/430235.html The Final Indignity - Egypt Today- September 15, 2008 THE FINAL INDIGNITY, if you are an Iraqi who was shot for accidentally turning into the path of a US military convoy (they thought you might be a terrorist), or blown apart by a car bomb or an air strike, or tortured and murdered by kidnappers, or ...http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7033 Mann Bets $1 Billion on Inhaled Insulin Market Pfizer Spurned - Bloomberg- September 15, 2008 Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Alfred Mann , 82, known for starting a half-dozen health and aerospace companies, is betting almost $1 billion he can sell inhaled insulin as a product, reopening a market abandoned a year ago by Pfizer Inc., Eli Lilly & Co ...http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=aR7fa_FXqB98&refer=healthcare Women Who Binge Drink At Greater Risk Of Unsafe Sex And Sexually ... - Science Daily- September 15, 2008 ScienceDaily (Sep. 15, 2008) Binge drinking (5+ alcoholic beverages at one time) is associated with risky sexual behaviors. A new study is one of the few to examine this association by gender in an urban clinic for sexually transmitted diseases ...http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080904215613.htm Names in the news - Baltimore Sun- September 15, 2008 Two Johns Hopkins University professors, Dr. Jeremy Nathans , professor of molecular biology and genetics and ophthalmology, and Dr. King-Wai Yau , professor of neuroscience and ophthalmology, have been awarded the $1.45 million 2008 Antonio ...http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-to.hs.names15sep15,0,2737685.story |