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Toni BakerReceptors on the surface of our cells enable a wide variety of functions from our sense of smell to memory. Now scientists are learning more about the constant export of these...
Danielle HarrisIn honor of our country’s African-American heritage, Augusta University will host various events throughout Black History Month. This year’s theme, The Crisis in Black Education...
Denise ParrishThe next meeting of the AU Medical Center Board will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia, first floor, conference room BT-1810. The next...
Mutations in a gene that should enable memories and a sense of direction instead can result in imprecise communication between neurons that contributes to symptoms of...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottA signature event recognizing the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University’s first black students and a keynote address from a former U.S. surgeon general will commence a...
WARM SPRINGS, Ga. (Jan. 17, 2017) – Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation and Specialty Hospitals held a ribbon-cutting and open house today at its newly renovated Long-Term Acute...
Arthur TakahashiRegistration opens for Health Tech Startup Expo, co-sponsored by Augusta University, the Technology Association of Georgia and theClubhou.se AUGUSTA, Ga. – People with big ideas...
Cell powerhouses are typically long and lean, but with brain injury such as stroke or trauma, they can quickly become bloated and dysfunctional, say scientists who documented the...
Christen EngelAUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta University President Brooks A. Keel has been named to Georgia Trend’s list of “100 Most Influential Georgians.” Included in this month’s issue of the...
Kelly JasperAugusta, Ga. (Jan. 5, 2017) – AU Medical Center is one of just 19 hospitals in the United States – and the only medical center in Georgia – to be selected for a pilot program that...
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 3, 2017) – The Augusta University Rural Hospital Task Force, convened in 2016 by President Brooks A. Keel in response to the closure of more than eight of...
A more powerful version of an anti-inflammatory molecule already circulating in our blood may help protect our vision in the face of diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy resulting from...
An exhibition featuring the work of Amy Pleasant will include a mural painted by the artist on the walls of the Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art at Augusta University. The artist will...
Beverly Bella, a business operations leader with 15 years’ experience at Augusta University, has been named associate dean for finance and administration for the Medical College...
Scientists are using “gene scissors” to cut off the code of a defective gene that results in progressively weaker muscles and death in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and replace it...
Augusta University appeared in national headlines hundreds of times over 2016. Here are just a few of our top mentions for the year. 1. How Meditation Can Help Active-Duty...
Dr. David Hess has been named interim dean for Augusta University’s Medical College of Georgia and executive vice president of Medical Affairs and Integration. Both appointments...
Applications are being accepted for two pipeline programs designed to help high school and college students find their way to health professions education. The annual Igniting the...
The Literacy Center at Augusta University has been named a National Exemplary Model by the National Reading Styles Institute, one of the nation’s leading research-based...
Our hearts use fat for fuel but as with the rest of our bodies, it’s all about balance. Both too few and too many of the small lipid droplets that our heart cells burn for energy...