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Arthur TakahashiLocal researchers launch biotech startup to develop novel medical uses of tiny glass microspheres
Toni BakerPhysician scientists want to know if a new therapeutic vaccine can prevent or reduce recurrence of cervical cancer in women at high risk for its return.
In the war on cancer, powerful chemotherapy agents are increasingly packaged with immunotherapy that primes a patient’s immune system to better battle the disease. To strengthen their synergy, scientists are now focusing on immune cells that...
Brennan MeagherIn this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, discusses how “Markov Modeling,” a complex analysis process that considers a...
In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman at the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, discusses results from the first year of a free lung cancer screening program in an area...
In 2011, professional tennis player Venus Williams dropped out of the U.S. Open and revealed to the world that she had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, Sjogren’s syndrome. Researchers at Augusta University recently obtained a patent...
StaffA neuro research team at Augusta University has spent more than two decades developing the SafeTee Dome Defender ™, a golf helmet designed to protect against the three most common golf head injuries.
The Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University is one of a dozen sites across the nation helping build a molecular profile of six cancers that often strike early and disparately.
Dr. Xin-Yun Lu, an established investigator pursuing the potential of two fat-cell derived hormones as novel therapies for depression and PTSD, has been named professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine at the Medical...
Danielle HarrisPhysical inactivity and increased alcohol consumption are among factors that increase breast cancer risk in women, but Augusta University’s Dr. Steven Coughlin is developing a one-of-a-kind breast cancer prevention app to help women combat the...
In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, discusses the impact of some cancer therapies on blood pressure. The Medical Minute airs at...
A single dose of adult, bone-marrow-derived stem cells may aid recovery in stroke patients if given early.
Twenty minutes a day on a vibrating platform reduces body fat and insulin resistance and improves muscle and bone strength.
Graduate Research Day, which occurred on March 9, showcases the research accomplishments of students and postdoctoral fellows throughout The Graduate School. For more information about Graduate Research Day, visit The Graduate School.
Researchers are developing a portable, painless 3-D ultrasound that can rapidly gauge whether there has been a brain injury.
In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, discusses the particulars of how high blood pressure damages our kidneys. The Medical...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottA student from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University recently spent a day advocating for cancer funding on Capitol Hill. Bianca Islam, who is enrolled in the University System of Georgia’s MD/PhD program at MCG, was one of 15...
Denise ParrishMedia Advisory for Tuesday, March 14, 2017 WHAT: Augusta University and health system leaders will celebrate a ceremonial beam signing commemorating the M. Bert Storey Cancer Research Building. WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 14 WHERE: Georgia Cancer...
The first year of free lung cancer screening in the Augusta, Georgia area found more than double the rate seen in a previous large, national study as well as a Massachusetts-based screening for this number one cancer killer. The higher rates...
In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, discusses how high blood pressure kills cells differently in men versus women. The Medical...