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Kennedy Krieger Institute and Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics partner to provide video tutorial to pediatricians statewide BALTIMORE, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Kennedy Krieger Institute and Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announced today that a first-of-its-kind, free online video tutorial on early autism recognition will be distributed to member pediatricians throughout the state. Developed by autism researchers at the...

Johns Hopkins University Bubbles in a champagne glass may add a festive fizz to the drink, but microscopic bubbles that form in a material called metallic glass can signal serious trouble. In this normally high-strength material, bubbles may indicate that a brittle breakdown is in progress. That’s why Johns Hopkins researchers used computer simulations to study how these bubbles form and expand when a piece of metallic glass is pulled outward by negative pressure, such as the suction...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Offering gift cards or other rewards to potential donors can increase the amount of blood provided for transfusions and other medical purposes without adverse safety effects, according to a new report published in Friday’s edition of the journal Science. Economists from Johns Hopkins University, the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), and the University of Sydney assert that providing incentives such as gift cards,...

In adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk for CKD progression and transplant failure. Now, a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at Dayton Children’s Hospital and Johns Hopkins University has found a possible similar effect in children with kidney disease who are exposed to secondhand smoke. Dayton, OH (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 In adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk for...

--Recipients of $1.7 Million Award from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute-- MIAMI, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved a research award to the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) and Johns Hopkins University to deliver telemedicine care to people with Parkinson's disease in their homes. E. Ray Dorsey, MD, Director, Johns Hopkins Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center is the lead...

Colleen’s Dream Foundation is making its first ovarian cancer research grant to Johns Hopkins University on May 08, 2013, World Ovarian Cancer Day. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 Colleen’s Dream Foundation is making its first ovarian cancer research grant of $10,000 to Johns Hopkins University on May 08, 2013, to celebrate the first-ever World Ovarian Cancer Day, according to Colleen’s Dream Foundation President Billy Cundiff. “One of the main goals of Colleen's Dream...

Mara McAdams DeMarco, Ph.D. of Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Maryland was awarded $100,000 to pursue her research on the risk factors and consequences of gout, a form of arthritis, in older adults. The Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) and the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) jointly funded her work in their first-time collaboration of the Arthritis and Aging Research Grant. Long Beach, CA and New York, NY (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Mara McAdams DeMarco, Ph.D....

SWARTHMORE, Pa., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Many people believe that the earlier children begin learning about saving and investing, the better their chances for future financial stability. But what happens when a simple economics lesson has the Securities and Exchange Commission knocking on your door? Elissa Brent Weissman's new book, The Short Seller (Atheneum, May), takes readers on a journey into the exciting but high-stakes world of online trading and the stock market, as seen...

Aim is to Create Program that can be Replicated Elsewhere Around Globe BALTIMORE, Md., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has partnered with Barclays Bank to develop a youth entrepreneurship program with the Bloomberg School's Center for American Indian Health. The new initiative is aimed at designing an evidence-based program to inspire American Indian youth to stay in school and create business and social entrepreneurship...

Panel addresses challenging journey of new medical device from idea to market. Fayetteville, Arkansas (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 Robert (Bob) Storey, CEO of OsteoVantage, Inc. and Executive in Residence for VIC Technology Venture Development, presented at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s conference “The Business of Medical Devices” on April 9th. Mr. Storey, who also works with the Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer office to obtain funding for promising Hopkins...