Research

September 2014

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Sep. 10, 2014

Researchers identify new target for treating heart failure

As a heart fails, losing the ability to squeeze blood through the circulatory system, the body […]

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Sep. 4, 2014

Impact of Gulf Oil Spill broader than predicted

The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill has had a broader impact on coral communities in the […]

August 2014

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Aug. 28, 2014

Researchers unearth earliest evidence of plate tectonics

Rock unearthed from a mountain belt in northeastern South Africa has shown the earliest known […]

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Aug. 14, 2014

Study shows that pain and itch may be signs of skin cancer

Asking patients if a suspicious skin lesion is painful or itchy may help doctors decide whether the […]

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Aug. 5, 2014

Temple offers promising new drugs for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Two new investigational drugs in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a […]

July 2014

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Jul. 31, 2014

Temple center to focus on energy applications

Temple’s College of Science and Technology will be the new home of an Energy Frontier Research […]

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Jul. 22, 2014

Temple University researchers successfully eliminate the HIV virus from cultured human cells for the first time

The HIV-1 virus has proved to be tenacious, inserting its genome permanently into its victims' DNA, […]

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Jul. 17, 2014

Study to investigate whether ibuprofen can reverse the effects of emphysema

With an estimated 3.1 million Americans diagnosed with emphysema, Temple University Hospital (TUH) […]

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Jul. 10, 2014

Researchers to study racial disparities in head and neck cancers

Head and neck cancers account for only three percent of all cancers in the United States, but […]

June 2014

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Jun. 25, 2014

Geologist helps find and protect endangered sea turtle nest

While at a state park off of the Gulf Coast of Florida to study the development of the shoreline, […]

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Jun. 18, 2014

NIH grant to explore new possibilities in heart failure treatment

Nearly 6 million Americans suffer from heart failure, but a lack of innovative treatments gives […]

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Jun. 11, 2014

Temple launches national network to evaluate fatherhood programs

Twenty-one percent of U.S. children live in single-mother households, but nonresident fathers can […]