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Age-related changes that cause the skin to stiffen and become less elastic may also contribute to higher rates of metastatic skin cancer in older people, accord

Age-related changes that cause the skin to stiffen and become less elastic may also contribute to higher rates of metastatic skin cancer in older people, according to research by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

Charles L. Bennett, an astrophysicist from Johns Hopkins University, was awarded one of the oldest scientific prizes in the United States in recognition of an experiment he led which transformed humanity’s view of the universe.

 E-Mail The chemical compound glyphosate, the world's most widely used herbicide, can weaken the immune systems of insects, suggests a study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Round Up™, a popular U.S. brand of weed killer products. The researchers investigated the effects of glyphosate on two evolutionarily distant insects, Galleria mellonella, the greater wax moth, and Anopheles gambiae, a mosquito that is an important transmitter of malaria to humans in Africa. They found that glyphosate inhibits the production...

Molecular biologist Erika Pearce joins Johns Hopkins as Bloomberg Distinguished Professor A leading expert in the field of immunometabolism, she comes to the university from the Max Planck Institute of Immunology and Epigenetics Image caption: Erika Pearce By Saralyn Cruickshank / Published April 6, 2021 Molecular biologist Erika Pearce, whose groundbreaking research into the role of metabolism in immune system regulation has led to fundamental discoveries about cellular biology and new avenues for drug development, will join Johns Hopkins University ...