Advanced cancer patients can live longer with palliative care, Tulane study says
November 27, 2018
Outpatient palliative care can improve survival duration as well as quality of life in advanced cancer patients.
Tulane professor receives NIH supplement for Alzheimer’s research
November 20, 2018
There are 5.7 million people living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to Alzheimers.org, and the dreaded disease has caused more deaths than both breast and prostate cancer combined. Finding a cure is paramount.
Research teams awarded funding to fight health disparities in the Mississippi Delta
November 16, 2018
A new consortium backed by Tulane University, the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has awarded collaborative research grants to two teams of investigators fighting health disparities in the Mississippi Delta.
Tulane awarded $8.5 million contract to develop next-generation whooping cough vaccine
November 14, 2018
The National Institutes of Health awarded Tulane University School of Medicine a contract for up to $8.5 million over five years to develop a more effective and longer-lasting vaccine against pertussis, more commonly known as “whooping cough.”
Tulane’s family planning research continues in the DRC with $11 million Gates/Packard grant
November 13, 2018
Researchers at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine have received $11 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to continue their ground-breaking research and programmatic activity in support of family planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Tulane study finds neurotic or introverted men more likely to be distressed after cancer diagnosis
November 13, 2018
Men who are neurotic or introverted are more likely to be distressed after their prostate cancer diagnosis, according to a new study by researchers at Tulane University.
Tulane researcher studies maternal mortality and the reasons behind it
November 06, 2018
The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world, and Louisiana consistently ranks among the top US states for rates of death among pregnant and postpartum women. Two new studies by a Tulane University epidemiologist aim to figure out why.
Study finds neutral fact-checking doesn't convince voters to abandon ‘fake news’
October 30, 2018
If you’re having a political argument about voter fraud, you may want to think twice about citing a nonpartisan, neutral source like Snopes to correct misinformation, according to a new Tulane study.
Tulane awarded $2.3 million to study whether clearing blight stems teen violence in New Orleans
October 30, 2018
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Tulane University a $2.3 million grant to study whether maintaining vacant lots and fixing up blighted propertiesin high-crime areas can also reduce incidents of youth and family violence within those neighborhoods.
Tulane professor wins heart association’s excellence award
October 16, 2018
Dr. Paul Whelton, a clinical professor and the Show Chwan Health System Endowed Chair in Global Public Health at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, has been recognized with the American Heart Association 2018 Excellence Award for Hypertension Research. The award is considered one of the most prestigious awards for a researcher in the field of hypertension.
Prostate cancer patients target of new $1.6M Tulane study
October 16, 2018
Tulane researcher wins grant to develop a tool that could lower tumor recurrence in cancer patients.
Lynch Syndrome can lead to cancer — why physicians don't test for it
October 09, 2018
A new study sheds light on why physicians do not consistently test patients for a common hereditary syndrome that carries a high risk of developing colorectal cancer.
Tulane researchers get $2.6 million to study pre-pregnancy Chagas disease treatment
October 02, 2018
More than six million people are currently infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite that causes Chagas disease. Of those infected with the T. cruzi parasite, one million are women of reproductive age.
Tulane faculty a valuable asset to undergraduate research
October 02, 2018
Tulane students are part of the university’s exciting research endeavors almost from the moment they enroll. Tulane’s best research resource is access to the university’s impressive faculty.
Russian manuscripts key to student’s research
September 25, 2018
Sophia Kalashnikova Horowitz, a senior in the School of Liberal Arts, traveled to St. Petersburg to conduct research on Turkology manuscripts in the original Russian. The project will form her honors thesis.