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 In the February issue of New Phytologist, Tulane University biologists examine why leaf-cutting ants target some plants and avoid others, concluding that high levels of friendly fungi in the leaves of some plants protect them from destruction by ants. |
 Tulane University delegation visited New York University to discuss the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the NYU medical school and how lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina might help steer them through this crisis. |
 In the fight against urban violence, if information is power, one Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine professor is doing his part to give local law enforcement and other community organizations a boost. |
 The financial incentive program that is helping reopen a New Orleans landmark, Circle Food Store, and other food stores since Hurricane Katrina, is a broad-based community effort and a learning experience, according to findings by a Tulane University team led by nutrition researcher Diego Rose. Full Story... |
 With a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, Tulane epidemiologist Dr. Jiang He will lead a study to determine the effectiveness of a comprehensive intervention program to improve hypertension prevention and control among uninsured patients and their families in Argentina. Full Story... |
 A consortium of research institutions led by Tulane University is slated to receive a $10.34 million grant from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative to help develop new dispersants that more favorably balance effectiveness and toxicity in combating deep-sea drilling accidents. Full Story... |
 Here’s one way that old-fashioned newsprint beat the Internet: Tulane University scientists have discovered a novel bacterial strain, dubbed “TU-103,” that
uses paper to produce butanol, a biofuel that serves as a substitute for
gasoline. The researchers are currently experimenting with old editions of The Times-Picayune
newspaper with great success. Full Story... |
 An estimated 3 to 5 percent of colon cancer is associated with specific genetic mutations that can be passed along in families, but some families that are at higher risk may not know. The Tulane Cancer Center is helping families understand their risks. Full Story... |
 Researchers at the Tulane University School of Medicine are participating in a national study testing the ability of a generic drug called salsalate to control diabetes. Full Story... |
 International prostate cancer expert Dr. Oliver Sartor of the Tulane Cancer Center is the first U.S. oncologist to offer patients an experimental new treatment for late-stage prostate cancer through a clinical trial that is recruiting patients at 100 sites across 20 countries worldwide. Full Story... |
 Recent advances in surgical procedures allow more patients to live with kidney cancer, continuing to maintain their normal schedules and lifestyles. Dr. Benjamin Lee, director of robotics, laparoscopy and endourology for Tulane Medical Center, seeks to preserve kidney function through minimally invasive surgery. Full Story... |
 Calling New Orleans “the canary in the global warming coal mine,” two Tulane professors say the Crescent City must embrace unconventional thinking in order to recover in a sustainable way from Hurricane Katrina while withstanding a continual threat from rising sea levels, diminishing wetlands and future storms. They stress that the No. 1 priority for Louisiana should be to combat global warming and accelerated sea-level rise. Full Story... |
 Researchers in the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine are working on a new way to sanitize sewage effluent from New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish so that the nutrient-rich water can help replenish and regrow depleted cypress swamps along the coast. The fertilizer, which is currently discharged into the Mississippi River, can boost wetland growth by more than 50 percent. A similar diversion project in Hammond, La., showed 10 years worth of growth in cypress trees in the first season. Full Story... |
 Tulane University biomedical engineering students are gaining real-world experience by creating mechanisms that make living with disabilities easier. Twelve student teams spent Saturday (Feb. 16) showing their inventions to clients and visitors during the 2008 design show hosted by the Tulane School of Science and Engineering. Full Story... |
 In the past, children born with chest wall malformations endured sometimes debilitating operations, but recent medical advances allow surgeons to offer less invasive approaches. Tulane’s Chest Wall Center offers expertise in these leading-edge approaches to chest wall correction. Full Story... |
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