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College of Nursing’s Dr. Shena Gazaway receives NINR Diversity Supplement Award

Avatar photoLaura Evans

Augusta University College of Nursing’s Dr. Shena Gazaway has been awarded a National Institute of Nursing Research Diversity Supplement Award in the amount of $315,640.

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Senescent cells may be good when it comes to a bad injury

Toni Baker

It’s called senescence, when stressed cells can no longer divide to make new cells, and it’s considered a factor in aging and in some diseases. Now scientists have some of the first evidence that at a younger age at least, senescent cells show up...

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Diabetes dramatically reduces the kidney’s ability to clean itself

Toni Baker

The kidneys often become bulky and dysfunctional in diabetes, and now scientists have found that one path to this damage dramatically reduces the kidney’s ability to clean up after itself.

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School of Computer and Cyber Sciences professor receives another National Science Foundation award

Avatar photoHaley Crain

School of Computer and Cyber Sciences professor Dr. Gagan Agrawal has been awarded another $500,000 National Science Foundation grant.

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Caldwell is E-cigarette champion for Georgia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

Toni Baker

Dr. Alice Little Caldwell, associate professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia and director of the Newborn Nursery at Augusta University Health System, is the E-cigarette champion for the Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of...

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Scientists explore the obesity paradox, cardiovascular risk of HIV

Toni Baker

The newer generation of HIV drugs have turned the once-lethal infection into a chronic condition, and cardiovascular disease has emerged as the leading cause of death in these individuals.

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Faculty grant proposals needed for education innovation

Rachel Visintainer Culling

Faculty still have a chance to apply for grants from the Education Innovation Fund through the Division of Instruction and Innovation. But the deadline approaches.

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Savage named vice chair of MCG pathology, AU Health chief of staff elect

Woman smilingJennifer Hilliard Scott

Dr. Natasha Savage, residency program director in the Department of Pathology at the Medical College of Georgia, has been named the department’s vice chair for academic affairs.

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$3 million National Eye Institute grant supports growth of vision research at MCG, AU

Woman smilingJennifer Hilliard Scott

“This growing group of scientists has always been a highly collaborative and collegial group, happy to share their expertise and equipment, but the grant enables us to formalize and expand our sharing more efficiently and effectively."

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Simple strategies help kids cope during these unprecedented times

Woman smilingJennifer Hilliard Scott

The state of the world today can seem overwhelming to most adults, much less to children. Many parents likely wonder what they can do in the midst of it all to ensure their children are coping mentally.

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Virtual tourism could offer new opportunities for travel industry, travelers

Woman smilingJennifer Hilliard Scott

A new proposal for virtual travel, using advanced mathematical techniques and combining livestream video with existing photos and videos of travel hotspots, could help revitalize an industry that has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic...

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North Carolina patient sees benefits of magnetic stimulation to cope with fecal incontinence

man smilingMiguelangelo Hernandez

“The nerves are regrowing, adapting and changing, which leads to improvement in muscle function ... we have seen quite dramatic changes in people's nerve function after this treatment," said Dr. Satish Rao.

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Listen: Medical College of Georgia students share coronavirus website and more on ‘In the Wild’ podcast

Rachel Visintainer Culling

This week on "In the Wild," Medical College of Georgia students Krishna Shah and Elena Diller join us to share about their latest project: a coronavirus resources website.

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Augusta University Policy Library update includes new, user-friendly website

Lisa Kaylor

“A comprehensive and ongoing policy process is a critical component of creating and supporting a culture of ethics and integrity, which reflects our mission and values,” said Chris Melcher, vice president and general counsel for Augusta University.

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Brain estrogen is key to brain protection when oxygen is low

Toni Baker

When the brain isn’t getting enough oxygen, estrogen produced by neurons in both males and females hyperactivates another brain cell type called astrocytes to step up their usual support and protect brain function.

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Magnetic stimulation dramatically improves fecal incontinence

Toni Baker

Painless magnetic stimulation of nerves that regulate muscles in the anus and rectum appears to improve their function and dramatically reduce episodes of fecal incontinence, a debilitating problem affecting about 10% of the population...

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Patients with recently discovered antibodies have more severe myasthenia gravis

Toni Baker

A study of 181 patients at 16 sites across the country who test negative for two antibodies long known to cause muscle-weakening myasthenia gravis, found that about 15% test positive for one of two newly discovered antibodies that also attack the...

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MCG students selected to participate in yearlong NIH research program

Woman smilingJennifer Hilliard Scott

Two students at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University are two of only 50 students nationally, and the only two from Georgia, to be selected to participate in the National Institutes of Health’s Medical Research Scholars Program.

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Winkler is new chief of cardiovascular and thoracic radiology

Woman smilingJennifer Hilliard Scott

Dr. Michael Winkler, a radiologist who specializes in advanced cardiovascular imaging, is the new chief of the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Radiology in the Department of Radiology and Imaging at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta...

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New treatment targets found for blinding retinal disease

Toni Baker

When the eye isn’t getting enough oxygen in the face of common conditions like premature birth or diabetes, it sets in motion a state of frenzied energy production that can ultimately result in blindness, and now scientists have identified new...

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