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IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY, JOHNS HOPKINS LAUNCHED THE CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER HEALTH.

In An Effort To Reduce Health Care Disparities And Improve The Overall Health Of The Transgender Community, Johns Hopkins Launched The Center For Transgender Health. Its Medical Director Is TTEC Member Devin O’Brien-Coon, Associate Professor In The Department Of Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery.

The new center will facilitate all facets of transgender-related care for all patients—including children, adolescents, and adults—and it brings together expertise from plastic surgery, mental health, primary care, endocrinology, pediatrics, OB-GYN, social work and case management, among other disciplines, says center clinical director Paula M. Neira.

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BY TAPPING INTO THE HEALING POWER OF IMMUNE CELLS, JENNIFER ELISSEEFF IS TAKING THE FIELD OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE IN A WHOLE NEW DIRECTION.

Elisseeff In The Lab With Biomedical Engineering Master’s Student Alexis Parrillo.

A few years ago, biomedical engineer Jennifer Elisseeff, of the Wilmer Eye Institute, was amid her latest research project when she happened on something she did not expect. She specializes in engineered biomaterials, a broad class of designer synthetic fibers, gels and other materials that can replace, repair and, in some cases, regenerate human tissues that have been damaged by injury, disease or genetic defect.

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RESEARCHERS FIND THAT REMOVING SENESCENT CELLS PREVENTS JOINT DEGRADATION AND PROMOTES RENEWAL IN MOUSE JOINTS

Osteoarthritis, Or “Wear And Tear” Arthritis, Could Be Stopped And Even Reversed By Clearing Senescent Cells From Cartilage Tissue.

In a preclinical study in mice and human cells, researchers report that selectively removing old or ‘senescent’ cells from joints could stop and even reverse the progression of osteoarthritis.

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MELD THE BEST OF IMMUNOLOGY AND THE BEST OF ENGINEERING AND WHAT DO YOU HAVE? THE NASCENT FIELD OF IMMUNOENGINEERING.

Meld The Best Of Immunology And The Best Of Engineering And What Do You Have? The Nascent Field Of Immunoengineering. “Immunoengineering Is Applying Engineering Principles To The Discovery And Design Of The Immune System,” Says Biomedical Engineer Jordan Green, A TTEC Faculty Member.

“Immunoengineering is applying engineering principles to the discovery and design of the immune system,” says biomedical engineer Jordan Green, one of several faculty members leading the charge in this area at Johns Hopkins. “This is a really new territory for us. These two different worlds historically haven’t intersected that much.”

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THE INCIDENTS ARE RARE, BUT THE REPERCUSSIONS CAN BE GRAVE: EVERY YEAR, ABOUT 1 TO 2 PERCENT OF PEOPLE UNDERGOING HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENTS IN THE U.S. END UP WITH SURGERY-RELATED BACTERIAL INFECTIONS. IN A WORST-CASE SCENARIO, THE INFECTION CONTINUES FOR MONTHS AND THE PATIENT REQUIRES A NEW PROSTHESIS.

Bioluminescent Bacteria From The Infected Mouse Knee Joint That Did Not Receive An Antibiotic-Coated Implant.

Now, Johns Hopkins researchers have designed a thin, biodegradable plastic coating for metal implants that can release multiple antibiotics to diminish the chance of such infections.

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