New drug protects against advanced Lassa fever
September 05, 2017
An experimental therapy using cloned antibodies from Lassa fever survivors was 100 percent effective in stopping the progression of the deadly disease in nonhuman primates up to eight days after infection, according to a new study in Nature Medicine.
Depression treatment may be improving, Tulane study says
September 05, 2017
Researchers associated with the Tulane Brain Institute say they have moved a step closer to improving treatment for chronic depression.
Silencing mosquito gene could slow spread of disease
August 28, 2017
Next time you slap a mosquito consider this – Tulane researchers are testing a strategy to alter the genes of female Aedes aegypti mosquitos so they die soon after a blood meal.
River diversions can build new, storm-resistant land
August 28, 2017
Restoring the flow of fresh water and sediment from the Mississippi River can rebuild the state’s protective wetlands, making them more resilient to looming threats from storms, according to a new Tulane University study.
Tulane student spends summer conducting vital tumor research at NIH
August 22, 2017
Tulane rising sophomore James Rogers made the most of his summer in a big way. Rogers was selected for an internship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and worked in the Neuro-Oncology Branch (NOB) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Tulane historian examines the world of ‘Women Against Abortion’
August 22, 2017
A new book by Karissa Haugeberg, assistant professor in the Tulane School of Liberal Arts, sheds light on women activists’ peaceful and violent work against abortion from the 1960s through the 1990s.
Study shows cellphones help build resilience during conflicts
August 15, 2017
Tulane professors Nathan Morrow and Nancy Mock used mobile phone technology to track Somalians’ responses to drought, famine and other hardships in a model that’s now spreading in that country.
Is lead making birds more aggressive? Tulane researchers investigate
August 15, 2017
Tulane University researchers are studying possible results of lead exposure in wildlife.
Young Tulane scientists get national recognition, support for coastal research
August 08, 2017
Two Tulane researchers are among nine scientists nationwide awarded Science Policy Fellowships through the Gulf Research Program.
Pressure gauge
August 08, 2017
Undergraduate works to improve the diagnosis and treatment of preeclampsia.
Tulane shares in $41.7 million grant to lower drug costs
August 02, 2017
Tulane and three other universities will share in a $41.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study ways to lower the cost of drugs for illnesses such as Crohn’s, breast cancer and multiple sclerosis.
Head shot
August 01, 2017
The Middle American Research Institute is home to impressive artifacts from the Mayan region.
Rivers and coasts are the focus of new academic department at Tulane University
August 01, 2017
The Tulane University School of Science and Engineering has created a first-of-its-kind academic department dedicated to research and education in river-coastal issues.