All the latest news from Woodruff Health Sciences Center.http://shared.web.emory.edu.rsshttp://shared.web.emory.edu.rssTue, 13 Aug 2013 11:53:39 -0400Cascade ServerThe addition of chemotherapy to radiation therapy nearly doubled median survival time for patients with anaplastic oligodendroglioma, a rare type of brain tumorhttp://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/adding-chemotherapy-to-radiation-doubles-survival-time-for-some-brain-tumor-patients.htmlWed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/adding-chemotherapy-to-radiation-doubles-survival-time-for-some-brain-tumor-patients.htmlThose who were unable to get a ticket to this Sunday's free reading by popular poet Billy Collins have another chance to see him on Monday, Jan. 30 at noon in Cannon Chapel. http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/billy-collins-to-take-part-in-creativity-conversation-.htmlWed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/billy-collins-to-take-part-in-creativity-conversation-.htmlThree states, three winners and no clear front-runner leaves the Florida Republican primary up for grabs and is likely going to lead to a long Republican primary season, Emory election experts say.http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/expect-a-long-primary-season-say-emory-election-experts.htmlMon, 23 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/expect-a-long-primary-season-say-emory-election-experts.htmlA neuro-imaging study shows that personal values that people refuse to disavow, even when offered cash to do so, are processed differently in the brain than those values that are willingly sold.http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/how-your-brain-decides-whether-to-sell-out.htmlMon, 23 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/how-your-brain-decides-whether-to-sell-out.htmlPresident Barack Obama's state of the union address provides an opportunity to consider the nation's priorities and how to move ahead during difficult times¿and an election year. Experts at Emory University are available to comment on the issues outlined in the president's speech.http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/experts-available-to-comment-on-state-of-the-union-address.htmlSun, 22 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/experts-available-to-comment-on-state-of-the-union-address.htmlInternationally renowned neurosurgeon and humanitarian Benjamin Carson will deliver the keynote address at the University's 167th Commencement ceremony on Monday, May 14.http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/humanitarian-ben-carson-to-be-speaker-for-graduates.htmlSun, 22 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/humanitarian-ben-carson-to-be-speaker-for-graduates.htmlA new study finds the anatomy of the heart's tricuspid valve can be used to predict the severity of leakage in patients with a condition called tricuspid regurgitation.http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/heart-valve-geometry-non-invasive-measurements-of-tricuspid-valve-anatomy-can-predict-severity-of-valve-leakage.htmlFri, 20 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/heart-valve-geometry-non-invasive-measurements-of-tricuspid-valve-anatomy-can-predict-severity-of-valve-leakage.htmlFaculty at Emory's Center for the Study of Law and Religion will attempt to answer difficult and often controversial questions at the nexus of law and religion during the "When Law and Religion Meet" Lecture Series, which runs January-March. http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/law-and-religion-issues-probed-in-spring-lecture-series.htmlFri, 20 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/law-and-religion-issues-probed-in-spring-lecture-series.htmlThe Candler School of Theology has received a $15 million gift from the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation of Atlanta that makes possible the construction of the second phase of the school's new building program.http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/rollins-foundation-gives-15-million-for-theology-building.htmlThu, 19 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/rollins-foundation-gives-15-million-for-theology-building.htmlIncreased physical activity is associated with better sexual function in men under 40, according to an Emory University study. http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/exercise-may-enhance-sexual-function-in-men.htmlThu, 19 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/exercise-may-enhance-sexual-function-in-men.htmlSpin to End AIDS 2012, an indoor cycling fundraiser to benefit Action Cycling Atlanta (ACA) and AIDS vaccine research at the Emory Vaccine Center, will take place from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Athletic Club Northeast. http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/spin-to-end-aids-2012-indoor-cycling-event-slated-for-feb.-18.htmlWed, 18 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/spin-to-end-aids-2012-indoor-cycling-event-slated-for-feb.-18.htmlThe Research Commons in Emory University's Robert W. Woodruff Library will celebrate its grand opening with a talk by University of Richmond President Edward L. Ayers, a noted American South historian and digital scholarship pioneer who founded his university's Digital Scholarship Lab.http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/digital-scholarship-pioneer-to-speak-at-research-commons-opening-.htmlTue, 17 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/digital-scholarship-pioneer-to-speak-at-research-commons-opening-.htmlEmory University Hospital transplant nurse Allison Batson has spent many years caring for patients in need of a life-saving organ transplant. http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/emory-transplant-nurse-donates-own-kidney-to-patient-in-need.htmlFri, 13 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/emory-transplant-nurse-donates-own-kidney-to-patient-in-need.htmlAs part of First Lady Michelle Obama¿s Joining Forces initiative, Emory University School of Medicine has committed to serving the unique health care needs of veterans, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), through its integrated missions of education, research and patient care. http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/emory-school-of-medicine-joins-forces-with-first-lady-michelle-obama-to-combat-ptsd-and-traumatic-brain-injury.htmlFri, 13 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/emory-school-of-medicine-joins-forces-with-first-lady-michelle-obama-to-combat-ptsd-and-traumatic-brain-injury.htmlEmory's top national political experts analyze current developments in national politics as the Republican race moves to South Carolina. http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/election-2012-experts-evaluate-critical-south-carolina-primary-contest.htmlThu, 12 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/releases/2012/01/election-2012-experts-evaluate-critical-south-carolina-primary-contest.html