LSU Health Sciences Center News

From the Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics and Cardiovascular Center of Excellence , Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans; Department of Internal Medicine , University of Iowa, Iowa City; Laboratorio de Hipertenso , Instituto de Cincias Biolgicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, ...

Louisiana locks up one in 55 of its residents. It's the highest rate in the nation according to the Pew Center on the States.

When students head into the library at LSU Health Sciences Center to prepare for their professional lives, they can't help getting a crash course in medical history.

NEW ORLEANS In a landmark national study, people who lowered their calories, fat intake and increased physical activity were able to prevent the onset of diabetes better than with medicine.

Cigdem E. Yilmaz MD, PhD; Charles T. Esmon PhD; Eiju Watanabe MD, PhD; and D. Neil Granger PhD* From the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology , Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport; the Cardiovascular Biology Research Program , Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City; and the Howard Hughes Medical ...

Less restrictive dietary options, better detection, targeted avoidance measures, educational directives and potential new therapies are improving food allergy management and giving hope to the more than 12 million Americans affected according to experts at the thirteenth international food allergy conference held during the annual meeting of the ...

Gambit 's annual 40 Under 40 issue salutes young New Orleanians people who have already achieved amazing accomplishments, as well as some with great promise.

Private donations and state money from the Louisiana Board of Regents will fund one new endowed chair and two new endowed professorships at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport.

Space limits further expansion at LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport, at least for now.

The 12th Annual Lola Eichler Memorial Parkinson's Symposium will be at 4 p.m. Oct.

Ask your friend what company he or she thinks is the largest private employer in Ouachita Parish.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure annually funds millions of dollars in breast cancer research, early diagnosis, awareness and other projects from large university studies to small self-examination seminars.

After sitting on the question for the better part of the year, the Louisiana Supreme Court has handed the Louisiana State University System a legal victory, ruling that a lawsuit challenging the closing of Charity Hospital must be heard in East Baton Rouge Parish.

A familiar face likely will return to the DeSoto Parish Police Jury on a temporary basis.

A recent study conducted by the Pennington Biomedical Research Center gave Louisiana children a "D" on its overall health status report card.

Andrew Long Chesson Jr., longtime chief academic officer for the LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport and a national leader in neurology and sleep medicine, was confirmed today as Dean of the LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport by the LSU Board of Supervisors meeting in Baton Rouge.

As more states debate medical marijuana policies, research at LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans offers new insights into how marijuana may affect people who suffer with HIV and AIDS.

The state has begun purchasing property for a new academic medical center in New Orleans, a top LSU official told a state House budget subcommittee Tuesday.

Main Category: Muscular Dystrophy / ALS Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience Dr.

Three-year-old Clayton Mathiason of Omaha, Neb., receives a dose of swine flu vaccine via nasal spray on Tuesday.