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Toni BakerDr. Xin-Yun Lu and her team have found inactive SIRT1 in the prefrontal cortex. Activating it may help turn classic symptoms of depression around, particularly in males.
When a car crash or explosion results in an optic nerve injury, eliminating an enzyme known to promote inflammation appears to aid recovery, scientists report.
A powerful immune molecule helps protect transplanted organs from rejection by putting a silencer on two other immune molecules that converge to take a direct shot at the organ...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottScientists at the Medical College of Georgia are looking at new treatment targets for the retinal damage that often accompanies diseases like diabetes, glaucoma and hypertension.
Dr. Satish S.C. Rao is helping lead a federally funded initiative that will provide the first head-to-head comparison of the benefits, side effects and costs of three Food and...
Chris CurryA free, simple screening for lung cancer can save a patient money, while building a healthy relationship for any medical needs they may have in the future.
Scientists are working to analyze the genes of hundreds of patients born with a missing or underdeveloped vagina and uterus to get a better idea about causes, improve genetic...
Emily LaceyA team of collaborators identified Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-B as an “endogenous antioxidant,” meaning an antioxidant produced within the body.
Lingering inflammation in the colon is a known risk factor for colorectal cancer, and now scientists report one way it resets the stage to enable this common and often deadly...
There’s more evidence that a high-fat diet is bad for both younger males and females, but exactly how it’s harmful may differ between the sexes, scientists report.
Dr. Jin-Xiong She recently received a fourth renewal on the TEDDY study, which is working to find out how genetics and environmental factors collide and lead to the development of...
Danielle HarrisDr. Andrew Balas' new book explores the best practices of innovative research and effective science.
Scientists at MCG are studying ways to improve cognition and reduce weight gain in patients with schizophrenia.
Scientists found that while actual salt retention isn’t higher in females, there is still an effect that drives pressure up.
For the first time, scientists have described the body’s natural mechanism for temporarily protecting the powerhouses of kidney cells when injury or disease means they aren’t...
The building’s most dramatic feature, the three-story bridge connecting the university’s dedicated cancer research space with the clinical activities at the Cancer Center’s...
Lipid that aids normal skin turnover may help psoriasis.
A small study looking at whether the drug prazosin, best known for treating high blood pressure but also used to treat PTSD-related sleep problems, can reduce suicidal thoughts...
Scientists find first evidence in humans that the innate system that enables us to flee danger may itself be dangerous to our cardiovascular health.
Enzyme arginase 1, known to help our liver get rid of ammonia, can also help repair and protect our retina.