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StaffCONTACT: Kelly Jasper, 706-513-0719, kjasper@augusta.edu Augusta, Ga. (Feb. 14, 2017) – New administrative appointments will enhance legal and compliance functions at Augusta University. Effective February 15, 2017, Christopher J. Melcher will serve...
Toni BakerConstant infusion of a drug now used intermittently to “rescue” patients with Parkinson’s from bouts of immobility may also help avoid these debilitating symptoms and smooth out their movement throughout the day, physician-scientists say. “As...
It’s been known for decades that a bacterial infection can raise your blood pressure short term, but now scientists are putting together the pieces of how our own dying cells can fuel chronically high, destructive pressure. Quite literally billions...
Arthur TakahashiResearchers at the Clinical and Digital Health Sciences Department at Augusta University, in collaboration with theClubhou.se, received a prestigious grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to bring innovation to public health. AUGUSTA, Ga. –...
Immune receptor that’s typically activated by bacteria is a major contributor to bladder dysfunction
Bladder dysfunction is a reality for about half of patients with diabetes and now scientists have evidence that an immune system receptor that’s more typically activated by bacteria is a major contributor. In the face of diabetes, scientists have...
Danielle HarrisResearch to address the needs of autistic adults remains relatively unchartered territory, but Augusta University Occupational Therapist Teal Benevides hopes to shed light on this population’s critical needs in her latest project “Priority Setting...
Augusta University will host two career expos in February – one aimed at those looking for a job in education and the other at those looking for general employment. The K-12 Educator Expo, for those interested in meeting administrators and...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottAn innovator in the use of ultrasound in medical education and treatment and a physician/scientist whose long-term work has helped develop a new line of cancer drugs are two of only four recipients for Georgia Bio’s 2017 Innovation Awards. The...
Dr. Sandra B. Sexson, chief of the Section of Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatry and director of training in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has received a top educator award from the...
Dr. Kelli Braun, associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has been named associate dean of admissions for the medical school. Braun, a 2004 MCG graduate, had been...
Students and alumni of Augusta University will show off their Jaguar spirit during the institution’s annual homecoming week, Feb. 13-18. The week-long celebration includes several on-and off-campus activities such as dining out in Downtown Augusta...
Meal kit delivery services are becoming increasingly popular as it offers the convenience of having groceries delivered to your home. However, with so many meal delivery providers on the market, Nicole Moore, a registered dietitian with the Augusta...
Receptors 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 receptors from inside the cell where they are made, to the cell surface...
In 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, speaks of the role of education in the history of African Americans...
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 AU Health System Board Meeting will be held from 1 to 3 p.m...
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 schizophrenia, scientists report. They found that dramatically reducing the amount...
A 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 yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of...
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 Care Hospital, marking the completion of the first phase of $25.8...
Registration 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 in health technology who want to start their own business can learn the...
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 phenomena in real time for the first time in a living brain. The...