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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center research discovers key to survival of brain cells

September 28, 2011
New Orleans, LA -- Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, Ph.D, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and David Stark, an MD/Ph.D student working in his lab, have discovered how a key chemical neurotransmitter that interacts with two receptors in the ...

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center research discovers key to survival of brain cells

September 28, 2011
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) Nicolas G. Bazan, M.D., Ph.D, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and David Stark, an M.D./Ph.D student working in his lab, have discovered how a key chemical neurotransmitter that interacts ...

NASA, Louisiana Tech to conduct zero-gravity testing of DNA analysis device

September 3, 2011
Researchers from Louisiana Tech University will be floating high above the Gulf of Mexico this month to conduct zero-gravity testing of an experimental DNA analysis instrument developed at Tech that could benefit future NASA astronauts.

Louisiana Tech University researchers, NASA partner to conduct zero-gravity experiments

September 2, 2011
RUSTON, La. Researchers from Louisiana Tech University will be floating high above the Gulf of Mexico this month to conduct zero-gravity testing of an experimental DNA analysis instrument developed at Tech that could benefit future NASA astronauts. Dr. Niel Crews, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and ...

Louisiana Tech University researchers, NASA partner to conduct zero-gravity experiments

September 2, 2011
(Louisiana Tech University) Researchers from Louisiana Tech University will be floating high above the Gulf of Mexico this month to conduct zero-gravity testing of an experimental DNA analysis instrument developed at Tech that could benefit future NASA astronauts.

Hospital roundup: Catholic facilities losing nuns’ leadership; Georgia infection rates; new VA system for Louisiana

August 22, 2011
In 1968, nuns or priests served as chief executives of 770 of the country's 796 Catholic hospitals, according to the Catholic Health Association. Today, they preside over 8 of 636 hospitals. ... The leadership shift has stirred angst in many Catholic hospitals about whether the values imparted by the nuns, ...

Patriot Data Solutions Group Selected to Assist Louisiana District Attorney Association with Pilot Project

June 12, 2011
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 14, 2010 /- Patriot Scientific Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: PTSC ) today reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Patriot Data Solutions Group (PDSG), was selected to work on a proof of capability pilot project for the Louisiana ...

Louisiana Tech researcher presents on eco-friendly nanotechnology at national conference

April 28, 2011
RUSTON, La. Dr. Yuri Lvov, professor of chemistry and T.C. Pipes endowed chair in micro and nanosystems at Louisiana Tech University, recently led a symposium at the 241st Conference of the American Chemical Society (ACS), discussing his application of a more eco-friendly and cost-effective nano-material that can be used ...

Louisiana Tech researcher presents on eco-friendly nanotechnology at national conference

April 28, 2011
(Louisiana Tech University) Dr. Yuri Lvov, professor of chemistry and T.C. Pipes endowed chair in micro and nanosystems at Louisiana Tech University, recently led a symposium at the 241st Conference of the American Chemical Society (ACS), discussing his application of a more eco-friendly and cost-effective nano-material that can be used ...

Views Of Long-Term Effects Of Oil Spill Differ Between Louisiana, Florida Residents

April 13, 2011
One year after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on the Gulf Coast, new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire shows that despite the roughly equivalent economic compensation, Louisiana and Florida residents differ in perceptions about the current and long-term effects of the largest ...

Louisiana Tech University students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

April 12, 2011
RUSTON, La. Louis Reis, a Louisiana Tech University biomedical and electrical engineering student, and Mark Wade, a recent summa cum laude graduate in electrical engineering and physics and current graduate student at Tech, have each been awarded Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF). ...

Louisiana, Florida residents differ on views of long-term effects of oil spill

April 12, 2011
DURHAM, N.H. One year after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on the Gulf Coast, new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire shows that despite the roughly equivalent economic compensation, Louisiana and Florida residents differ in perceptions about the current and long-term effects ...