Probing a puzzling form of muscular dystrophy
Two researchers at Emory, Anita Corbett and Grace Pavlath, recently have combined their expertise to probe how a puzzling form of muscular dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD), develops.
Chronic diseases drive up Medicare costs, study shows
A new study by Emory University public health researchers finds that outpatient treatment for chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and kidney disease are to blame for the recent rise in Medicare spending. Kenneth Thorpe, PhD, chair, Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, presented study findings today at a briefing of the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
Eye diseases and immune system link studied
Emory Eye Center researchers are looking at the role of the immune system in the inflammation of the eye and the progression of eye diseases.
Nanotechnology may help surgeons detect cancer
What a cancer patient wants to know after surgery can be expressed succinctly: “Did you get everything?” Having a confident answer to that question can be difficult, because when they originate or metastasize, tumors are microscopic.
Palliative care: Addressing suffering and quality of life
The palliative care program at Emory University is working to improve quality of life and wellness by addressing the physical, psychological, ethical, spiritual and social needs of patients with serious, life-threatening or progressive chronic illnesses, and provides support to their families and caregivers. Often mistakenly confused with hospice care, palliative care is appropriately provided to […]
NIH at Emory to advance women’s heart health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has convened a key meeting at Emory on women’s cardiovascular health and research. The meeting, co-hosted by the Office of Research on Women’s Health and Emory School of Medicine, is focused today and tomorrow on NIH planning of the women’s health research agenda for the next decade.
Stress increases health risks to mother and fetus
At Emory’s fifth annual predictive health symposium “Human Health: Molecules to Mankind,†Emory GYN/OB Sarah L. Berga, MD, discussed the state of childbirth in the United States and how maternal stress affects pregnant women and their fetuses.
Tailoring transplant drugs for children
A grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), will support new studies at Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to help clinicians tailor therapies specifically for children receiving transplants. The project will include hiring of additional personnel to undertake these studies.
Intervention: preventing trips to the trauma unit
Drunk drivers have been known to walk away from auto wrecks—but that’s unusual. In fact, the norm is this: those who drink before an accident of any kind, particularly a motor vehicle accident, have a much higher chance of being injured or dying than if they hadn’t been drinking at all.
Heart Month: Helping narrowed aortic valves
Emory cardiologists are using a promising new non-surgical treatment option for patients with severe aortic stenosis.