Ricin is a highly lethal toxin derived from the seeds of the castor oil plant

While the latest survey shows promising trends, researcher says there’s still much work to be done to reduce the blood lead levels of children in New Orleans and across the country

Stress contributes to a state of anxiety by prompting the production of a natural cannabinoid that disrupts the regulation of the amygdala, the emotional center of the brain, according to the study

Tulane University chemistry professor Igor Rubtsov and a team of graduate students can lay claim to inventing an important new scientific instrument — the world’s first fully automated dual-frequency, two-dimensional infrared spectrometer.

The same menace that spreads malaria — the mosquito bite — could help wipe out the deadly disease, according to researchers working on a new vaccine at Tulane University.