Community, health and fun come together at Movin' for LIFE events
July 19, 2017
Tulane Prevention Research Center’s Movin’ for LIFE program will host a 5K run-and-walk and family-focused health fair with community partners in the Ninth Ward later this summer to help residents jumpstart healthy lifestyle habits.
Small, small world
July 18, 2017
A microscopic look at work being done at Tulane to make drug delivery more efficient.
Mississippi mud may hold hope for Louisiana coast
July 12, 2017
New study indicates that mud, the most plentiful sediment type carried by the Mississippi River, may be the most powerful tool in building land to keep up with sea level rise.
Dynamic duo
July 11, 2017
Scientists examine the role of cells and protein composition in women’s reproductive health.
Innovative tubing improves mobility for Team Gleason House patients
July 11, 2017
Three Tulane biomedical engineering seniors transformed their idea for a class project into an oxygen tubing system that allows patients on long-term oxygen therapy to control the length of the tubing.
Tulane University awarded $12 million to create Lassa vaccine and treatment
July 11, 2017
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Tulane University more than $12 million to test a promising drug treatment against Lassa fever and develop a vaccine against the deadly disease endemic in parts of West Africa.
Light and sound
June 27, 2017
Researcher’s photoacoustic imaging system leads to earlier diagnosis and treatment of preeclampsia.
Quick cooling ThermoSuit may prevent brain damage in stroke patients
June 27, 2017
With ThermoSuit, Tulane researchers are looking at therapeutic hypothermia as a treatment for stroke. Dr. Justin Salerian, the new director of the Tulane Comprehensive Stroke Center, leads the suit’s clinical trials.
Tulane and Sodexo partner to ‘feed our future’
June 26, 2017
The Feeding Our Future program provides 13,000 nutritious meals to children at six New Orleans community centers throughout the summer.
Pest control
June 20, 2017
The Pesika Lab Group works to help control mosquito-related diseases worldwide.
Sports medicine clinic treats the 'person under the helmet'
June 19, 2017
The Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine has created the new Professional Athlete Care Team within the Tulane Medical Center designed to meet the needs of former professional athletes. Learn more about the effort in this video.
Study explains why Zika may not take root in US
June 13, 2017
As we head into peak mosquito season, a recent study in Nature co-authored by a Tulane University researcher has some good news for those worried about Zika this summer.
Tulane professor to work with Isle de Jean Charles tribe in collaborative project
June 13, 2017
A Tulane University research professor is teaming up on a $200,000 grant to help the Isle de Jean Charles community of Native Americans build resilience in the face of climate change and other social and environmental challenges.
Tulane researchers help find possible explanation for unparalleled spread of Ebola virus
June 06, 2017
The world may be closer to knowing why Ebola spreads so easily thanks to a team of researchers from Tulane University and other leading institutions that discovered a new biological activity in a small protein from the deadly virus. The team’s findings were recently published in the Journal of Virology.