by Courtney Bryan | Jun 13, 2018 | grid, home, News, tab3
2017 • CMIT provided a $16,000 pilot grant for a University of Louisiana at Monroe researcher. The funded proposal is entitled “Extra-virgin olive oil ameliorates blood brain barrier function and reduces microglial activation: a pilot study” by PI Amal Kaddoumi,...
by Courtney Bryan | Jun 13, 2018 | News, tab3
CMIT has signed a six-year contract with Eli Lilly/ AVID to produce a PET radiopharmaceutical for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. The compound, F-18 labeled AV-1451, targets the brain’s tau protein that is one of the leading culprits in several...
by Courtney Bryan | Jun 13, 2018 | grid, home, News, tab3
Eight Caddo Parish High School students who graduated from the Science and Medicine Academic Research Training (SMART) program were honored at a special luncheon. The SMART program matches high school seniors with LSUHSCS researchers. The students spend a year working...
by Courtney Bryan | Jun 13, 2018 | grid, home, News, tab3
Juan Zuniga, age 25, is a walking testament to the quality of care at University Health Shreveport. Zuniga was shot during a robbery outside of his family’s restaurant in July 2017. He was rushed to the hospital’s trauma center, where LSU Health Shreveport doctors...
by Courtney Bryan | Jun 13, 2018 | grid, home, News, tab3
BRF took on its largest endeavor and business unit over five years ago with a goal to provide uninterrupted safety net healthcare service to North Louisiana and support to LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport (LSUHSCS) as its clinical partner. Our secondary goal was...
by Courtney Bryan | May 14, 2018 | grid, home, News, tab3
A message from Rep. Cedric B. Glover of Shreveport: Despite the challenge of the looming fiscal cliff, there is still something special going on during the current regular Legislative Session in Baton Rouge, especially for north Louisiana. For the first time ever, the...
