The KLF5 gene fuels growth spreading pancreatic cancer not by acquiring abnormal changes in the cancer cells' DNA but by altering chemical changes and organization of DNA.

Student design teams BlueHealer, Ilytra Medical, and UrInControl have been selected to participate in VentureWell’s E-Team Program, which supports early-stage science and technology-based student ...

Younan Xia was elected to the 2026 Class of the National Academy of Engineering, one of the engineering profession’s highest ...

Johns Hopkins researchers are building a high-speed imaging system to capture brain signals 50 times faster than current tools—revealing the "hidden" neural processes that drive neurological disorders ...

Younan Xia has joined Johns Hopkins University as the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

Dr. Younan Xia is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University, with equally-split appointments in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of ...

Imagine if after a serious accident, your damaged facial bones could be replaced with tissue made by your own cells. Or if you could pop a pill that could reprogram your immune system to fight a ...

Johns Hopkins University researchers have grown a novel whole-brain organoid, complete with neural tissues and rudimentary blood vessels—an advance that could usher in a new era of research into ...

The wound was deep. At least 4 inches. And the surgical opening was at least that wide. Three Johns Hopkins engineering students, clad in green scrubs, huddled around the patient. They quietly ...

Amputees often experience the sensation of a “phantom limb”—a feeling that a missing body part is still there. That sensory illusion is closer to becoming a reality thanks to a team of engineers at ...

Implantable medical devices–think artificial joints, cochlear implants, and insulin pumps–make some of our most challenging health issues more manageable. Even so, human bodies frequently reject ...