Almost 58 percent of the world's population will be overweight or obese by 2030, according to researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Scientists at Tulane and North Carolina State universities have identified the chemical cues in water that entice yellow fever mosquitoes to lay their eggs. The research could lead to targeted lures to kill the deadly mosquitoes, which also spread dengue fever .
A two-phased marketing approach works best for a new product launch, according to researchers at Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business.
Tulane University law professor Ray Diamond, an expert on Constitutional Law and especially the Second Amendment, is available for comment on District of Columbia v. Heller. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision on June 26, 2008.
Cardiologist Dr. Gerald Berenson of Tulane University advocates preventing heart disease early by teaching children healthy lifestyles.
Dr. Timothy S. Harlan, assistant professor of clinical medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, provides delicious recipes and sound nutritional advice as "Dr. Gourmet" on his nutrition website at www.drgourmet.com.
"Prelude to Freedom: The Ending of the International Slave Trade," an afternoon of performances and presentations, marks the 200th anniversary of the ending of the transatlantic slave trade. The program will take place from 3 to 6 p.m., June 25, in the Chadwick Auditorium, room 131, Goldring/Woldenberg Hall I on Tulane University's uptown campus in New Orleans.
Tulane University experts are available to speak on a variety of topics related to safety and summer.
National political commentators (and husband and wife) James Carville and Mary Matalin will deliver the keynote address at Tulane University's Unified Commencement on May 17 at 9 a.m. This year marks the return of Tulane's commencement to the Louisiana Superdome for the first time since Hurricane Katrina.
Tulane University, which less than three years ago sustained more than $650 million in damages and had 70 percent of its campus flooded by Hurricane Katrina, is now more popular than ever.
A study involving researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and other institutions showed that hospital education programs can change physician behavior over the long term.
Tulane researcher explores link between nightshift work and cancer.
Compound found in soy may limit tumor growth in advanced breast or ovarian cancer cases.
Tulane researchers are trying to better understand the mechanisms by which the Epstein-Barr virus promotes tumor growth and how to eradicate those tumors.
Tulane researchers explore the role of adult bone marrow stem cells in breast cancer metastasis to the bone.
Tulane researchers study whether the supplement selenium can help reduce risk of developing prostate cancer.
Tulane expert available to discuss the importance of early screening for prostate cancer.
Tulane University experts are available as sources for your stories on hypertension, diet, kidney disease, spring allergies, alternative spring breaks, and more.
The bad news is that the Mississippi Delta is sinking as much as one fifth of an inch per year and sometimes even more. But the good news is that the sinking is mostly limited to the uppermost layer of sediment and the land underneath is much more stable.
Peter Ricchiuti, assistant dean of Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business, is available for expert analysis of the latest stock market slide.
Dr. Timothy S. Harlan, assistant professor of clinical medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, provides delicious recipes and sound nutritional advice as "Dr. Gourmet" on his nutrition website at www.drgourmet.com.
Cardiologist Dr. Gerald Berenson of Tulane University advocates preventing heart disease early by teaching children healthy lifestyles.
A study by Tulane University researchers found that heavy drinking -- more than 21 drinks per week -- may increase the risk of stroke.
Tulane University's Hayward Genetics Center is one of the first to offer a drug therapy designed to help PKU patients manage their condition when taken as a supplement to their diet regimen.
The quality of caregiving a child receives within the first two years of life directly affects brain development and IQ, according to a study by a team of researchers from Tulane and other universities.
Looking for an expert on civil liberties and social justice issues? Tulane University faculty are available to comment.
With promising signs that the devastating two-decade conflict in northern Uganda will soon cease, "When the War Ends," a report released today by Tulane University and the University of California"“Berkeley, with the International Center for Transitional Justice, shows that the people are ready to return to their homes and willing to accept former fighters of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) back into their communities.
Looking for an expert on holiday travel, shopping, diet and health issues? Tulane University faculty are available to comment.
Looking for an expert on holiday travel, shopping, diet and health issues? Tulane University faculty are available to comment.
Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business is the first and only business school in the country to implement a new commodity trading simulation by market leaders Reuters and Trading Technologies. The system is giving students a competitive edge in the job market.
The widespread damage to Gulf Coast forests inflicted by Hurricane Katrina poses a significant setback in the battle against global warming, according to Tulane researchers led by Jeffrey Chambers, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
Sometimes "less is more" when it comes to placating disgruntled holiday customers, say Tulane University researchers in the A.B. Freeman School of Business, and it all depends on whether the customer is an optimist or pessimist.
Tulane University researchers found that heavy drinking -- more than 21 drinks per week -- may increase the risk of stroke.
Smoking cigarettes causes cancer and increases the risk of cardiovascular and other diseases, but there's even more bad news for men who smoke. They have an increased risk of experiencing erectile dysfunction (ED), and the more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk, according to a study by Tulane University researchers published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
1) Advice for how to prevent injuries during winter skiing vacations; 2) Winter travel to exotic places.
For the first time in its 173-year-history, Tulane University's endowment has reached the $1 billion mark, a milestone achieved by only 62 other American colleges and one that comes at a critical time as the school renews itself after receiving more than $600 million in damages from Hurricane Katrina.
As a new school year approaches, Tulane University experts in early childhood education and childhood development can comment on a variety of topics.
"Safe Routes to School" is a federal initiative aimed at encouraging kids to walk or bike to school.
After an extensive, 12-week project to assess New Orleans public schools, a coalition including the Scott S. Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives at Tulane University issued six recommendations and a call to transform the city's public schools.
A new report released today by the Berkeley-Tulane Initiative on Vulnerable Populations, a joint project of the University of California, Berkeley, and Tulane University, provides the first hard data on the use of forced conscription by the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group operating in northern Uganda which has been accused of kidnapping tens of thousands of women and children to serve as soldiers, servants, and "wives."
According to Tulane University doctoral candidate Arman Sadeghpour an extract of cocoa powder that occurs naturally in chocolates, teas, and other products might be an effective natural alternative to fluoride in toothpaste.
It's about 1,700 miles from Los Angeles to New Orleans as the crow flies, but likely a lot longer the way Greg Thurnher plans to travel on his trek to raise awareness about the Big Easy's comeback from Katrina and its continued appeal as a college town.
Attorneys for Tulane University argued before a three-judge panel at the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal that the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College Institute is consistent with the donative intent and will of Josephine Louise Newcomb.
Tulane University experts are available to comment on a variety of summertime health and travel safety issues.
More than 1,375 high school seniors have committed to Tulane University and will enroll in August as Tulane's Class of 2011. The number of new freshmen surpasses by 56 percent last year's class of 882 freshmen and significantly exceeds the university's previously established goal of 1,200.
A report in the April 2007 issue of Psychiatric Services has identified a unique subgroup of schizophrenia patients in the United States who tend to receive depot antipsychotic medications.
NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, the nation's most-watched news anchor, will deliver the keynote address to graduates at Tulane University's 2007 commencement May 19 at 9 a.m. in the New Orleans Arena.
The absence of a specific marker in the blood and tissues of certain monkeys may be part of the key to understanding how they can be infected for years with SIV, the primate version of HIV, and never develop AIDS, according to research published by Tulane University pathologist Ivona Pandrea in the scientific journal Blood.
Looking for love with just the right browser is probably better than looking for love in all the wrong places, and while online dating, speed dating and other modern matchmaking techniques may seem less romantic than the arrows from Cupid's quiver, it is a sign of the times, says Michele Adams, assistant professor of sociology at Tulane University.
Tulane biomechanical engineer Natalia Trayanova and her team may have the most incisive insight into the heart's electrical signals, with a three-dimensional virtual model that demonstrates cardiac activity from cellular to organ level.
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