Mark Johnson
@majohnso
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Pulitzer Prize winning Washington Post science reporter. Author of novel "Though The Earth Gives Way". One-time guitarist for punk band, The Bloody Stumps.
Arlington, Virginia
Joined January 2009
Why this clinical trial is offering some young cancer patients hope. My story on the clinical trial at Children's National in D.C. is online today in The Washington Post.
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Children’s National Hospital is poised to recruit patients for a new clinical trial that will take on an old, implacable foe: children’s solid tumors. Little progress has been made in 30 years.
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Two months after HHS eliminates almost $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine development, a new study finds evidence that the covid-19 vaccine almost doubled median survival length in some cancer patients.
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A study found that covid-19 vaccines appeared to awaken the immune system in lung and skin cancer patients, helping them live longer than those not vaccinated.
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Who's willing to bet $1 billion that a person will live to 150? Here's my story in today's Post.
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The leaders of China and Russia discussed medical advances and whether a human might reach the age of 150. Two experts in the longevity field have a “$1 billion” wager riding on the question.
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New weapon in the fight against tooth decay may come from sheep's wool or human hair. I have a story in The Washington Post on research from King's College London.
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Scientists find keratin from hair can form a protective coating on teeth, potentially preventing tooth decay and promoting better dental care
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The administration's "war on data". Great reporting by my Washington Post colleagues.
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From D.C. crime rates to census collection to labor statistics, the administration has suppressed inconvenient data and conjured inaccurate statistics to bolster policy objectives.
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Read this excellent story on the CDC shooting by The Washington Post's Lauren Webber and Lena Sun.
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Documents from the shooter’s home showed his discontent with coronavirus vaccines, authorities said. CDC workers want RFK Jr. to denounce vaccine misinformation.
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Research on reversing Alzheimer’s reveals lithium as potential key “Years of investigation by scientists at Harvard has revealed that lithium is deeply involved in Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that could lead to new treatments.” @majohnso
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Years of investigation by scientists at Harvard has revealed that lithium is deeply involved in Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that could lead to new treatments.
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Harvard Medical School researchers have discovered that the depletion of lithium in the brain leads to much of the deterioration in Alzheimer's disease. In a mouse model, they were actually able to reverse the damage. Here's my story in The Post:
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Years of investigation by scientists at Harvard has revealed that lithium is deeply involved in Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that could lead to new treatments.
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NIH director says cuts aim to reduce ‘ideological research,’ focus on health — via @majohnso
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Science and American politics have become intertwined as perhaps never before.
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NIH will phase out its support of HIV clinical practice guidelines. I have a story on this in today's Post.
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The National Institutes of Health will phase out its support of the clinical practice guidelines that advise doctors how to diagnose and treat HIV.
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Researchers working on the @NIH BRAIN Initiative are one step closer to developing treatments for diseases like ALS, Parkinson’s disease, + Alzheimer’s. This is the type of breakthrough funding cuts will halt. Read more from @majohnso in @washingtonpost: https://t.co/0EchihvGVH
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Gene delivery systems can target specific brain cells, a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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Scientists say a new AI device can tell your biological age from a photograph of your face. Not how old you are in years, but how old you are in health. Here's my story in The Washington Post:
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Scientists at Mass General Brigham in Boston have developed an AI tool called FaceAge, an algorithm designed to tell patients’ biological age from a photograph.
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A decline in mass shootings. Will NIH be curious enough to fund studies to determine why?
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The first third of the year saw the fewest mass fatalities involving firearms since at least 2006.
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Some much welcome good news. Would be wise to study what factors have resulted in the lower number of mass shootings. https://t.co/DUhmNJ7Tow...
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Both medically & culturally fascinating. @majohnso reports. https://t.co/rfYDNOf08U
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The Haenyeo divers of Korea may hold the key to understanding and treating chronic diseases.
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Not sure the world is ready for Real Housewives of Johnston. 🎬💋
“You can find me where the chowder’s clear, the coffee’s milk, and the Housewives are Real.” We’re excited to welcome @BravoTV, The Real Housewives and their millions of viewers to Rhode Island to showcase our vibrant communities, amazing food and stunning coastal beauty. #RHORI
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Remarkable!
Doctors at University of Maryland Medical Center removed a spinal tumor through a patient's eye socket in medical first. My story on the surgery is in The Post.
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Excellent, important work by my Washington Post colleagues on DOGE's effort to build a massive centralized database of personal information that "often violates or disregards core privacy and security protections," according to government workers.
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A centralized system with unprecedented access to data about Social Security, taxes, medical diagnoses and other private information would create vulnerabilities, experts say.
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Centuries of deep diving for food have given Jeju Islanders a genetic adaptation that helps blood pressure.
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The Haenyeo divers of Korea may hold the key to understanding and treating chronic diseases.
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Amazing. Ann Telnaes just won a Pulitzer Prize for her work at The Washington Post --- which she resigned from after they refused to run this cartoon.
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