Tulane identifies potential animal model for studying severe COVID-19 infections
January 19, 2021
For the first time, Tulane University researchers have identified and replicated a little understood, hyperimmune response in nonhuman primates that could one day lead to treatments to rescue patients with severe cases of the disease. Their findings were published in The American Journal of Pathology.
Tulane scientist honored for research on reproductive health
January 11, 2021
Kristin S. Miller, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Tulane, has won an Early Career Award for research on the female reproductive system.
Study: Reopening K-12 schools did not increase hospitalizations when COVID-19 cases were low
January 04, 2021
Reopening K-12 schools in the United States did not result in an increase in hospitalizations — in most cases — due to COVID-19, according to a new study by the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH) at Tulane University.
Tulane researchers develop a rapid COVID-19 saliva test read by a smartphone device
December 11, 2020
Researchers from Tulane University have developed a 15-minute COVID-19 test that is read by a smartphone to address the need to expand testing capacity in community-based settings.
Tulane joins national program to improve graduate student diversity in earth sciences
December 10, 2020
Tulane accepted into a national program designed to improve diversity in the earth sciences.
Tulane receives $1 million NIH grant to engage communities hardest hit by COVID-19
December 07, 2020
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1 million grant to Tulane University to launch an outreach initiative to reach ethnic and racial minority communities in Louisiana that are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tulane researcher uses gene editing technology in promising step toward eliminating HIV
November 30, 2020
While HIV infection is now largely manageable with the help of antiretroviral therapy (ART), the virus persists in hard-to-reach reservoirs of the body, requiring those infected to remain on ART for life.
Regularly getting a good night’s sleep lowers risks of heart failure
November 17, 2020
Adults with the healthiest sleep patterns had a 42% lower risk of heart failure regardless of other risk factors compared to adults with unhealthy sleep patterns, according to new Tulane University study published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
Public health a crucial component of social work research, new Tulane research leader says
November 16, 2020
Public health expert Susan Davies joins the Tulane School of Social Work as the new associate dean of research.
Tulane awarded $8.7 million to work with Black churches to eliminate cardiovascular health disparities
November 16, 2020
The National Institutes of Health awarded a $8.7 million grant to Tulane University to study whether churches can play a significant role in helping to eliminate cardiovascular health disparities among African Americans.
Tulane begins recruiting for Janssen COVID-19 vaccine study
November 03, 2020
Tulane University School of Medicine will be a testing site for the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson’s Phase III clinical research study of a new COVID-19 vaccine.
Tulane researcher awarded grant for study on weed invasion
October 19, 2020
A Tulane researcher will use a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the impact of noxious weed invasion on livestock, food production and supermarket prices.
Tulane awarded $2.5 million to study if removing copayments improves diabetes outcomes
October 16, 2020
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) awarded a $2.5 million grant to Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine to work with community partners determine if a value-based benefit approach using zero-cost copayments on drugs can improve medication adherence and outcomes for diabetes patients.
Tulane report shows inequities in New Orleans startup activity and access to funding
October 12, 2020
Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business released the second edition of the Greater New Orleans Startup Report, an annual comprehensive overview of the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Neurology chair dedicated to dementia prevention and brain health
October 07, 2020
Demetrius “Demetri” Maraganore, MD, is the recently appointed Herbert J. Harvey, Jr. Chair in Neurosciences and Chair of the Department of Neurology at Tulane University School of Medicine, where he runs the Healthy Brain Aging Initiative that helps patients prevent cognitive decline and dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.