All the latest news from Emory University.http://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlhttp://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlMon, 23 Nov 2009 16:17:48 -0500Cascade ServerWhen Brenda Nease was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999, listening to music and playing the piano helped her through her treatment and recovery. Now Nease uses music to help other patients and their families at Emory Winship Cancer Institute. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/winship-volunteer-inspires-with-healing-power-of-music.htmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/winship-volunteer-inspires-with-healing-power-of-music.htmlJacques Galipeau, MD, has joined Emory University and the Winship Cancer Institute as visiting professor in hematology and medical oncology and visiting professor in Emory¿s Department of Pediatrics.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/regenerative-medicine-expert-galipeau-joins-emory.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/regenerative-medicine-expert-galipeau-joins-emory.htmlA recent $3 million award from The Zeist Foundation will help Emory University pediatricians improve outcomes for at-risk children in metro Atlanta and throughout the state over the next five years. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/award-to-strengthen-emory-outreach-to-at-risk-children.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/award-to-strengthen-emory-outreach-to-at-risk-children.htmlBassel F. El-Rayes, MD, has joined Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University as associate professor in hematology and medical oncology and director of Winship's Gastrointestinal Oncology Program. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/bassel-el-rayes-joins-winship.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/bassel-el-rayes-joins-winship.htmlJudging from the number of juices and teas advertised as containing antioxidants, consumers are aware of the dangers of oxidative stress. But what is the best way to measure it - and fight it?http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/marker-of-oxidative-stress-predicts-heart-disease-outcomes.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/marker-of-oxidative-stress-predicts-heart-disease-outcomes.htmlThe Emory University Hospital Auxiliary recently presented a check for $143,000 for the renovation of the Emory University's Hospital's 5EICU waiting rooms. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/euh-auxiliary-donates-towards-icu-waiting-room.htmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/euh-auxiliary-donates-towards-icu-waiting-room.htmlOmer Kucuk, MD, professor of hematology and medical oncology at the Emory Winship Cancer Institute, has received the Mark Bieber Academic Award from the American College of Nutrition (ACN). http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/oncologist-omar-kucuk-receives-nutritition-awards.htmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/oncologist-omar-kucuk-receives-nutritition-awards.htmlChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta has received a $30 million grant from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, including $25 million to help fund a new shared research building on the Emory campus.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/choa-received-30-million-grant-for-pediatric-research.htmlFri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/choa-received-30-million-grant-for-pediatric-research.htmlThe fifth annual Emory/Georgia Tech Predictive Health Symposium, Dec. 14-15, will highlight the integration of biology, behavior and environment aimed at maintaining health rather than treating disease.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/predictive-health-symposium-2009.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/predictive-health-symposium-2009.htmlThe American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) honored three Emory Eye Center faculty members and two associate faculty at a recent meeting.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/aao-honors-eye-center-doctors.htmlTue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/aao-honors-eye-center-doctors.htmlStudy on compliance with national recommendations that a physician screen chest pain patients within 10 minutes of their arrival to the Emergency Department (ED).http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/some-chest-pain-patients-wait.htmlTue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/some-chest-pain-patients-wait.htmlResearchers have developed an improved version of an enzyme that degrades the dense scar tissue that forms when the central nervous system is damaged.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/modified-enzyme-digests-scar-tissue.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/modified-enzyme-digests-scar-tissue.htmlTwenty-five years ago neuroscientist Donald Stein, PhD, began to suspect that women's brains differed from men's when it came to recovering from traumatic brain injuries.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/progesterone-more-than-a-sex-hormone.htmlMon, 02 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/progesterone-more-than-a-sex-hormone.htmlA group of experts will gather in Atlanta on Thursday, Nov. 5 to discuss caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/public-seminar-for-alzheimers-caregivers.htmlFri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/public-seminar-for-alzheimers-caregivers.htmlPregnant women are at particularly high risk of serious disease and death after flu infection, and healthcare providers should encourage them to be vaccinated, say a team of vaccine and public health researchers. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/vaccines-safe-in-pregnancy.htmlThu, 29 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/vaccines-safe-in-pregnancy.html