Stress of COVID-19 pandemic could lead to violence at home, Tulane experts caution
June 26, 2020
While some COVID-19 stay-at-home orders are being eased across the country, the stress on families will be felt much longer. Physical distancing, isolation and quarantine meausures designed to stop the spread of the virus could lead to an increase in family violence at home, according to a perspective co-authored by Tulane University child psychiatrists.
Tulane study calls for alternatives to Bonnet Carré Spillway to improve river management
June 18, 2020
A new Tulane University study has demonstrated the efficacy of upper river diversions as a means to improve river management and reduce the volume of water flowing through the spillway.
Tulane receives $2 million to decipher why some asthmatics are highly sensitive to fungi
June 17, 2020
The spores that live on everything from carpets to ceiling tiles can cause a severe reaction among the large group of asthmatics who demonstrate sensitivity to fungi. A new Tulane University study aims to discover why this certain group of asthmatics experiences worse asthma, characterized by lower lung function and a more severe allergic reactions, when compared to asthmatics who react to other irritants.
School of Medicine unites against racism, police brutality
June 15, 2020
On Thursday, hundreds of Tulane School of Medicine and LSU School of Medicine faculty, researchers and students, as well as essential personnel from nearby hospitals, united in a peaceful protest against police brutality and racism.
School of Medicine holds peaceful protest in support of black lives
June 15, 2020
On Thursday, hundreds of Tulane School of Medicine and LSU School of Medicine faculty and students, as well as essential personnel from nearby hospitals, united in a peaceful protest against police brutality and racism.
Tulane seeks recovered COVID-19 patients to volunteer as plasma donors for clinical trial
June 03, 2020
Tulane Medical Center, Tulane School of Medicine and The Blood Center are seeking people fully recovered from COVID-19 to donate their plasma - known as convalescent plasma - for a clinical trial that will test whether it is effective in treating current coronavirus patients at different stages of disease.
Tulane scientists find a switch to flip and turn off breast cancer growth and spread
June 02, 2020
Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine identified a gene that causes an aggressive form of breast cancer to rapidly grow. More importantly, they have also discovered a way to “turn it off” and inhibit cancer from occurring. The animal study results have been so compelling that the team is now working on FDA approval to begin clinical trials and has published details in the journal Scientific Reports.
Social work professor awarded grant to reduce substance abuse and violence among Native American families
June 02, 2020
A professor in the Tulane School of Social Work has been awarded a $2.7 million grant to find interventions that will lead to a healthier, more resilient Native American community.
Expert says mental health challenges remain as lockdown lifts
May 28, 2020
Mental health challenges will remain even as lockdown orders begin to lift, and a Tulane School of Social Work professor has advice on how to cope.
Mississippi Delta marshes in a state of irreversible collapse, Tulane study shows
May 22, 2020
A new Tulane study concludes that remaining marshes in the Mississippi Delta are likely to drown, given the present-day rate of global sea-level rise.
Tulane School of Social Work to launch new online degree option
May 18, 2020
The Tulane School of Social Work will soon offer a dual degree program that will enable online master of social work students to also earn a master of science degree in Disaster Resilience Leadership.
Tulane researchers discover new type of kidney cells key to fighting infection
May 13, 2020
Macrophages are a type of white blood cell central to the immune system. They detect harmful pathogens – viruses, bacteria, and fungi – and engulf them, serving as helpful scavengers to keep infections at bay. They also cause or suppress inflammation and secrete molecules that allow communication between different cell types, all which provide a healthy immune response in fighting any infection or disease.
American Cancer Society grant will help Tulane cancer patients overcome transportation barriers
May 13, 2020
The American Cancer Society has awarded Tulane Cancer Center a $10,000 transportation grant for cancer patients undergoing treatment.
Race for COVID-19 tests, treatments, vaccine subject of Tulane Innovation series
May 13, 2020
The second installment of the Tulane Innovation series will address the race for COVID-19 tests, treatments and a vaccine.
Study targeting tumor genetic mutations yields ‘practice changing’ results for prostate cancer treatment
May 13, 2020
The early results of a clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) reveals for the first time that therapies based on tumor genetics – specifically DNA repair defects – may also show promise in treating some men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.