Researchers work to understand why HIV patients are more likely to contract tuberculosis
October 03, 2017
Researchers in the Tulane National Primate Research Center want to know more about why patients with HIV are highly susceptible to contracting tuberculosis (TB). Using two new grants, totaling $8.4 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Tulane team lead by Deepak Kaushal hopes to figure out how the bacterium that causes TB invades T-cells depleted by HIV. The researchers will also study if B-cells can be a source of protection against tuberculosis for patients battling HIV.
Primate Center celebrates 15 years of student outreach
September 27, 2017
For 15 years, students enrolled in summer fellowships at the Tulane National Primate Research Center have gained first-hand experience in scientific research and veterinary medicine.
Chemical engineering professor Lawrence Pratt honored by American Chemical Society
September 26, 2017
Chemical engineering professor Lawrence Pratt of Tulane University's School of Science and Engineering has won the American Chemical Society’s 2018 Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry of Liquids sponsored by Exxon-Mobil.
Uncommon cartography
September 26, 2017
Copies of the 1876 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas at the Southeastern Architectural Archive at Tulane are only known copies in existence.
Tulane University awarded $6.28 million to study blood pressure control in low-income patients
September 26, 2017
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Tulane University a five-year, $6.28 million grant to test ways to best implement new guidelines to more aggressively manage high blood pressure in adults, especially among low-income patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease.
Tulane research aids in reading Earth’s diary
September 26, 2017
A Tulane University geologist has concluded a study on climate change, which will help develop climate models that simulate the effects of climate change and the Earth’s response to it.
Tulane inventions go from lab to marketplace
September 22, 2017
From breast reconstruction for cancer survivors to more accurate and easier to perform biopsies and more rapid viral diagnostics for the cattle industry, Tulane doctoral students in bioinnovation and biomedical engineering are taking their inventions from the laboratory to the marketplace.
Community health workers can help lower blood pressure
September 19, 2017
Community health workers using proactive strategies such as home visits, health coaching, home blood pressure monitoring and other tactics were more successful in helping low-income patients control their hypertension than doctors using traditional approaches, according to new Tulane University research published in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Tulane receives grant to reduce auto emissions
September 19, 2017
Members of Tulane University’s Shantz Lab will work with industrial scientists to assist in the development of next-generation materials designed to reduce harmful automotive emissions. The three-year-old lab and its group of students have received a grant and equipment resources from SACHEM, Inc., a chemical science company.
Tissue box
September 19, 2017
Tulane researchers use specimens to search for the genes that cause facial anomalies in affected embryos.
New Tulane University drug effective against malaria
September 13, 2017
Tulane University researchers have developed a new drug that is effective against non-severe cases of malaria, according to results from an FDA-supervised clinical trial published online in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Tulane student hopes research will lead to protection from volcanoes, earthquakes
September 12, 2017
East Africa may be a long way from the Crescent City, but it is top of mind for Tulane PhD student Sarah Oliva, who is studying data from volcanoes and earthquakes in that region. Her goal is a better understanding of how a 3,000-kilometer long deep valley — the East African rift system — formed. Ultimately, she hopes her research will enable her to work with scientists and help governments protect residents living near the rift.
Kindred spirits
September 12, 2017
Professor celebrates innovative early 20th century photographer in upcoming book.
Ancient site holds research opportunity for undergrads
September 12, 2017
Five undergraduate students joined professor Emilia Oddo in Crete to work on a pottery find from a Bronze Age civilization.
Researcher advocates removal of lead from hair dye
September 05, 2017
Pharmacology research professor Howard W. Mielke is raising awareness of toxins within hair dye.