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Medical Research In Louisiana Will Be Pared Back Under Federal Budget Cuts, Says Advocacy Group

Kate Archer Kent — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:02:00 +0000

The head of a nonprofit advocacy group that promotes health research said Louisiana stands to lose millions of dollars in medical research funding due to the across-the-board federal spending cuts known as the sequester.

Tulane Researcher Wins $2 million Grant To Study Blood Supply

Eileen Fleming — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:00:00 +0000

A Tulane University researcher has received $2 million to study improvements in the nation’s blood supply. It’s one of 20 awards handed out by the National Institutes of Health Director program.

Sergey Shevkoplyas is an assistant professor at the Tulane Department of Biomedical Engineering. He’ll be studying how some red blood cells degrade during storage.

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.

ULM gets contract for insurance research

The Associated Press — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 20:18:00 +0000

The University of Louisiana-Monroe College of Business has been awarded a research contract from the Louisiana Department of Insurance to study and provide support for proposed legislative insurance reforms.

Louisiana med center awarded $20 million research grant

SHEILA V KUMAR | The Associated Press — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 04:13:13 +0000

Officials say a $20 million federal grant has been awarded to a clinical and translational science center in Louisiana to help facilitate collaborative and biomedical research.

Tulane Researchers Want Long-Term Funding To Study BP Oil Effects On Migrating Birds

Eileen Fleming — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Researchers at Tulane University are calling for long-term studies on how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill two years ago is affecting migratory birds. Traces of BP’s oil spilled in the Gulf is being spread far inland by the birds.

AgCenter sweet potato field day set for August 16

The Associated Press — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:24:32 +0000

The LSU AgCenter will hold a field day Aug. 16 at the Sweet Potato Research Station in Chase, La.

AgCenter research and extension faculty members will lead tours highlighting the foundation seed program as well as breeding, production and pest management research.

Electric Fans May Do More Harm Than Good In A Heat Wave

editor — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:33:00 +0000

Assuming you can't spend a heat wave bobbing up and down in some cool body of water, the next best option is to hunker down inside with air blowing on you, right?

Preferably it's from an air conditioner set on arctic chill.

But if there's no AC, then an electric fan would be the next best thing, wouldn't you think?

Well, it turns out health experts aren't so sure about electric fans.

Trophy buck shot in Midwest fathering fawns in Louisiana

Janet McConnaughey | The Associated Press — Sun, 13 May 2012 05:45:52 +0000

A trophy whitetail buck shot and killed in Illinois is fathering fawns in Louisiana.