Addressing social isolation may lower mortality risk for people with obesity
“Our study highlights the importance of taking social and mental health into account in improving health for people with obesity,” Dr. Lu Qi, Interim Chair of the Department of Epidemiology told CNN. The findings illustrate the importance of looking beyond traditional risk factors -- such as diet and activity level -- when attempting to help people with obesity develop action plans for healthier living. Keep reading >>
After 50 years of pioneering research in rural Louisiana, study pivots from heart to brain
Fifty years ago, in the fall of 1973, a landmark study began in the rural Louisiana town of Bogalusa that would change how the world sees heart disease. The Bogalusa Heart Study, which tracked the health of the town’s children into adulthood, found for the first time that heart disease begins in childhood. This fall, Tulane University is celebrating 50 years of groundbreaking research by the Bogalusa Heart Study, while also looking ahead to what the study’s next 50 years can achieve. Keep reading >>
Tulane researcher is part of $2.1 million EPA grant to study safer drinking water
Tiong Aw is no stranger to the subject of safe drinking water.. Now Aw is part of a team including Michigan State University, the Ohio State University, Clemson University, the College of New Jersey and Drexel University as part of a $2.1 million EPA National Priorities Grant to study existing water distribution systems across the U.S. Keep reading >>
