Two researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have been elected 2024 Fellows of the American ...

Gabryelle “Gabby” Scholfield, a 16-year-old student-athlete at Edmondson Westside High School in Baltimore, who plays center ...

Twomey’s previous research has shown that drugs such as perampanel, used to treat epilepsy, act as a door stopper around the ...

Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine and eight other institutions in the United States, Africa and Europe say they have ...

Now, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain phage ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

The seventh cranial nerve governs the sensation and movement of all the muscles in the face. Damage to this nerve can cause an inability to move one or both sides of the face, affecting a child’s ...

Several states are reporting cases of measles, a highly contagious viral disease. Both children and adults can get measles. Before going to a clinic or emergency room, it’s important to check with ...

What is cardiac catheterization for children? Cardiac catheterization is a procedure in which a long, flexible tube (catheter) is put into a blood vessel. The doctor then guides the catheter into the ...

Medical physics is a field that applies the principles and methods of physics to the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases, particularly in the area of radiology and radiation therapy. As an ...

Several states are reporting cases of measles, a highly contagious viral disease. Both children and adults can get measles. Before going to a clinic or emergency room, it’s important to check with ...

What is an ACA in a child? An anomalous coronary artery (ACA) is a heart defect. This is something your baby is born with (congenital). In ACA, the blood vessels that supply blood to your child’s ...