Posts Tagged ‘Tulane University’
Health & Medicine - May 27, 2009 10:17 - 0 Comments
The skinny on why some battle the bulge
The Tulane University study aims to characterize the genetic relationships between race, gender, and obesity, according to Tina Thethi, assistant professor of endocrinology and principal investigator.
Earth & Environment - May 27, 2009 9:55 - 1 Comment
Tree-killing hurricanes worsen global warming?
TULANE (US)—A first-of-its-kind, long-term study of hurricane impact on U.S. trees shows storm damage can diminish a forest’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 30, 2009 16:54 - 0 Comments
Post-Katrina stress linked to heart problems
TULANE (US)—Chronic stress following Hurricane Katrina contributed to a three-fold increase in heart attacks in New Orleans more than two years after levee breaches flooded most of the city, according to researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine. The analysis is one of the first to look at the long-term impact on public health resulting from major disasters. (more…)
