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MCG researcher develops back pain relief device to decrease prescriptions

Avatar photoKaty Hennig

“Back injuries that end up in the ER translate into approximately 25% of people getting an opioid prescription," says Amy Baxter, MD.

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Cancer Center researcher targets colon cancer with a treatment fusion

Avatar photoLindsey Morris

“This is a newer treatment approach, but the initial results have been promising,” says Shilpa Sharma, PhD.

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MCG’s Center for Digital Health saving lives across Georgia

Avatar photoStacey Eidson

“We all want the same thing in health care: accessibility, affordability and quality. Telehealth gives us the opportunity to have all three," said U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter.

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Allied Health Sciences faculty receives interprofessional innovation grant

man smilingMiguelangelo Hernandez

Afua Agyapong, PhD, conceived the idea of a baby lab, which was designed to give students early childhood observation opportunities that are often difficult to access.

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MCG scientists publish research on improving muscle, bone health in aging

man smilingMiguelangelo Hernandez

This research, which has been in development for nearly 15 years, was published in "JCI Insight" and is now in its third cycle of a program project grant.

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Could salmonella be used to treat cancer? Georgia Cancer Center researcher sees promise

Avatar photoLindsey Morris

“For many years, it has been known that certain bacteria, including salmonella, are inherently immunogenic," says Gang Zhou, PhD.

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Hyundai invests $400,000 in pediatric cancer research at Augusta University

Avatar photoDenise Parrish

“We really rely on people like Hyundai who understand the need and give hope to these kids,” says David Munn, MD.

Two male and one female doctor in lab coats sit in front of a microscope in a laboratory and smile at the camera.

MCG researchers uncover how exercise reboots vascular health in diabetes

Avatar photoHannah Litteer

“The superoxide dismutase is one of the keys to understanding the mechanism of how exercise improves our vascular health,” says Tohru Fukai, MD, PhD.

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Paceline funding critical for IMMCG student’s cancer research

Avatar photoLindsey Morris

“I want to work toward more effective ways of treating and screening cancer, specifically, in my case, melanoma," says Elayne Benson.

Dr. Bangxing Hong, a male, is standing in his research laboratory inside the Georgia Cancer Center's M. Bert Storey Research Building. Dr. Hong is speaking with Dr. Konstantina Kyritsi, a female scientist, about an experiment happening on a work bench in front of the two scientists.

Common heart medicine partners with virus to battle solid tumors

Chris Curry

During their research, Bangxing Hong, PhD, and his research team learned how cancer cells can manipulate our body’s own systems.

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AU researchers studying the way cells talk to unlock new treatments

Man's head shotSidhartha Wakade

“Instead of controlling normal processes, they can do something beneficial by triggering an immune response or maybe taking away a growing tumor," says Paul Langridge, PhD.

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What causes heart disease? AU grad students investigate with NIH award

Woman's head shotHeather Henley

Two graduate students from the Immunology Center of Georgia will use NIH awards to explore the immunological drivers behind cardiometabolic disease.

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Georgia Cancer researcher filling gap in prostate cancer treatment

Avatar photoLindsey Morris

“The treatment requires patients to carry mutations in their DNA repair genes, but more than 70% of patients do not carry these genes,” says Chunhong Yan, PhD.

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Future scientists gain experience in cancer research through summer program

Chris Curry

"I want to help find answers to the big questions about DNA as a paleoanthropologist," says Eliana Benevides, a participant in the program.

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Researcher awarded $90K grant for research on blindness in premature babies

Avatar photoDenise Parrish

“If retinopathy of prematurity is treated early, vision can be improved or saved, and we can protect the future of these infants,” says Yusra Zaidi, PhD.

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$2 million NIH grant awarded to DCG faculty for gum disease research

Avatar photoHannah Litteer

"It can help us better understand how gum disease connects with obesity and metabolic disorders,” says Ana Carolina Morandini, DDS, PhD.

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A collaboration across Georgia could lead to a way to prevent metastatic cancer

Avatar photoLindsey Morris

"Funding is crucial for this type of research to be continued and for new and better treatments to be created," says Ali Arbab, MD, PhD.

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IMMCG researchers develop tool to sharpen accuracy of personalized medicine

Woman's head shotHeather Henley

“A patient’s immune system is unique. With clearer markers, we can better understand how to tailor therapies to each person’s condition," says Mohammad Oliaeimotlagh, MD.

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Paceline helps Cancer Center researcher pursue colon cancer treatment

Avatar photoLindsey Morris

“Paceline funding has given us the ability to continue this work. I am very grateful for their support and hopeful for the future of this treatment,” says Kebin Liu, PhD.

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MCG researcher secures $8.5 million grant for cardiovascular research

Avatar photoHannah Litteer

“I have taken care of patients who had a complete blockage in a major leg artery and had no idea they had any problem," says Brian H. Annex, MD.

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