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MCG scientists hope non-invasive and better tests that measure a gene variant commonly found in bladder cancer could help improve patient outcomes.
Dr. Arni Rao is leading coeditor of the two new reference books devoted to a particular topic in statistics and addressed to those who use statistical methodology in their work.
Pioneers in the fields of big data analytics will speak at a workshop at the Georgia Cyber Center.
Scientists find first evidence in humans that the innate system that enables us to flee danger may itself be dangerous to our cardiovascular health.
Searching for new ways to reduce the impact of mental stress on our physical well being.
The high estrogen levels that typically afford younger women protection from cardiovascular disease appear to instead multiply their risk if they have type 1 diabetes, researchers say.
A single high-fat milkshake can quickly transform our healthy red blood cells into small, spiky cells that wreak havoc inside our blood vessels.
The TEDDY study’s international research team has identified the new gene regions in young people who have already developed type 1 diabetes or who have started making antibodies against their insulin-producing cells, often a precursor state to the...
In just months, high-doses of vitamin D has been found to reduce arterial stiffness in young, overweight or obese African-Americans.
In order to better understand the fight against HIV/AIDS and its various costs, WalletHub asked a series of questions to a panel of experts.
A study of otherwise healthy adolescents showed that those who consumed the least vitamin K1– found in spinach, cabbage, iceberg lettuce and olive oil – were at 3.3 times greater risk for an unhealthy enlargement of the major pumping chamber of...
To ensure a dynamic future, the state’s public medical school must work to stabilize and transform its own health system and lead efforts to develop a unique statewide academic health system, that builds on its statewide campus network, to foster...
A study in Helsinki, Finland looked at whether a new type of lozenge can help people stop smoking. It contains the amino acid L-cysteine. It is designed to eliminate a compound in cigarettes that helps a smoker develop an addiction to nicotine...
Every summer, students at Augusta University offer free personalized and preventative health screenings, education and services to farmworkers in rural South Carolina. In 12 years, they’ve provided more than 3,000 screenings. It’s part of a long...
A new Department of Population Health Sciences has been established at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University to strengthen the public medical school’s impact on the health of Georgia. The new department initially combines the MCG...
It’s been used to study automobile cruise control systems and population growth of certain animal species, and now researchers think Markov modeling could one day help a woman and her physician better peruse infertility treatment options. Markov...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A study of patients from across the nation with myasthenia gravis is helping determine the incidence of two new antibodies believed to cause the disease, and whether these patients need different treatment strategies. Researchers are...
