自从避蚊胺在二战期间为驻扎在疟疾传播率高的国家的士兵发明以来，研究人员一直致力于精确地查明避蚊胺是如何影响蚊子的。过去的研究分析了驱虫剂的化学结构，研究了更容易对付的昆虫， 比如果蝇的反应，并对生长在蛙卵内的转基因蚊子气味受体进行了 ...

在一项针对7名帕金森病患者的新研究中，根据约翰·霍普金斯医疗集团研究人员的报告，使用电脉冲进行深部脑刺激可以迅速启动分泌化学信使多巴胺的神经细胞，从而减少震颤和肌肉僵硬（帕金森病的标志），并增加幸福感。 “虽然深部脑刺激已用于治疗 ...

Sleep deprivation can be caused by stress, depression, poor eating habits, or a condition such as sleep apnea. Getting a bad night of sleep now and then is annoying, but not a health risk. However, ...

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Background: Dr. Thomas holds master’s degrees in psychiatric nursing and maternal child nursing from the University of Maryland and a doctoral degree in Human Sexuality from the Institute for the ...

The Johns Hopkins Center for Stomach Cancer Care multidisciplinary team represents leaders within their respective fields of pathology, surgery, gastroenterology, oncology and radiology, along with ...

The Johns Hopkins Poggi Pediatric Orthopaedic Research Scholar Award is a year-long fellowship program for extraordinary medical students. Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in ...

Proton therapy is an advanced and highly precise radiation treatment for tumors. Compared with other methods, it focuses more energy on the tumor itself with less radiation to surrounding healthy ...

Treatment for lung cancer varies according to age, type of cancer, extent of disease, tolerance to medication and patient preference. Treatment options include a combination of surgery, radiation, ...

Like many medical facilities across the nation, our supply chain is feeling the effects of Hurricane Helene’s aftermath. Johns Hopkins Medicine currently has a sufficient sterile fluid supply to meet ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine has reported an increase in the organization’s performance on the Centers for Disease Control and ...

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