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Jennifer Hilliard ScottDr. Adviye Ergul, a vascular physiologist and a prolific stroke researcher at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has been named a Regents Professor by the University System of Georgia. Regents Professorships honor full-time...
Toni BakerThe Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University is one of a dozen sites across the nation helping build a molecular profile of six cancers that often strike early and disparately.
Dr. Xin-Yun Lu, an established investigator pursuing the potential of two fat-cell derived hormones as novel therapies for depression and PTSD, has been named professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine at the Medical...
Danielle HarrisPhysical inactivity and increased alcohol consumption are among factors that increase breast cancer risk in women, but Augusta University’s Dr. Steven Coughlin is developing a one-of-a-kind breast cancer prevention app to help women combat the...
Denise ParrishReneé McCabe, a registered nurse with more than 30 years of experience in pediatrics, is the new coordinator of Safe Kids Greater Augusta, a non-profit organization that works in partnership with Children’s Hospital of Georgia to help prevent...
There once was a girl named Joan who was about to eat dinner at home. Her face was quite glum. I hate milk, she said with a groan. At eight o’clock in walked her Dad. Drink your milk, Joan, or I will be mad. Milk keeps your bones strong and...
Kelly JasperOn Monday, the official vetting and nomination process to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court left vacant by the sudden passing of Justice Antonin Scalia began.
A single dose of adult, bone-marrow-derived stem cells may aid recovery in stroke patients if given early.
A health care advocate whose personal experiences helped shape the Patient- and Family-Centered Care movement at the Medical College of Georgia in the 1990s is returning to Augusta to lead the enterprise-wide patient experience initiative. Julie...
Twenty minutes a day on a vibrating platform reduces body fat and insulin resistance and improves muscle and bone strength.
Concerns about the safety of the LGBTQ community, financial health and intimate partner violence can have an effect on physical health among sexual minorities, according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Those...
Haley HughesA steel beam was raised in the $62.5 million expansion and renovation project that will transform the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University.
Researchers are developing a portable, painless 3-D ultrasound that can rapidly gauge whether there has been a brain injury.
Augusta, Ga. – Today, Augusta University launches a new online resource featuring an array of university and health system experts who can be relied on to provide timely, informative interviews. The new Augusta University Expert Center makes it...
In an ongoing effort to bring awareness to sexual violence, Augusta University has partnered with Fort Gordon, Augusta Technical College, and Rape Crisis and Sexual Assault Services to host events throughout April, which is Sexual Assault Awareness...
The first year of free lung cancer screening in the Augusta, Georgia area found more than double the rate seen in a previous large, national study as well as a Massachusetts-based screening for this number one cancer killer. The higher rates...
Lynn Bill has been named vice president of a new division of correctional health care at Augusta University.
Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Andrew Fire, George D. Smith Professor in Molecular and Genetic Medicine at Stanford University, is the inaugural G. Lombard Kelly Lecturer for the Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy at the Medical College of Georgia...
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...
The 2017 CSRA Heart Walk is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, March 11, at The Greeneway in North Augusta. For more information, to join a team, or make a donation, visit csraheartwalk.org AUGUSTA, Ga. – If you want a healthy heart, then aim to eat...