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Title: Emory WHSC News RSS
Description: Press Releases and News for Emory Woodruff Health Sciences Center, its Schools, and Emory Healthcare
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12 May 2008
Emory Heart & Vascular Center Expands Community Presence
Emory Heart & Vascular Center is expanding its community cardiology services with the addition of eight new physicians in Metro Atlanta.
They will provide a comprehensive spectrum of cardiovascula...
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12 May 2008
Emory's 10th Annual RB Picnic Celebrates Lives of Children Who Have Survived Eye Cancer
The tenth annual RB Picnic, coordinated by Emory Eye Center, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at WD Thompson Park, off Mason Mill Road in Decatur. This very special event promi...
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08 May 2008
Previously Unseen Switch Regulates Breast Cancer Response to Estrogen
A tiny modification called methylation on estrogen receptors prolongs the life of these growth-driving molecules in breast cancer cells, according to research by scientists at Emory University’s
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07 May 2008
Emory Expert Joins Wife of Famous Boxer in National Campaign
Lonnie Ali, wife of Muhammad Ali, will be in Atlanta on May 15 continuing her "Fight For More" educational campaign. The national campaign aims to provide support, information and resources to people ...
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07 May 2008
Virtual Reality May Aid Recovery for PTSD, Preliminary Data Shows
Preliminary data from a study using the drug d-cycloserine (DCS) combined with virtual reality exposure therapy suggests that the combination therapy is effective in reducing elevated startle response...
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07 May 2008
Aflac CEO Funds Breast Cancer Event to Honor Company's African-American Female Employees
Dan and Kathelen Amos today announced a personal commitment of $50,000 to the Emory Winship Cancer Institute to host the first scientific symp...
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06 May 2008
SECEBT Holds Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections
The Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats (SECEBT) will hold a conference on "Healthcare Infections Associated with the Care and Treatment of Humans and Animals." The conference takes pl...
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01 May 2008
100 Years of Caring for Atlanta: Emory Crawford Long Hospital Employees Celebrate
Emory Crawford Long Hospital commemorates 100 years of caring for Atlanta this year with a huge outdoor celebration and picnic for its employees, physicians and their immediate families on Saturday, M...
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30 April 2008
Brain Tumor Foundation for Children Supports Emory Study of Deadly Tumor Types
The Brain Tumor Foundation for Children has awarded Emory University scientist Erwin G. Van Meir, PhD, a $50,000 grant for pre-clinical research on two of the deadliest forms of pediatric brain tumors...
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30 April 2008
Emory Crawford Long Hospital Celebrates 100 Years with Tour Through History
Emory Crawford Long Hospital will begin its celebration of 100 years caring for Atlanta's citizens with a series of historical tours of the hospital, as well as a new museum-quality historical exhibit...
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30 April 2008
Emory to Host Seminar on Leprosy Awareness, Diagnosis and Treatment
Emory University will host a seminar to increase Georgia healthcare practitioners’ awareness of leprosy, or Hansen’s Disease, as well as current concepts in the disease’s diagnosis and treatment. The ...
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30 April 2008
Method for Fast Human Antibodies Against Flu Could Find Broad Use
Scientists have developed a new, faster way to create human monoclonal antibodies against infectious disease by tapping the immune system at the peak of its powers.
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29 April 2008
Researchers Marry Data and Mathematical Models to Reveal Dynamics of Malarial Infection
By uniting experimental data with mathematical modeling, Emory University researchers have uncovered the dynamics of host-parasite interactions in malaria, a poorly understood yet relatively common di...
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28 April 2008
Epigenetic Research Uncovers New Targets for Modification Enzymes
Enzymes regulating genetic expression can be just as important as the genome itself, increasing evidence shows. The expanding field of epigenetics focuses on the multiple influences on DNA and surroun...
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28 April 2008
Emory Physician Kathryn L. Hall-Boyer Honored as 'Hero of Emergency Medicine'
The "Hero of Emergency Medicine" recognition by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has been given to Kathryn L. Hall-Boyer, MD, FACEP, clinical educator in the FULL STORY
28 April 2008
Minimally Invasive Pancreas Surgery Leads to Fewer Complications, Study Finds
When surgeons need to remove part of the pancreas, performing the operation with minimally invasive techniques offers patients a shorter hospital stay and fewer complications, researchers have conclud...
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28 April 2008
Emory Orthopaedists Offer Alternative to Total Hip Replacement
A total hip replacement has been the customary surgery for individuals who have arthritis of the hip. However, an alternative to traditional hip replacement called hip resurfacing was recently introdu...
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25 April 2008
International GlycoT Conference Features Advances in Emerging Field of Glycomics Research
The sixth annual international GlycoT conference, held in the United States this year for the first time, will feature scientists from around the globe presenting the latest advances in glycomics--an ...
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25 April 2008
International Public Health Association Holds Regional Meeting in South Africa
The International Association of National Public Health Institutes, IANPHI, held its first Regional Leadership Meeting in early April in Johannesburg, South Africa at the National Institute for Commun...
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24 April 2008
Emory To Hold Town Hall on Breast Cancer in African-American Women
Emory Winship Cancer Institute will host a community Town Hall meeting focused on breast health issues for African-American women on Thursday,...
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24 April 2008
Emory Offers Support Program for Children of Cancer Patients
The Emory Winship Cancer Institute is offering a support program for children ages six to 11 whose parents have been diagnosed with cancer.
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23 April 2008
Emory Experts Gather to Discuss Common Movement Disorder
Emory University experts will participate in a public forum on Saturday, April 26 to discuss Essential Tremor (ET), the most common and most often diagnosed movement disorder in the United States. The...
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23 April 2008
Madlala-Routledge Speaks as Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Emory Global Health Institute
Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, an outspoken and controversial member of the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, will speak at Emory this week as part of her visiting fellowship at the FULL STORY
23 April 2008
Radiation Treatment Gains Precision with New High-Definition Delivery System
Doctors at Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute recently began treating patients with a new, more precise radiation delivery system tha...
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21 April 2008
Emory Vaccine Center Events Highlight "Week of Hope" in Atlanta
The Emory Vaccine Center will host events in support of international HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, May 18, in cooperation with Action Cycling Atlanta, the NAMES Project Foundation/AIDS Memorial Quilt, S...
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21 April 2008
NURSE: A World of Care: Dedication of Nurses Around the World
Popular images of nursing have long appealed to the heart, from wood engravings of Florence Nightingale holding her lamp as she makes her rounds to the World War II poster of a nurse declaring "Your R...
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17 April 2008
Clinical Study Underway to Uncover Mysteries of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Researchers from Emory University School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are working together on a study they believe will lead to a better understanding of Chroni...
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16 April 2008
Fruit Flies Show How Salmonella Escapes Immune Defenses
Salmonella are wily and obnoxious bacterial invaders--escape artists capable of evading multiple immune responses and causing a harsh and debilitating intestinal infection.
Researchers have come cl...
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15 April 2008
Emory Schedules Free Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Screenings
Emory Healthcare is urging Atlantans to take part in free screenings during 2008 Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week, April 21-27.
Details for the free screenings at Emory
Two screen...
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14 April 2008
Vitamin D and Calcium Influence Cell Death in the Colon, Researchers Find
Researchers at Emory University are learning how vitamins and minerals in the diet can stimulate or prevent the appearance of colon cancer.
Emory investigators will present their findings on biolog...
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11 April 2008
Yerkes Researchers Find Sex Differences in Monkey Toy Preferences Similar to Humans
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have found rhesus monkeys' gender-specific toy preferences directly ...
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11 April 2008
Emory Experts Gather to Discuss Link Between Lifestyle and Alzheimer's Disease
A group of Emory University experts will gather for a public event on Saturday, April 19 to discuss current research linking Alzheimer's disease risk to lifestyle choices.
Presenters at the semin...
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11 April 2008
Emory Healthcare Marks Fourth Year as Official Medical Provider of Tour de Georgia
For the fourth year in a row, the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T will receive medical support from a dedicated Emory Healthcare medical t...
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10 April 2008
American College of Medical Genetics Honors Two Emory Scientists
The American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) recently honored two geneticists from Emory University School of Medicine at the ACMG 2008 Annual...
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09 April 2008
Study Shows Depression and Anxiety Widespread in Young Tibetan Refugees
A new study led by Emory University School of Medicine researcher Charles L. Raison, MD, is the first to show that depression and anxiety are more prevalent in Tibetan refugees than they are in ethnic...
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09 April 2008
Madlala-Routledge to Serve as Visiting Fellow at Emory Global Health Institute
Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, an outspoken and controversial member of the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, will be the Emory Global...
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09 April 2008
Emory Voice Center Hosts Vocal Health Seminar April 16
In celebration of this year's World Voice Day on April 16, the Emory Voice Center will host a seminar on vocal health. World Voice Day is a day to raise public awareness about the importance of the vo...
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08 April 2008
Blood Pressure Enzyme Can Have Tumor-Sensing Role
By increasing production of a blood pressure-regulating enzyme in mice, researchers have found they can enhance the mouse immune system's ability to sense tumor growth.
When scientists at FULL STORY
03 April 2008
Experts Urge Children Who Play Sports to Wear Protective Eyewear
Emory Eye Center physicians will join eye centers around the country in May to celebrate Healthy Vision Month.
Devoted to promoting vision objectives of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Hea...
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03 April 2008
Emergency Department Screening Helps Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
Victims of intimate partner violence appear to benefit from private kiosk style screening in hospital emergency departments, according to a study reported in the April 2008 issue of Annals of Emergenc...
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01 April 2008
Older Corneas Are Suitable for Transplantation, Nationwide Study Shows
Corneal transplants using tissue from older donors have similar rates of survival to those using tissue from younger donors, reports a nationwide study recently concluded at a
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01 April 2008
Fitness Study Shows Differences in Blood Vessel Repair, Fat Hormone
Fit healthy people tend to have higher numbers of circulating cells that regenerate blood vessels, a new study from Emory University shows. Findings were presented March 30 at the American College of ...
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31 March 2008
Technology Transfer Office Presents Annual Celebration of Technology and Innovation
WHAT:
A Celebration of Technology and Innovation, Program and Reception
WHEN:
Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 4 to 7 p.m.
WHERE:
Emory Conference Center, Silver Be...
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31 March 2008
Emory and Georgia Research Alliance Establish Biorepository for Transplant Research
Extraordinary advances in organ and tissue transplantation have saved thousands of lives over the past few decades, yet researchers continue their quest to learn more about the causes of organ failure...
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28 March 2008
ING Georgia Marathon Well-Staffed by Emory Medical and Employee Volunteer Teams
More than 15,000 people will descend on midtown Atlanta this weekend to walk, run or wheelchair through the physically demanding ING Georgia Marathon events in what is predicted to be one of the warme...
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28 March 2008
Emory Healthcare Thanks Physicians Who Pioneer Medicine and Make a Difference Every Day
The 76th annual National Doctors' Day celebration unfolds as Emory Healthcare shows its appreciation to the physicians who have helped position Emory and its hospitals at the forefront of medicine.
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27 March 2008
Emory Voice Center Helps Patients Restore Damaged Voice with Injectable Gel
Damaged and paralyzed vocal cords can be restored with use of a natural filler, similar to collagen, that typically is used to plump lips or smooth wrinkles, say doctors at the FULL STORY
27 March 2008
Scientists Find a Key Culprit in Stroke Brain Cell Damage
Researchers have identified a key player in the killing of brain cells after a stroke or a seizure. The protein asparagine endopeptidase (AEP) unleashes enzymes that break down brain cells' DNA, scien...
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26 March 2008
Emory Doctors Named Co-Physicians of the Year by Atlanta Medical Association
Camille Davis-Williams, MD, gynecologist and obstetrician at Emory Crawford Long Hospital (ECLH), and Michael V. Smith, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon at ECLH, have been named co-physicians of the year by...
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26 March 2008
NIH Awards $3.4 Million Grant to Improve Schizophrenia Assessment and Treatment
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded researchers $3.4 million over five years for a clinical study aimed at more accurately assessing real-world abilities in those with schizoph...
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25 March 2008
Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Honors Hope Clinic with
The Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (AGLCC) has presented the Hope Clinic of the
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24 March 2008
Yerkes Researchers Identify Language Feature Unique to Human Brain
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have identified a language feature unique to the human brain that is shedding light on how human language evolved. The stu...
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21 March 2008
International Public Health Network, IANPHI, Awards New Grants to Strengthen Public Health
The International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) has awarded its second annual series of technical assistance grants to strengthen national public health capacity and infras...
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20 March 2008
Emory School of Medicine Students Celebrate Match Day 2008
Graduating medical students at Emory University School of Medicine gathered on campus for the highly anticipated moment when they discover where ...
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19 March 2008
Emory CFAR Hosts National Symposium on HIV Therapies
U.S. scientists and researchers will convene at Emory University April 8 for a daylong symposium exploring HIV treatment.
The research conference, "Antiretroviral Therapy: Prolonging Survival, Decr...
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19 March 2008
Man Born at Emory University Hospital Becomes Hospital's 500th Heart Transplant Patient
Terry Green of Lawrenceville can actually say he was born twice in the same hospital and mean it as Green, 60, recently became the 500th heart transplant patient at Emory University Hospital in Atlant...
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19 March 2008
Robot Fetches Objects With Just a Point and a Click
Robots are fluent in their native language of 1 and 0 absolutes but struggle to grasp the nuances and imprecise nature of human language. While scientists are making slow, incremental progress in thei...
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18 March 2008
Childhood Abuse and Variation in Stress Gene Increases Risk of Severe PTSD Symptoms
Researchers have found extraordinarily high rates of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in adults living in low income, urban environments, and increased risk for PTSD a...
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17 March 2008
Emory Healthcare Launches CarePages Program Connecting Patients, Families and Friends
Emory Healthcare has launched CarePages, a free Web-based service for patients to help them stay connected and easily communicate with friends and family during a hospital stay or through a lengthy me...
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14 March 2008
Study Increases Understanding of the Benefits of a Mediterranean Diet
People who consume a diet similar to a Mediterranean diet tend to have lower levels of oxidative stress, according to researchers at Emory University.
The study findings were presented March 14 at...
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14 March 2008
Study Alerts Eye Doctors of Racial Differences in Treating Vision Disorders
Blacks are more likely to lose vision due to increased pressure in the brain than other races, reports an Emory Eye Center researcher in the Ma...
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13 March 2008
Poor Minorities More Likely to Get Colon Cancer Screenings with Patient Navigator Help
Low-income minorities are more likely to get screened for colon cancer if they're paired with a patient navigator, according to a study published in the March 2008 issue of the Journal of the National...
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11 March 2008
NIH Grant to Emory and Pediatric Partners Aims to Improve Kidney Transplants for Children
Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta are teaming up with two university hospitals in California to find new ways to make kidney transplants more tolerable for child...
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10 March 2008
Drosophila Drug Screen for Fragile X Syndrome Finds Compounds and Potential Drug Targets
Scientists using a new drug screening method in Drosophila (fruit flies), have identified several drugs and small molecules that reverse the features of fragile X syndrome--a frequent form of mental r...
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07 March 2008
Emory Neuroscientist Honored by MIT's McGovern Institute
The McGovern Institute has announced that Michael Davis, PhD, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University ...
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07 March 2008
Emory University Cited Among Best Places to Work for Postdoctoral Fellows
Emory University was ranked as the second best academic institution nationally and as the 17th best institution overall in The Scientist magazine's "Best Places to Work for Postdocs" 2008 survey. Emo...
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05 March 2008
Jeffrey Koplan Appointed Vice President for Global Health at Emory University
Emory University has named former CDC director Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH, as Vice President for Global Health, effective March 1. Dr. Koplan will continue to serve as director of the FULL STORY
04 March 2008
Emory Leads National Study Comparing Two Drugs for Macular Degeneration
Emory Eye Center is the lead center among 47 other eye institutions across the country in a National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health-funded study to compare two drugs, made by the same com...
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