All the latest news from Emory University.http://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlhttp://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlTue, 24 Jan 2012 21:08:17 -0500Cascade ServerA neuro-imaging study shows that personal values that people refuse to disavow, even when offered cash to do so, are processed differently in the brain than those values that are willingly sold. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/how-your-brain-decides-whether-to-sell-out.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/how-your-brain-decides-whether-to-sell-out.html The Research Commons in Emory University's Robert W. Woodruff Library will celebrate its grand opening with a talk by University of Richmond President Edward L. Ayers, a noted American South historian and digital scholarship pioneer who founded his university's Digital Scholarship Lab. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/digital-scholarship-pioneer-to-speak-at-research-commons-opening-.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/digital-scholarship-pioneer-to-speak-at-research-commons-opening-.html An Emory University study published in the January issue of Health Affairs assesses real-world lifestyle interventions to help delay or prevent diabetes. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/diabetes-study-shines-spotlight-on-lifestyle-interventions.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/diabetes-study-shines-spotlight-on-lifestyle-interventions.html A new study shows that deep brain stimulation is a safe and effective intervention for treatment-resistant depression in patients with either unipolar major depressive disorder or bipolar ll disorder. The study was published Online First by Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/deep-brain-stimulation-shows-promising-results-for-unipolar-and-bipolar-depression.html Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/deep-brain-stimulation-shows-promising-results-for-unipolar-and-bipolar-depression.html "The evidence keeps accumulating that a progenitor of syphilis came from the New World with Columbus' crew and rapidly evolved," says anthropologist George Armelagos. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/skeletons-point-to-columbus-voyage-for-syphilis-origins.html Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/skeletons-point-to-columbus-voyage-for-syphilis-origins.html An Emory University study shows that fifty-five percent of U.S. jails did not receive any H1N1 vaccine in the 2009-2010 pandemic and thus were excluded from the national vaccine campaign. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/h1n1-influenza-vaccine-campaign-during-pandemic-bypassed-many-u.s.-jails.html Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/h1n1-influenza-vaccine-campaign-during-pandemic-bypassed-many-u.s.-jails.html In 2011, flashes of inspiration made fundamental science at Emory seem almost easy. A hike in the woods sparked a breakthrough in number theory, while an episode of "American Idol" led to an insight about the human brain. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/top-science-stories-of-the-year.html Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/top-science-stories-of-the-year.html Kimford Meador, MD, director of the Emory Epilepsy Center and professor of neurology at the Emory School of Medicine, was recently given the Award for Clinical Science and the inaugural Fritz Dreifuss Epilepsy Fund Award by the American Epilepsy Society at their 65th annual meeting in Baltimore, Md. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/emory-neurologist-honored-with-two-prestigious-awards-by-american-epilepsy-society-.html Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/emory-neurologist-honored-with-two-prestigious-awards-by-american-epilepsy-society-.html Two studies found that common causes for stillbirth include obstetric complications and placental abnormalities, while factors that could be known at the start of pregnancy, such as previous stillbirth or pregnancy loss, also are associated with an increased risk for stillbirth. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/stillbirth-causes,-risk-factors-revealed-by-collaborative-studies.html Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/stillbirth-causes,-risk-factors-revealed-by-collaborative-studies.html Emory researchers use two-way video technology on the iPhone 4 to assess the severity of a patient's stroke symptoms. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/emory-researchers-use-iphone-4-for-remote-assessment-of-stroke--1.html Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/emory-researchers-use-iphone-4-for-remote-assessment-of-stroke--1.html Emory's Down Syndrome Center is showing what a child with an extra chromosome can do. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/full-potential-helping-down-syndrome-children-get-the-most-out-of-life.html Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/full-potential-helping-down-syndrome-children-get-the-most-out-of-life.html A public health professor, who has studied sanitation issues since the 1980s, hopes the problems caused by unsanitary sewage finally will gain some visibility with the backing of celebrity Matt Damon and Bill Gates. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/from-atlanta-to-accra-the-growing-sewage-problem.html Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/from-atlanta-to-accra-the-growing-sewage-problem.html A new book edited by Emory University religion professor Timothy P. Jackson argues not only that being loved is the most fundamental right of children, but also that society should make sure children are taught to love. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/being-loved-is-the-first-human-right-says-new-book.html Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/being-loved-is-the-first-human-right-says-new-book.html Emory researchers have turned to diallyl trisulfide, a garlic oil component, as a way to deliver the benefits of unstable hydrogen sulfide to the heart. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/garlic-oil-component-may-form-treatment-to-protect-heart.html Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/garlic-oil-component-may-form-treatment-to-protect-heart.html In recognition of the 30th anniversary of the AIDS epidemic, Action Cycling is partnering with the Emory Vaccine Center to host a 30-mile Remembrance Ride on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/world-aids-day-bike-ride-30-mile-remembrance-ride-at-emory,-dec.-1-.html Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/world-aids-day-bike-ride-30-mile-remembrance-ride-at-emory,-dec.-1-.html