Research

Emory med student makes early-career contribution on inherited metabolic disorder

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:00:00 -0400

Medical student Colin O'Shea is the first author on a paper in Pediatrics on methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), an inherited metabolic disorder.

Emory contributes to first-ever index for drug resistance

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:00:00 -0400

In cooperation with an economist, Emory Dr. Keith Klugman has been developing a "Drug Resistance Index," which can be mapped.

Emory psychologists Walker and Lilienfeld receive top national honor

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:00:00 -0400

Emory psychologists Elaine Walker and Scott Lilienfeld have both received the 2013 James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award for lifetime achievement from the Association for Psychological Science.

New spina bifida center aims to globally eliminate the preventable birth defect

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:00:00 -0400

Emory University, in partnership with Sophie's Voice Foundation, are launching an international research and prevention center to fight spina bifida.

Emory University researchers probe dogs' thoughts

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:59:00 -0400

"What we hope to figure out is what is a dog thinking, and more specifically what are dogs thinking when they look at humans," explains Dr. Gregory Berns of Emory University. The story was picked up by more than 50 media outlets.

H1N1 vaccination produces antibodies for many flu strains

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:00:00 -0400

Immunization with the pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccine can generate antibodies in vaccinated individuals against multiple influenza strains, bringing scientists closer to a "universal vaccine."

Alumni-founded Solazyme makes renewable oil

Mon, 21 May 2012 04:00:00 -0400

What if we could make all the oil we need out of algae? Emory alumni Jonathan Wolfson and Harrison Dillon, founders of the biotech company Solazyme, say we can--and they mean to prove it.

Cancer Genomics Center, funded by the NCI, targets protein networks for drug discovery

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:00:00 -0400

A new Emory cancer genomics center that targets networks of interactions between proteins is expected to make significant contributions to drug discovery for the treatment of cancer patients.

Need for HIV vaccine is greater than ever

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:00:00 -0400

Despite tremendous improvements in HIV treatment and a dramatic reduction in AIDS deaths from 55,000 to 16,000 annually, the U.S. and other countries are still falling behind in new infections.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease on the rise among American adolescents

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:00:00 -0400

Suspected non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is increasing in teens, affecting approximately 10 percent of the age group.