Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS) is spearheading dsability employment awareness initiatives in partnership with leading organizations.

In an effort to provide individuals with developmental delays and cognitive differences with greater opportunities in the workforce, FMOLHS has created strategic partnerships with the following organizations: Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) Program for Successful Employment, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL) Life Program, ARCO Customized Employment, and GB Cooley Life Services.

Scientists at LSU Health New Orleans’ Neuroscience Center of Excellence, led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd professor and director, have identified a new mechanism that regulates a protein key for cell survival. It appears to protect against the excessive oxidative stress that precedes the development of neurodegenerative diseases of the brain and eye. Results are published in the Nature journal, Cell Death & Disease.