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Jennifer Hilliard ScottDr. Brian K. Stansfield, who is a 2004 MCG graduate, will lead the group through 2020 and will organize its annual meeting in New Orleans next year.
Kelly JasperA close faculty mentor and more than two years of research experiments led one Augusta University student to a breakthrough.
Toni BakerScientists report that mice whose neurons don’t make estrogen have impaired spatial reference memory as well as recognition memory and contextual fear memory.
Chris CurryIt has long been known that African Americans die at higher rates from bladder cancer than do European Americans. New research looking at differences in the way tumor cells in African American patients metabolize proteins and nutrients could be the...
Dr. 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, scientists report.
Scientists 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 Drug Administration-approved treatments already in regular use.
A 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.
StaffA research collaboration between student Savannah Gonzales and Hull College of Business' Dr. Mark Thompson finds that one of the most successful U.S. football franchises is one of the more inefficient in converting success on the field to revenue.
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 counseling and improve treatment.
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 cancer.
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 type 1 diabetes in some children.
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.
Arthur Takahashi"It’s ironic that today we talk about Christmas being too commercial,” said Dr. Ruth McClelland-Nugent, a pop culture scholar. “In the U.S., it really became popular through this commercial process. The popularization of Christmas in the United...
Scientists found that while actual salt retention isn’t higher in females, there is still an effect that drives pressure up.