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November

Study Maps How City Neighborhoods Affect Diabetes Risk

November 25, 2014
A new Drexel study published this month in the journal Advances in Preventive Medicine adds new insight into the role of the physical and social environment on the risk of diabetes, zip code by zip code throughout Philadelphia.
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Study Maps How City Neighborhoods Affect Diabetes Risk

November 25, 2014

As the linked epidemics of obesity and diabetes continue to escalate, a staggering one in five U.S. adults is projected to have diabetes by 2050.

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New Drug Class Causes Malaria to Burst

November 25, 2014

An international research team led by Akhil B. Vaidya, PhD, professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology and director of the Center for Molecular Parasitology at Drexel University College of Medicine, has discovered a new class of drug compounds that could lead to potent new treatments in the battle against malaria. The results from preclinical studies are set for online publication in the November 25 edition of Nature Communications. The compounds affect the malaria parasites' ability to maintain adequate levels of sodium within their cells, leading to excessive water intake, which causes the parasites to burst.

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Honors for Two from College of Medicine During National Distance Learning Week

November 07, 2014

Sandra Urdaneta-Hartmann, MD, PhD, and Krys Adkins, both of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, were honored during National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) for their accomplishments and dedication to online learning. Drexel University Online hosted its eighth annual awards ceremony celebrating exceptional leaders, faculty and staff at a November 11, 2014 event held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

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November

Study Maps How City Neighborhoods Affect Diabetes Risk

Study Maps How City Neighborhoods Affect Diabetes Risk

New Drug Class Causes Malaria to Burst

Honors for Two from College of Medicine During National Distance Learning Week