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Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.

The next step in influenza vaccines: A broad spectrum intranasal nanoparticle influenza vaccine

Better non-invasive diagnostics and treatments for brain diseases using the science of sound

Why do people experience an uneasy feeling in response to robots that are nearly lifelike?

A true universal Ebola vaccine?

Are reusable respirators a good alternative to disposable N95 masks?

New way to detect early-stage cancer

Using DNA to delete disease

New study opens the door to flood resistant crops

Of the major food crops, only rice is currently able to survive flooding. Thanks to new research, that could soon change — good news for a world in which rains are increasing in both frequency and intensity. The research, published today in Science, studied how other crops compare to rice when submerged in water. It found

New study opens the door to flood resistant crops

The emerging field of DNA mechanotechnology

Just as the steam engine set the stage for the Industrial Revolution, and micro transistors sparked the digital age, nanoscale devices made from DNA are opening up a new era in bio-medical research and materials science. The journal Science describes the emerging uses of DNA mechanical devices in a “Perspective” article by Khalid Salaita, a professor of chemistry

The emerging field of DNA mechanotechnology

New machine learning method can predict whether an at-risk person will later develop psychosis with 93 percent accuracy

A machine-learning method discovered a hidden clue in people’s language predictive of the later emergence of psychosis — the frequent use of words associated with sound. The journal npj Schizophrenia published the findings by scientists at Emory University and Harvard University. The researchers also developed a new machine-learning method to more precisely quantify the semantic richness of

New machine learning method can predict whether an at-risk person will later develop psychosis with 93 percent accuracy

Getting your flu vaccination via a new microneedle patch

A National Institutes of Health-funded study led by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University has shown that an influenza vaccine can produce robust immune responses and be administered safely with an experimental patch of dissolving microneedles. The method is an alternative to needle-and-syringe immunization; with further development, it could eliminate

Getting your flu vaccination via a new microneedle patch

Energy-recycling stair device makes walking up and down stairs easier

Device is easier on knees and ankles than conventional stairs Researchers at Georgia Tech and Emory University have created a device that makes walking up and down stairs easier. They’ve built energy-recycling stairs that store a user’s energy during descent and return energy to the user during ascent. The spring-loaded stairs compress when someone comes down the

Energy-recycling stair device makes walking up and down stairs easier

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Are taxes racist? Author Dorothy Brown on how the tax code makes the wealth gap worse
on May 5, 2021 at 3:00 am
The disparate impact our tax code has had on white and Black Americans has never been explored in this depth because — as Brown discussed in our recent "Salon Talks" conversation, the IRS doesn't ...
Cardiovascular risk factors appear early in Black women
on May 4, 2021 at 9:00 pm
Young Black women show a high prevalence of obesity, elevated blood pressure and other lifestyle-related factors that may put them on a trajectory to develop heart disease at a young age, according to ...
What can I do in Georgia now that I am fully vaccinated?
on May 4, 2021 at 1:32 pm
Georgia experts say deciding what's safe after being vaccinated for COVID-19 may depend on each person's tolerance for taking risks.
Herd Immunity Debate Flares As Experts Warn It Will Be Tough To Achieve
on May 4, 2021 at 10:23 am
Following a report published by The New York Times about the shifting views of public health experts about the state of the pandemic, other news outlets examine what it means if the U.S. can not ...
Living, But Not Flourishing: The Pandemic-Fueled Feeling Known As 'Languishing'
on May 4, 2021 at 9:06 am
Psychologist Adam Grant calls languishing "the neglected middle child of mental health" in his recent New York Times op-ed.

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Research roundup: Recent grants and publications for Emory faculty and staff - Emory News Center
April 13, 2021
National Science Foundation awards graduate research fellowships to outstanding Emory students, recent grads - Emory News Center
April 20, 2021
Four Emory undergrads win Goldwater Scholarship for math, science research - Emory News Center
April 13, 2021
Recent Emory College graduate receives Soros Fellowship for New Americans - Emory News Center
April 13, 2021
Human antibiotic use threatens endangered wild chimpanzees | Emory University | Atlanta, GA - Emory News Center
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Scientists' discovery of blood clotting mechanism could lead to new antithrombotic drugs
on April 28, 2021 at 5:03 am
Until now, for the first time, Zhang and his colleagues from Emory University School of Medicine and the University of Nottingham have identified the specific structural element of vWF that allows ...
Scientists’ discovery of blood clotting mechanism could lead to new antithrombotic drugs
on April 28, 2021 at 1:26 am
Under normal, healthy circulatory conditions, the von Willebrand Factor (vWF) keeps to itself. The large and mysterious glycoprotein moves through ...
Every day is Earth Day to Emory researcher
on April 22, 2021 at 4:22 am
The Emory professor whose research led to the discovery of massive lead deposits in Atlanta’s westside is now sharing her passion for environmental awareness to metro schools.
Treating transplant recipients with skin cancer cream
on April 14, 2021 at 9:43 am
Researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ ... Fortunately, scientists from the Queensland Emory Drug Discovery Initiative (QEDDI), located at UQ, have recently discovered a compound that, after ...
You Won’t Remember the Pandemic the Way You Think You Will
on April 11, 2021 at 10:07 am
“Most of our memories are in the form of generalities,” says Robyn Fivush, a psychology professor at Emory University ... Within that discovery lay another: Everyday storytellers liked ...