Scientists at Temple’s School of Medicine were awarded a five-year, $11.6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to develop new strategies to prevent, slow or reverse heart damage caused by heart attacks. “We really haven’t done anything yet to intervene to reduce the injury and enhance regeneration and repair in the area of the heart that died. That’s our goal in this project,” said Steven Houser, director of the cardiovascular research center at Temple.
Japan is considering what do with 14 Chinese activists who were arrested after landing on a disputed island. Jeffrey Kingston, a faculty member at Temple University, Japan Campus, says another issue is complicating the dispute. “(Japan's) central government has moved in to say 'You can't buy it, we want to buy it.' And meanwhile China is looking on, nonplussed, saying 'This is beside the point. This is Chinese territory,'” he said.
An annual "Executive Excess" study found that in 2011, 26 CEOs received more in compensation than their companies paid in taxes, and that four major tax loopholes contributing to excessive executive pay cost taxpayers about $14.4 billion a year. Steven Balsam, an accounting professor at Temple's Fox School of Business, said, “it’s an expense, just like any other person’s salary,” adding that it’s unlikely boards would limit executive pay even if it wasn’t tax deductible.
Contrary to popular belief, a history of yo-yo dieting doesn't affect a person's ability to lose weight in the future, a new study indicates. This latest study is "good news" for people who have repeatedly struggled with their weight, says Gary Foster, director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education at Temple. "Weight control is tough work but even a small weight loss brings big improvements in the medical and psychosocial consequences of obesity."
The Inquirer’s editorial board applauded Temple's announcement of a $100 million fund-raising drive for financial aid and noted that Temple President-Elect Neil Theobald told students and faculty last week that raising money will be his top priority. “Chairman of the Board of Trustees Patrick O'Connor said the university wants to become a rigorous participant in the national conversation to address the ever-increasing cost of higher education and the resulting student debt. Other universities should take note,” they wrote.
Connor Reilly, Temple's only dual-sport male athlete, plays both football and baseball. "I love football. Being out here on the field is phenomenal," he said. "I'd much rather be doing this right now in the fall, helping out the team. And then in the spring, if Coach Addazio allows it, I'll be on the diamond helping out the baseball team."
A recent study on keeping weight off long-term says you should avoid skipping meals, not eat out for lunch and keep a food log. "Most of the guidance consumers get is about what they should and shouldn’t eat. I would argue that most people know what to eat. What they don’t get as much help with is the 'how' and this study offers good advice," said Gary Foster, director of Temple's Center for Obesity Research and Education.
A new study finds that women who are overweight during pregnancy tend to have much heavier babies, regardless of whether they had gestational diabetes. The study shows maternal obesity alone is a risk factor for excess infant weight, said Sharon Herring, an assistant professor at Temple’s School of Medicine. "This suggests that there may be other nutrients that are crossing the placenta in overabundance leading to some changes in the physiology and metabolism of the baby," she said.
An innovative new treatment for emphysema is being tested at Temple University Hospital. Pulmonologist Gerard Criner is studying a foam intended to help those with the lung disease breathe easier. "If you could do something to lessen the air in the chest, then the lungs that remain and the breathing muscles in the chest wall work more normally," he said.
