Research Articles

Using Music Therapy to Transform Patient Care

Stress, physical limitations, emotional struggles — these are challenges that patients face every day. But what if the solution wasn’t a pill or a procedure but a melody?  That’s the idea driving Mandy Creekmore, a music therapist whose work at LSU and Our Lady of the...

How Our Lady of the Lake Health and LSU Research Is Unlocking Immune Resilience

Stress often gets a bad reputation, and for good reasons.  Chronic stress can take a toll on physical and mental health, weakening immune function and slowing recovery. But what if certain types of stress could actually make us stronger? That’s exactly what Guillaume...

Studying the Health of Student-Athletes to Improve the Health of All

How does the physical and mental health of LSU student-athletes evolve when their playing careers are over? And how could that information benefit the health of not only current and former student-athletes but the larger population as well?  Those are the questions...

Understanding Sepsis and How We’re Breaking New Ground with Treatment

You might not know what sepsis is, but its impact is incredibly deadly. One in three patients who die in a hospital bed had sepsis during their hospitalization, and it’s the leading reason why a patient is admitted to the hospital or readmitted due to complications...