LSU believes that Louisianans deserve access to the best care, and we are relentless in our pursuit to deliver on their urgent needs for improved health and well-being.
$39.3 million
in cancer-related research grants held by LSU
First
place awarded to LSU Health New Orleans’ Louisiana Tumor Registry every year since 2009
$100 million
estimated in economic return to the state within four years after LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center's bariatric/metabolic surgery program is established
Improving Health
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LSU is working on various new chemotherapies and cancer-fighting drugs that prevent and attack cancer without destroying healthy cells.
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LSU assistant professor Adam Melvin was recently awarded a $500,000 grant to develop better diagnostic approaches for how doctors determine treatment protocols for cancer and diabetic patients.
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LSU professor Stephania Cormier and colleagues offer new insights for an RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, vaccine development to prevent this deadly disease.
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LSU Health New Orleans and Shreveport use genomic sequencing to match the specific DNA of a patient’s tumor to the most effective chemotherapy treatment.
Improving Wellness
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The LSU College of Human Sciences & Education and the LSU AgCenter Smart Bodies program are nationally recognized, innovative programs of nutrition and physical activities integrated into Louisiana elementary schools to help prevent childhood obesity.
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The Louisiana Autism Spectrum and Related Disabilities Project, a collaboration between the LSU Health New Orleans Human Development Center and the Louisiana Department of Education, improves educational practices and outcomes for students with autism spectrum disorders.
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A group of LSU faculty and students from kinesiology and engineering are creating and researching a music-based technique to help rehabilitate arm and hand movement after a stroke.
In the Field
Assistant Professor Amanda Staiano researches how technology-mediated physical activity can help children who are most at risk for obesity and chronic disease.
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