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Toni BakerThe best-selling lipid in the world, often prominently featured on skin cream and shampoo labels, appears to also hold promise for Alzheimer’s treatment, scientists say. A long...
Kelly JasperAugusta University students volunteer at annual health fair AUGUSTA, Ga. – With a higher mortality rate than most other industrial jobs, farming is one of the most dangerous jobs...
Danielle HarrisU.S. Army veteran and Augusta University graduate student Cody Ward has been named a 2016 Tillman Military Scholar. In addition to Ward being one of 60 selected from over 2,000...
Producing more small fat cells and “beige” fat may reduce cardiovascular risk A high-fat diet makes your fat cells larger, inflamed and dysfunctional, putting you at increased...
Denise ParrishAugusta University’s health system has completed the rigorous standards defined by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers in order to retain level 4 status – the highest...
Pulmonary hypertension is a highly lethal disease that transforms the thin, flexible vasculature of the lungs into thick, dysfunctional blood vessels that can kill. Scientists...
A pain medicine that potently activates a receptor vital to a healthy retina appears to help preserve vision in a model of severe retinal degeneration, scientists report...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottIt took just four days to change Zach Klaassen’s life forever. As a fourth-year medical student at St. George’s University Medical School in Grenada, Klaassen was 99 percent...
A molecule that enables strong communication between our brain and muscles appears to also aid essential communication between our neurons, scientists report. On the surface of...
Nearly everyone has a headache occasionally, but if they occur repeatedly and the pain is more severe, you may need to see your doctor. “About 36 million Americans suffer from...
Lovoria B. Williams, an associate professor in Augusta University’s College of Nursing, is one of 88 nurse practitioner leaders to be inducted into the Fellows of the...
Postdoctoral fellow receives $1 million grant Gestational diabetes can put babies at a lifelong risk for cardiovascular disease, and scientists want to better understand how...
Whether ablation of the highest-risk heart arrhythmia is best handled by a robot or the hands of an electrophysiologist should be answered by an international comparison of the...
Two longtime faculty at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University have been named Regents’ Professors. Dr. Michael W. Brands, a professor in the Department of...
Cisplatin is a common, powerful chemotherapy agent used for a wide range of cancers such as breast, ovarian and lung, that in a handful of days can also permanently damage or...
Augusta University’s medical center has earned CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ re-accreditation for maintaining a strong commitment to the health of its employees and satisfying the...
Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s Disease are among the leading causes of death of American men, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With...
Steven UhlesAUGUSTA, Ga. – On Monday, June 6, Vice President Joe Biden, in an address to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, announced the public launch of the Genomic Data Commons, an...
Two residents training in radiology and radiation oncology at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and Augusta University Health have been elected to leadership...
The metabolite of a drug that is helping patients battle multiple sclerosis appears to significantly slow the onset of Parkinson’s disease, researchers say. The oral drug...