Tulane joins CDC study of COVID-19 transmission
July 23, 2020
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine will partner with local healthcare providers to launch a COVID-19 study of patients and medical workers in New Orleans as part of a larger Centers for Disease Control effort to answer key epidemiological and clinical questions about the disease.
Emotional well-being at stake from COVID-19 isolation, Tulane paper says
July 20, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic can lead to a marked increase in loneliness, isolation, depression and other forms of mental illness, according to Tulane paper.
Tulane scientists partner with U.S. Army on machine learning study
July 20, 2020
Tulane University researchers are teaming up with the U.S. Army on a machine learning project that possibly lead to unbreakable, secure communication systems, quantum computers and enhanced radar.
Fruit flies help shed light on tumor formation, migration and growth
July 08, 2020
Many cancer-related genes in humans are named after genes in flies, where they were first identified, and the model is helping to shed light on how tumors form, how they migrate and how they behave.
Tulane professor's book goes back in time to examine Hurricane Katrina
July 06, 2020
Tulane scholar Andy Horowitz, who studies the history of disasters, links Hurricane Katrina to a powerful 1915 storm in his book "Katrina: A History, 1915-2015.
Tulane researchers find that coronavirus can survive in air for hours
July 06, 2020
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can remain infective in aerosol for up to 16 hours according to a Tulane study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
American Cancer Society grant to help metastatic cancer patients understand and access palliative care
June 29, 2020
A four-year grant, $792,000 grant from the American Cancer Society has been awarded to Michael Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, assistant professor of psychology, psychiatry and oncology, to help metastatic cancer patients better understand and access palliative care.
The Midas touch
June 26, 2020
Tulane researchers investigate the theoretical possibility of transmuting one material into another with real-world applications down the road for developing superconductors, vital components of hospital MRI machines and other modern technologies.
Tulane scientists to share in $20 million NSF award for materials research
June 22, 2020
Tulane has received a share of a $20 million National Science Foundation grant to transform research and education in advanced manufacturing and materials throughout Louisiana.
Tulane University researchers develop synthetic antibody against COVID-19
June 22, 2020
Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine have designed a synthetic protein that early research shows can act as a decoy to intercept and neutralize the coronavirus before it cause infection.
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.
Roll over, Aristotle, nature doesn’t always hate a vacuum
June 15, 2020
A Tulane study provides new insights on how to modify the stickiness of molecular building blocks, allowing engineers to build materials, like gels, from the bottom-up.
Tulane receives $1 million gift from Elana Amsterdam and Rob Katz to expand COVID-19 testing
June 08, 2020
Tulane University has received a $1 million gift from Elana Amsterdam and her husband Rob Katz to significantly expand its molecular pathology lab to increase COVID-19 testing capacity within the region.
Diamonds aren’t forever
June 04, 2020
Geologists publish a study in Nature showing that as the African continent is slowly stretched apart by plate tectonic forces, carbon, including one the hardest forms of carbon — diamond — is released as the gas CO2.
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.