When it comes to saving a child’s life from cancer, no expense is too small or too big if it can offer families more time with their son or daughter. A $100,000 gift from the Cannonball Kids’ cancer Foundation will help a Georgia Cancer Center...
Category - Research
Augusta already a cyber hub, study shows
With a fast-growing, highly-paid cyber workforce, Augusta has already become an innovation hub for cyber, according to a new study by...
Protective fluid in the knee holds clues for why osteoarthritis is more common in females
Researchers have more evidence that males and females are different, this time in the fluid that helps protect the cartilage in their...
National foundation gives $53,000 for pediatric cancer research
A $53,000 gift from the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation – an organization dedicated to raising funds for childhood cancer research –...
Cells that make blood vessels can also make tumors and enable their spread
While it’s widely held that tumors can produce blood vessels to support their growth, scientists now have evidence that cells key to...
Major research initiative explores how our bones and muscles age
Researchers are dissecting just what happens to the stem cells that make tissues which help keep us upright, with an eye on improving...
Cancer therapy shows promise for psoriasis treatment
HDAC inhibitors, already widely used to treat cancer, may be an effective therapy for psoriasis as well, scientists report. They have...
Powerful tumor suppressor injected into cancer increases destruction, decreases toxicity
Directly injecting a tumor with an agent that activates a natural, powerful tumor suppressor enhances the drug’s capacity to attack...
MCG, AU Health participate in national trial to determine best therapy for asymptomatic carotid artery disease
People potentially at risk for stroke are being recruited for a national study to determine whether intense medical management or...
Scrib protein identified as a natural suppressor of liver cancer
A protein that typically helps keep cells organized and on task becomes a tumor suppressor in the face of liver cancer, scientists say...
Researchers study use of virtual reality for rehabilitation
Researchers at Augusta University and Istituto Auxologico Italiano in Milan, Italy, are investigating the benefits of treating elderly...
Research!America CEO to present on “Changing Hearts and Minds for Science”
Mary Woolley, president and CEO of Research!America, will present a seminar titled “Your Role in Changing Hearts and Minds for...
Pain reliever may help relieve the vision damage of glaucoma
Researchers at MCG are studying a powerful pain medicine that could help relieve the vision damage of glaucoma,
Newest MCG endowed chair honors Dr. Virendra Mahesh
The newest endowed chair at the state’s public medical school honors Dr. Virendra Mahesh, a trailblazer in the study of the...
Innovative nanotechnology could revolutionize cancer treatment
Local researchers launch biotech startup to develop novel medical uses of tiny glass microspheres
Therapeutic vaccine designed to reduce recurrence of cervical cancer under study
Physician scientists want to know if a new therapeutic vaccine can prevent or reduce recurrence of cervical cancer in women at high...
Scientists work to strengthen the synergy of chemotherapy and immunotherapy against cancer
In the war on cancer, powerful chemotherapy agents are increasingly packaged with immunotherapy that primes a patient’s immune system...
Medical Minute discusses infertility treatments
In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia...
Medical Minute discusses results of cancer screening program
In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman at the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia...
Researchers awarded patent for kit to diagnose and treat an autoimmune disease
In 2011, professional tennis player Venus Williams dropped out of the U.S. Open and revealed to the world that she had been diagnosed...