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Danielle HarrisAUGUSTA, Ga. — Civil rights activist Joan Trumpauer Mulholland will be the keynote speaker for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration being held at noon on Jan. 15 in Augusta University’s Maxwell Theatre. This annual event is hosted...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Internal Revenue Service has announced the 2016 tax season kicks off Jan. 19 and Augusta University Accounting Professor Joey Styron is offering the following tips to help you maximize your refund. File your taxes sooner, rather...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — As the recipient of an $8,750 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, Augusta University will partner with colleges and universities across the state to reduce the number of motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities...
Toni BakerAUGUSTA, Ga. – Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, and scientists have found that infusing just a small dose of a cytokine, thought to help cause that failure, can instead prevent or reverse it. The cytokine IL-17A has long been...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Inside the brain, a protein called YAP, best known for its ability to help right-size our developing hearts and livers, appears to have the different but equally important task of helping control inflammation. Scientists at the...
AUGUSTA, Ga.— Last-minute holiday travel can be both expensive and stressful. However, don’t let pricey airfares and long lines in the airport turn you into a scrooge. Mark Thompson, interim dean of the James M. Hull College of Business at Augusta...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A class of drugs used increasingly to help fight cancer may have the additional benefit of protecting the kidneys when packaged with the powerful chemotherapy agent cisplatin. The nearly 40-year-old cisplatin can be a strong opponent...
Denise ParrishAUGUSTA, Ga. – Sickle cell disease was once labeled a childhood disease, but significant medical advances are allowing patients with this painful blood disorder to live well into adulthood. “Caring for a child with sickle cell disease is challenging...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Feeling overwhelmed about the holiday season? You’re not alone. “Lots of people are overwhelmed this time of year, and some even dread the holidays,” said psychologist Dr. Bernard Davidson in the Department of Psychiatry and Health...
AUGUSTA, Ga.—If you are considering giving those finicky family members in your life a gift card this holiday season, Dr. Tony Robinson, marketing professor at Augusta University, offers tips to keep in mind when buying these plastic presents. Know...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Christmas is a magical season for children. Visions long ago may have included sugarplums. Today’s children are likely dreaming of toys, toys and more toys. “Childhood is one of the most important and exciting times of life. This is...
The 15th annual Cares for Kids Radiothon, one of the largest fundraisers for the not-for-profit Children’s Hospital of Georgia, concluded at noon Saturday with a “big check presentation” marking $204,469.71 in donations and pledges received in...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Real estate developer and Augusta native Barry Storey will address the first graduating class of Augusta University during the institution’s commencement ceremony at 2:00 p.m., Dec. 12 at the James Brown Arena. Storey’s 30-year...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A novel peptide appears to enhance a natural mechanism for protecting stressed brain cells and improve cognitive function following cardiac arrest, scientists report. The brain is the body’s biggest user of oxygen and glucose, and...
Brain surgery helps Milledgeville toddler cope with rare disease AUGUSTA, Ga. – Amelia St. John was talking and toddling like any other two-year-old until a series of seizures and hospitalizations practically paralyzed her. Ami, as her parents call...
Kelly JasperMedia Advisory for Tuesday, Dec. 1 What: Free, rapid HIV testing, a panel on the history of stigma and HIV, and a luminary lighting are planned to mark World AIDS Day at Georgia Regents University. Background: World AIDS Day is traditionally held on...
AUGUSTA, Ga.— Kick off the holiday season with legendary jazz musician Wycliffe Gordon as he teams up with Georgia Regents University’s Department of Music to present the Wycliffe Gordon and Friends Holiday Concert at 7:30p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, in...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Georgia Regents University has been named an Engine of Opportunity school by the U.S. Department of Education for offering affordable education to low-income students and contributing to their mobility into the middle class. The...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – When a high-fat diet causes us to become obese, it also appears to prompt normally bustling immune cells in our brain to become sedentary and start consuming the connections between our neurons, scientists say. The good news is going...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – It’s a fairly common genetic condition that can surface as a series of dark skin spots and result in a host of maladies from tumors to premature cardiovascular disease. Medical College of Georgia researchers hope their studies of how...