Tulane News Releases

A woman's heart is examined
Research in Real Time
Study finds being female is not a universal stroke risk factor for patients with AFib
A new Tulane University study challenges a long-standing assumption in heart care: that being female automatically increases stroke risk for patients…
Man selects broccoli at store
Science
Study suggests diet-derived compound could repair gut damage caused by HIV
Even when HIV is controlled, damage to the gut caused by the disease can persist. A new study found early evidence that diet-derived compounds found…
Matthew Montemore
News Releases
How does gold keep its glitter? Tulane University researchers uncover why it resists tarnish
In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, Tulane researchers found that atoms on certain gold surfaces naturally rearrange themselves into…
A nurse checks a man's blood pressure
Research in Real Time
Global hypertension study finds fight against high blood pressure falling short
A new global analysis by Tulane University found that high blood pressure remains a stubborn and deadly silent epidemic whose burden on public health…
Dylan Parrilla-Koester
News Releases
Tulane University names Dylan Parrilla-Koester as director of bands
Tulane University has appointed Dylan Parrilla-Koester as its new director of bands, formalizing his leadership of one of the university’s most…
Jamie Carroll
Church in Sweden moved inland
News Releases
Tulane researchers say Louisiana could lead global climate adaptation efforts
A Tulane-led team of interdisciplinary researchers says coastal Louisiana’s climate-driven land loss and population shifts could position the state…
Cynthia “Cindy” J. Ebinger
News Releases
Tulane geoscientist Cynthia Ebinger elected to National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Cynthia “Cindy” J. Ebinger, a Tulane University geoscientist internationally recognized for her research on earthquakes, tectonics and Earth’s…
Mardi Gras Indian-Draper Collection
News Releases
Tulane collection preserves voices and rhythms of 1970s New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians
A newly accessible collection at Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) brings the sights and sounds of Mardi Gras Indian traditions from 1970s…
Polyploid Giant Cancer Cells
Research in Real Time
Extra sets of chromosomes may help aggressive tumor cells spread, study finds
Tulane University researchers identified a process that causes tumor cells with extra chromosomes to become aggressive and resistant to therapy,…