https://news.emory.edu/tags/category/research/index.htmlResearch news from the Emory News CenterWed, 05 Jan 2022 03:32:06 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_molnupiravir_receives_eua_authorization_from_fda_23-12-2021/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_molnupiravir_receives_eua_authorization_from_fda_23-12-2021/index.htmlOn Dec. 23, molnupiravir, an investigational oral antiviral drug invented by scientists at Emory University, received Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA for the treatment of COVID-19.Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/winship_research_contributes_to_fda_approval_of_first_ever_drug_for_acute_gvhd/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/winship_research_contributes_to_fda_approval_of_first_ever_drug_for_acute_gvhd/index.htmlThe Food and Drug Administration on December 15 approved the first-ever drug to be used for the prevention of acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) in adult and pediatric patients, opening the door for safer bone marrow and blood stem cell transplants in patients who do not have a perfectly matched graft donor.Sun, 19 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/esc_childrens_books_gender_bias_16-12-2021/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/esc_childrens_books_gender_bias_16-12-2021/campus.htmlA major analysis of children’s books published during the last 60 years suggests that a bias persists toward male protagonists — despite an overall trend for an increasing proportion of female leads. Emory psychologist Stella Lourenco is senior author of the study.Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu/features/2021/12/er_year_in_review_16-12-2021/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/er_year_in_review_16-12-2021_special_feature/campus.htmlFrom research breakthroughs to a Rhodes Scholar, faculty, students and staff found many ways to flourish in 2021. Take a look back at 10 of the biggest stories, with more headlines so you can delve deeper into this year of impact and achievement. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_yfm_season3_ep2_16-12-2021/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_yfm_season3_ep2_16-12-2021/index.htmlLearn what’s known about long COVID and take a look into the life of a future brain surgeon when the next episode of “Your Fantastic Mind” airs on Jan. 3, 2022.Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu/features/2021/12/hs_winship_science_became_hope_national_cancer_act_14-12-2021/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_winship_science_became_hope_national_cancer_act_14-12-2021_special_feature/campus.htmlPresident Nixon signed the National Cancer Act 50 years ago, establishing national cancer research centers and cancer control programs. Take a look back at how Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has helped drive advances in the "war on cancer." Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/er_sawyer_mellon_holsey_rucker_14-12-2021/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/er_sawyer_mellon_holsey_rucker_14-12-2021/campus.htmlA grant from the Mellon Foundation will fund an Emory College-sponsored yearlong examination into the history and struggles of slavery and forced labor. The first Sawyer Seminar event will kick off in the spring.Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/inventors_bellamkonda_cooper_07-12-21/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/inventors_bellamkonda_cooper_07-12-21/campus.htmlEmory Provost Ravi Bellamkonda, a biomedical engineer, and groundbreaking immunologist Max Cooper have been named 2021 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.Tue, 07 Dec 2021 01:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_molnupiravir_eua_advisory_03-12-2021/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_molnupiravir_eua_advisory_03-12-2021/index.htmlA FDA panel voted in favor of a proposed Emergency Use Authorization for the antiviral drug molnupiravir.Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/emory_researchers_pursue_hiv_cure/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/11/emory_researchers_pursue_hiv_cure/campus.htmlForty years after the first official report about what came to be known as AIDS, enormous strides have been made in developing anti-HIV drugs and reducing new infections — but efforts to find a vaccine have been unsuccessful. Emory researchers are working to change that.Tue, 30 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0500