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October 19, 2012 |
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Find out details about Emory's annual total for external research funding, which this year reached $518.6 million.
Read about Emory's newest Institute of Medicine member, Kerry Ressler.
Found out more about Emory nursing faculty Rebecca Gary and Susan Shapiro, named American Academy of Nursing Fellows.
Learn about a $20 million grant to improve transplant drugs and prevent organ rejection.
View a video about the Department of Medicine in Emory University School of Medicine, and its rich tradition of excellence.
Read about neurobiologist Larry Young's new book, entitled The Chemistry Between Us: Love, Sex, and the Science of Attraction.
Read the Emory Medicine magazine story about Dean Thomas Lawley and his 16-year legacy at Emory School of Medicine.
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NIH-Funded Center of Excellence Aims for Autism Diagnosis in Early Infancy
A new Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) will focus on identifying autism early in infancy before symptoms emerge, and intervening to alter brain development. The ACE is led by Ami Klin, a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, and funded by $8.3 million from the National Institutes of Health. It includes Emory’s Department of Pediatrics, Marcus Autism Center, and Yerkes Primate Center. Read more...
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iPhone Attachment Could Allow At-Home Ear Infection Diagnosis
The Remotoscope, a new pediatric device being developed by Emory and Georgia Tech researchers, attaches to an iPhone and could allow parents to receive an ear-infection diagnosis without leaving home. With a clip-on device and a software app, the iPhone-turned-otoscope can send a picture or video of a child's eardrum digitally to a physician for diagnostic review. Read more.. |
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Targeting Inflammation to Treat Depression
Lowering inflammation may be a key to treating depression. When patients with unresponsive depression were treated with either an anti-inflammatory drug or with placebo, those with high levels of inflammation, as measured by a simple blood test, had greater improvement in their depression symptoms. The study opens the door to new approaches targeting the immune system to treat psychiatric diseases. Read more... |
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Saad Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD
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Non-Medical Exemptions Increasing for School Vaccinations
All 50 states allow medical exemptions from school vaccinations, and some allow exemptions based on religious, philosophical, or personal beliefs. Between 2005 and 2011 non-medical exemptions rose at a higher rate than previously, especially in states with easy exemptions. Researchers say immunizations play a major role in controlling diseases and states should examine their exemption policies. Read more... |
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Immune System Can Stave Off Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases Despite Risk
Only some of those with risk factors for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease go on to develop these conditions. New research helps clarify how these inflammatory bowel diseases are triggered, how they develop, and how the immune system may compensate for intestinal inflammation and prevent chronic disease through signals that encourage production of needed antibodies. Read more... |
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