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Toni BakerVesicles, fluid-filled sacs that brain cells make to trap amyloid, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s, appear to also contribute to the disease, scientists report. Reducing the production of these vesicles, called exosomes, could help reduce the amount of...
Danielle HarrisFall sports kick off next month and Augusta University is staying ahead of the game with the opening of its Fall Sports Injury Clinic. The clinic is designed to treat all types of non-emergent, sports-related injuries. Patients will be evaluated by...
Denise ParrishAUGUSTA, Ga. – The local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Celebration, which aired from noon to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, on WAGT-TV, celebrated $1,208,137 in donations to benefit the services and programs at Children’s Hospital of Georgia, the...
Steven UhlesAUGUSTA, Ga. – The Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University will partner with the Press On Fund, Episcopal Day School and Saint Mary on the Hill Catholic School for the Sixth Annual Battle of the Hill football game. The game, held in support of...
Dr. Robin H. Schwartz recruited as first director Dr. Robin H. Schwartz, an anesthesiologist with extensive experience in operating room management and ambulatory anesthesia, is the inaugural Perioperative Surgical Home Director for the Department...
Deployment of 122 new Philips HeartStart monitor/defibrillators and AEDs is latest effort to implement standardized, system-wide approaches to technology, training and service excellence in Philips-AU Health Alliance AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 25, 2016) –...
Augusta University’s Health Sciences Campus is becoming a residential college campus with the opening of its new student housing facilities, Oak Hall and Elm Hall. Known as Jaguar Park collectively, Oak and Elm Halls combined offer more than 700...
Haley HughesAugusta University President Dr. Brooks Keel and other distinguished guests will cut the ribbon on Oak and Elm Halls, the university’s two new residence halls, on Wednesday, Aug. 24. All faculty, staff and students are invited to the ceremony, which...
Kirkland quads benefited from specialized pediatric care at CHOG, the local CMN Hospital When Julianne Kirkland, began having contractions at just 23 weeks of carrying quadruplets, one of her physicians suggested she consider reducing the pregnancy...
Following major trauma like a car crash, debris from the powerhouses of damaged cells appear to make their way to an immune system outpost in the kidneys, setting in motion events that can permanently damage or destroy the organs. The interesting...
A small piece of Minnesota history will be on display beginning Wednesday at the Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art at Augusta University – “A Story in Pictures: Studies for the St. Paul Union Depot Murals,” a highly acclaimed exhibit by Atlanta-based...
Kelly JasperThe Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has named Dr. Kevin Dellsperger, vice president and chief medical officer at AU Health System, as a Senior Examiner of the Board of Examiners for the 2016 Malcolm Baldrige...
Too much of a short gene that normally has the tall order of helping the eye continuously clear fluid and regulate intraocular pressure appears instead to have the opposite effect and contribute to the most common form of glaucoma. Scientists have...
The state of Georgia’s public medical school is strong, reports the 26th dean of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. The medical school has a recent clean bill of health from the accrediting body for the nation’s medical schools, a...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottA Medical College of Georgia alumnus and Athens, Georgia, urologist and a retired vascular surgeon and longtime medical educator were honored Friday, by Dr. Peter F. Buckley, dean of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Dr. Mark F...
Brooks A. Keel, president of Augusta University It has been a true honor to work under the leadership of University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank M. Huckaby. He is a principled leader and strong advocate for higher education in Georgia. I am...
Augusta University’s Master of Public Administration program was recently reaccredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration – a hallmark of excellence in public service education that is earned by only 63 percent...
Scientists have engineered a sort of biological barbell that can get inside cancer cells and do damage to two proteins that work independently and together to enable cancer’s survival and spread. Their therapeutic strategy includes a molecule on...
Arthur Takahashi‘The Extra Mile’ documentary on alumnus Pardon Ndhlovu’s road to Rio 2016 premieres Aug. 4 AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Augusta community is invited to meet Olympian and Augusta University alumnus Pardon Ndhlovu at the premiere of “The Extra Mile,” a...
Living on campus can be an adjustment, especially for freshmen moving away from home for the first time and their parents. Dr. Mark Allen Poisel, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Affairs at Augusta University and a change management expert...