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Breathing easy: LSU biochemists offer first 3-D model of asthma-causing inflammation enzyme
— 3 Feb 2011 17:03 | HealthInflammation is a healthy response in reaction to potentially harmful presences in the body. But when it starts in the lungs and builds up to a full-fledged asthma attack, it can be…
LSU's Mark Batzer decodes orangutan genome
— 27 Jan 2011 18:44 | BiologyThe word 'orangutan' is derived from a Malay phrase meaning 'man of the forest,' which is a perfectly apt description of these tree-dwelling primates. Genetically the most distant great…
Breaking point: LSU professor discovers method to determine when metals reach end of life
— 14 Jan 2011 16:08 | TechnologyWe live in a world almost completely dependent upon machinery. Since the creation of the simple wheel, humans have found ways to increase quality of life and advance scientific knowledge…
New oyster farming technique increases productivity, offers entrepreneurial opportunities
— 23 Nov 2010 18:23 | EnvironmentA new oyster farming initiative has launched in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The goal of this effort, a collaboration between researchers from LSU and Auburn University, is industry…
LSU researcher participates in NIH-funded study ushering in the age of personal genomics
— 5 Nov 2010 14:42 | HealthGenetic diseases impact millions around the world each and every day. Complex medical conditions with genetic predispositions, such as hypertension, can also weigh heavily on our lives.…
Research concludes vitamin D may treat or prevent allergy to common mould
— 17 Aug 2010 10:15 | HealthResearch conducted by Dr Jay Kolls, Professor and Chair of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Centre New Orleans, and colleagues, has found that vitamin D may be an effective therapeutic…
LSU professor uses volcanic emissions to study Earth's atmospheric past
— 17 Jun 2010 13:09 | Geology and palaeontologyOn March 20, Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano woke from its nearly 200-year slumber to change the way the world viewed volcanoes forever. Bringing almost all transatlantic air travel…
LSUHSC researcher finds surprising link between sugar in drinks and blood pressure
— 25 May 2010 11:43 | HealthResearch led by Liwei Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Public Health at LSU Health Sciences Centre New Orleans, has found that there is an association between sugary drinks and…
LSU identifies community conditions related to malnutrition deaths among older adults
— 13 May 2010 12:23 | HealthIn a paper published in the May 2010 issue of the scholarly journal Annals of Epidemiology, two LSU researchers tackle a problem seldom acknowledged in the United States - the incidence…
Definitive diabetes indicator deceptively high in African-American children
— 5 May 2010 10:51 | HealthResearchers at LSU Health Sciences Centre New Orleans and Children's Hospital of New Orleans have found that there is a major difference in the haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) response to blood…