science

Study Asks if Apps Can Help Pregnant Women Control Weight Gain

Susan Hidalgo-Smith — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:37:00 +0000

Dr. Karen Elkind-Hirsch is part of a group of researchers from Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Woman's Hospital who will be following 306 pregnant women with smartphones.

Shrimp Trawling Comes With Big Risks

Scott Hensley — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:44:00 +0000

Think your job is bad? Quit whining, unless you're a shrimper in the Gulf of Mexico.

Commercial fishermen have the highest rate of on-the-job fatalities of any occupation in the country — 116 deaths per 100,000 workers in 2010. A majority of the deaths happen when a fishing vessel sinks. About a third occur when someone goes overboard.

But 10 percent of the more than 500 deaths of commercial fishermen between 2000 and 2009 involved entanglement with machinery on deck, according to government figures.

Louisiana Has The Highest Rate Of Diabetes In The U.S.

Susan Hidalgo-Smith — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:33:00 +0000

Diabetes has multiple complications. Among them are kidney failure, lower limb amputation, blindness and it is a major cause of Heart Disease & Stroke. Dr. Andriette Martin Fitch, with Ochsner on Harding Blvd in Baton Rouge, is personally involved in the areas of Diabetes & Hypertension. She sees patients daily who are not maintaining a healthy lifestyle and spends a great deal of her day sending out the message to both parents & children. Her message to parents, "If you don't want your children, your spouse or your family members to die of Hypertension or Diabetes, make a change in your diet and exercise daily."Dr. Andriette Martin Fitch

UNO Researcher Tackles Testosterone

The Associated Press — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:34:17 +0000

A University of New Orleans faculty member has been awarded a state grant to develop a device to test testosterone levels in real time.

Loyola Biology Lab Regenerates Limb Joints

WWNO Staff — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:55:00 +0000

LSU gets $250K grant to probe universe's origins

The Associated Press — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:08:06 +0000

Two LSU researchers have won a $250,000 grant to probe the origins of the universe.

Gulf oil spill workers sought for health study

The Associated Press — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:43:31 +0000

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is making another push to get people who worked on the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil disaster cleanup to enroll in a long-term health study.

110 chimps to be removed from ULL center

The Associated Press — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:51:21 +0000

The National Institutes of Health says it will relocate 110 of its chimpanzees from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's New Iberia Research Center and to stop using the animals for biomedical testing.

The Advocate reports that the plan was announced Friday.

As Scientists Question New Rat Study, GMO Debate Rages On

Daniel Charles — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:16:00 +0000

The headlines on the press releases that started showing up yesterday, here at The Salt certainly got our attention.

LSUHSC: Ginkgo doesn't help brain in MS patients

The Associated Press — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:01:00 +0000

A study at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans has found that the popular dietary supplement ginkgo biloba doesn't improve mental function in patients with multiple sclerosis.