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Research Extras Visit the new For Researchers web page for current WHSC opportunities, research information and alerts. For news clips featuring Emory faculty in media reports, see the archives of Emory in the News reports. Bring yourself up to date on Emory's successes in commercialization of research discoveries, start-up companies, licensing, and industry collaborations at the Office of Technology Transfer website. See a list of all the graduate programs available through Emory's Laney Graduate School, many of which have a health sciences component. Read interesting descriptions of dissertations by some 2011 PhD graduates at the Emory website Dissertations: Academics in Action
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Robin Bostick, MD, MPH |
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Sound Science: Linking Vitamin D Deficiency to Colon Cancer Risk |
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| What Really Happens When We Sleep? What really happens to our brains when we sleep, why do we need sleep, and why are the four stages of sleep each important? Sleeping is a complex series of physiologic and chemical transitions that transport us from wakefulness to sleep and back again. Although scientists don't know everything about what constitutes sleep, they are finding more about disorders of sleep and how sleep helps prevent disease. Read more... |
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| Protecting Parkinson's Brains with Experimental Gene Therapy By inserting a gene into the neural cortex of Parkinson's patients, surgeons hope to prod them to produce more of the growth factor neurturin. This protein has been shown to improve the function of damaged brain cells. It could prevent loss of dopamine-producing cells that help regulate movement and, when missing, lead to tremor and stiffness. The study is aimed at patients who are not responding to drug therapy. Read more... |
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| Study Shows Protective Benefits of DHA Taken During Pregnancy Mothers who consume omega 3 fatty acids during pregnancy help protect their babies against illness during early infancy. A clinical trial of about 1,100 pregnant women and 900 infants found that women who took supplements of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from 18 to 22 weeks' gestation through childbirth had babies with fewer colds and shorter illnesses at one, three and six months. Read more... |
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| Chimpanzees Are Spontaneously Generous After All Despite previous beliefs by some scientists, researchers at Yerkes Research Center have shown that chimpanzees tend to be altruistic. Many scientists thought human altruism evolved only after humans split from apes, but earlier tests may have been too complicated. When given a chance, the chimpanzees in new experiments chose to reward themselves and a companion rather than just themselves. Read more... |
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