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Steven Paul honored with Tulane Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award
June 02, 2025
The Lifetime Achievement Award at Tulane University School of Medicine is only available to the 50-year graduating class. As a member of the Class of 1975, Steven Paul filled the last half century with an extraordinary list of achievements:…

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Tulane’s Tony Hu awarded one of nation’s highest honors in clinical diagnostics
June 02, 2025
The Academy of Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) has awarded Tulane University research scientist…

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Decoding the colors of Commencement
May 08, 2025
The practice of wearing caps and gowns to signify a graduate’s educational passage from one level to the next extends back to medieval universities. Since then,…

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New brain mapping technique sheds light on Alzheimer’s development
May 01, 2025
Researchers at Tulane University have created a first-of-its-kind subcellular map of an area of the brain commonly affected by Alzheimer’s disease, a key step toward unraveling the mysteries of how the degenerative…

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Mental health campaign dramatically cuts treatment delays for psychosis
April 28, 2025
A targeted mental health awareness campaign significantly reduced the time it takes for individuals experiencing psychosis to seek and receive treatment in New Orleans, according to a Tulane University…

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Pulmonary fibrosis has no cure. Could a cancer drug hold the answer?
April 22, 2025
Researchers at Tulane University have identified a potential new way to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a deadly and currently incurable lung disease that affects more than 3 million people worldwide.…

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A new smartphone-sized device can test for tuberculosis. Here’s why that matters for children
April 09, 2025
Tulane University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind handheld diagnostic device that can deliver rapid, accurate tuberculosis diagnoses in under an hour, according to a study…

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Tulane researchers use AI to improve diagnosis of drug-resistant infections
April 07, 2025
Drug-resistant infections — especially from deadly bacteria like tuberculosis and staph — are a growing global health crisis. These infections are harder to treat, often require more expensive or toxic…

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Tulane receives nearly $6 million from the estate of alumnus Gaylord Bickham
March 17, 2025
Tulane University has received a $5.56 million gift from the estate of Gaylord Mouton Bickham, an alumnus and lifelong resident of Franklinton, La. The donation creates an endowed chair in European history and an endowed scholarship fund at the…

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Breakthrough CRISPR-based test offers faster, more accurate diagnosis for fungal pneumonia
March 05, 2025
Tulane University researchers have developed a CRISPR-based test that diagnoses Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) — a life-threatening fungal infection primarily affecting children and immunocompromised patients — more quickly and…