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Venkataraman wins NSF award to develop mathematical framework for brain modeling

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded John C. Malone Assistant Professor Archana Venkataraman $875,000 in grant funding to support a...

Jeff Siewerdsen poses in a lab with two fake torsos.

C-Arms Bring 3-D to the OR

Imaging has become an essential part of a surgeon’s toolkit in the past two decades, making operations on the most delicate...

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Muyinatu Bell receives NIH’s Trailblazer Award

Muyinatu “Bisi” Bell, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with appointments in the departments of Biomedical...

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Johns Hopkins research points to increasing role of artificial intelligence in medical imaging and diagnostics

The advent of electronic medical records with large image databases, along with advances in artificial intelligence with deep learning, is offering...

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Modern Day Miners

BY JIM DUFFY // PHOTOS BY WILL KIRK There’s treasure in all those tweets and Google searches we send out into...

Two researchers hold up smartphones displaying mobile applications for detecting Parkinson's disease. The phone on the left reads "Tapping Activity. Tapping Speed. Speed of finger tapping can reflect severity of motor symptoms in Parkinson disease. This activity measures your tapping speed for each hand. Your medical provider may measure this differently. Next." with a purple icon of a smartphone. The phone on the right reads "HopkinsPD. 1. Voice test. Find a quiet location. When you are ready, press the button below. Start test." with a purple icon of a stick figure holding up a phone.

App can help doctors track severity of Parkinson’s symptoms

Parkinson’s disease, a progressive brain disorder, is often tough to treat effectively because its symptoms—such as tremors and walking difficulties—can vary...