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Hopkins-led study finds alarmingly high rates in sub-Saharan Africa
By Eric Vohr
Johns Hopkins Medicine
An international study led by Johns Hopkins suggests that the rate of HIV-associated dementia is so high in sub-Saharan Africa that HIV dementia may be among the most common forms of dementia in the world, along with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia from strokes.

Clinical promise grows out of new twists on Marfan syndrome research
By Audrey Huang
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that a drug commonly used to lower blood pressure reverses muscle wasting in genetically engineered mice with Marfan syndrome and also prevents muscle degeneration in mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The results are reported online [...]

Hopkins collaborators test a monitor to characterize Raynaud’s disease
By Kristi Marren
Applied Physics Laboratory
A small group of researchers at the Applied Physics Laboratory, in collaboration with physicians from the Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center, developed and recently completed initial trials for a miniature device to help physicians characterize Raynaud’s disease and measure treatment effectiveness.

By John Lazarou
Johns Hopkins Medicine
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, many may look to food as a way to rekindle the libido. But is this merely wishful thinking?

The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University 
New findings could lead to improvements in prosthetic limbs, robots
By Lisa De Nike
Homewood
Scientists have long struggled to figure out how the brain guides the complex movement of our limbs, from the graceful leaps of ballerinas to the simple everyday act of picking up a cup of coffee. Using tools [...]

I read a report recently discussing the success of the project to sequence the genome of the bacteria that is said to cause acne, Propionibacterium acnes, and how this may lead to new ways to treat Acne.

Oily skin is not only shiny, dull-colored, and coarse, it is also acne-prone, which means that a host of more serious problems can develop: blackheads, whiteheads, enlarged pores, redness, and potential scarring. If your skin is oily or you have combination skin, take control with oily skin care before the trouble escalates. We all want [...]

What is acne? Acne is a term attributed to plugged pores, commonly known as blackheads and whiteheads, pimples, and even cysts or nodules, occur on the face, neck, chest, back, shoulders and upper arms. Follicles, often called pores,