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Surprising culprit worsens stroke, TBI damage

Toni Baker

Up to 90% of patients with these brain injuries experience collateral damage to brain tissue adjacent to the site of the injury hours and sometimes even days later, worsening damage and potential recovery prospects.

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Peptide delivered by nasal spray can reduce seizure activity, protect neurons in Alzheimer’s, epilepsy

Toni Baker

The A1R-CT peptide the scientists developed can be administered through a nasal spray.

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New study shows child marriage could cause long-term hypertension

Avatar photoKevin Faigle

“We need to start thinking about the long-term implications for adult women married as children and to increase awareness of the chronic issues that can arise, if left unaddressed."

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Making veins stronger so heart bypass grafts, dialysis access work better

Toni Baker

A $400,000 Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association will support work to make the middle layer of veins more like the thicker middle of arteries, which are built to handle the pressure of the heart pumping blood. into them...

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Fatigue, headache among top lingering symptoms months after COVID

Toni Baker

The results support the growing evidence that there are chronic neuropsychiatric symptoms following COVID-19 infections.

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Microscopic blood vessel disease in the brain’s white matter associated with worse cognition in Alzheimer’s

Toni Baker

Recent findings of MCG scientists and others suggest that some people with Alzheimer’s who have brain changes widely associated with the condition may not develop dementia without underlying vascular dysfunction.

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Watch: Augusta University psychiatrist shares insight on back to school

man with glasses standing in front of blue backgroundMilledge Austin

“Adults looking after children really need to pay attention to their child, seeing where they've got strengths and trying to channel their activities and interest into those places where a child sees themselves as successful,” said Dr. Dale Peeples.

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Augusta University expert talks importance of BIPOC Mental Health Month

man with glasses standing in front of blue backgroundMilledge Austin

“BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month is an opportunity for us to raise awareness while also encouraging people to advocate and take action with regard to the mental health detriments experienced by people of color as a result of individual systemic...

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Augusta University bioethics faculty examines barriers of stigma in new book on substance use disorders

man with glasses standing in front of blue backgroundMilledge Austin

“A number of conditions are really undermined by being stigmatized, including diet, obesity and substance use disorders,” said Laura Williamson, PhD.

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Faculty experts study international impact of epidemiological intelligence fusion centers

Avatar photoStacey Eidson

Public health and intelligence experts at Augusta University partnered to write a new publication on health security and COVID-19 in the Dominican Republic.

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New collaboration teaches empathy via virtual reality

Avatar photoKevin Faigle

A new collaboration between the College of Nursing and the Center for Instructional Innovation is helping students learn end-of-life care in a safe, controlled environment.

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Wilcox recognized for work to help marginalized groups access higher education

man with glasses standing in front of blue backgroundMilledge Austin

“I love teaching, and all of my classes are opportunities for me to emphasize how to bring an anti-racist lens to psychotherapy,” Dr. Melanie Wilcox said.

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Mother’s immune cells appear to exacerbate complications of preeclampsia

Toni Baker

MCG scientist wants to find a better way to intervene in the syndrome that can have lifelong consequences for mother and child.

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Up in smoke? Vaping on the edge of banishment

man with glasses standing in front of blue backgroundMilledge Austin

"Scientists do not fully understand the long-term health effects of electronic cigarettes, yet science indicates that they are not a safe alternative to smoking," said Dr. Zubair Karim, assistant professor at Augusta University.

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Public health faculty’s study ranked among top 20 advances in autism services research

Paige Boeke

A study finds that among autistic adults, disparities in dual eligibility for Medicaid and Medicare across race and ethnicity contribute to disparities in access to services.

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Putting the brakes on a bacterium that is a major cause of GI distress

Toni Baker

The bacterium is seen in more than 140 million cases worldwide and causes more than 30,000 deaths each year.

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Cyber, social sciences faculty collaborate to study social media attacks with $500K grant

Avatar photoKevin Faigle

“This has the potential to help create better discourse, dialogue, national security measures and policy options cross-nationally and cross-culturally.”

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New study shows omicron variant of COVID-19 hit rural America harder

man with glasses standing in front of blue backgroundMilledge Austin

“This new national study, looking back at the delta and omicron variants of COVID-19, demonstrates the power and utility of geospatial and data visualization analysis,” said Dr. Neil J. MacKinnon.

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Age 40 is when busy Americans get the least sleep

Toni Baker

A graph of how long Americans sleep forms a U-shaped pattern across our lives.

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Augusta University welcomes world-renowned researchers to Medical College of Georgia

Avatar photoStacey Eidson

Renowned immunologists and vascular biologists Drs. Lynn Hedrick and Klaus Ley from the prestigious La Jolla Institute for Immunology in California will begin their new roles as co-directors of the new Center for Immunology at Augusta University in...

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