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Home-based biofeedback therapy is effective option for tough-to-treat constipation

Toni Baker

Home-based biofeedback therapy is effective option for tough-to-treat constipation.

The next threat to election meddling? Brain Hacking

Arthur Takahashi

Could exposure to certain visuals or sounds on social media induce anxiety in people and influence their behavior?

Helping those most hurt, and neglected, by the opioid crisis

Nick Garrett

Hope House saved Amber Wilhelm's life from an opioid substance use disorder. Developed by Drs. Aaron Johnson and Lufei Young, the Augusta Area Comprehensive Offender Re-entry Program aims to help more women like Amber find their future through...

Georgia counties during the 2016 presidential election

In Georgia governor’s race, women could cast deciding vote

Nick Garrett

With record voter registration numbers in Georgia, women could cast the deciding vote in the upcoming gubernatorial election. But who will they cast it for?

Scientists work to improve recovery of your sense of taste

Toni Baker

A family of cytokines or proteins secreted by immune cells become essential to recover our sense of taste after trauma.

Pyramid-shaped brain cells provide algorithm for us to recognize, categorize food

Toni Baker

MCG scientists find a group of large, triangular-shaped neurons, in two almond-shaped structures on either side of our brain, form cliques that help us enjoy the total food experience.

Nobody understands your research? Here’s how to change that.

Arthur Takahashi

Learn how to better communicate what you do at a workshop presented by the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science.

Aggressive breast cancer cells hijack natural stress protector to thrive

Toni Baker

A member of a protein family known for protecting our cells also protects cancer cells in aggressive, metastatic breast cancer, scientists report.

Technology is a problem – and a cure – for overtourism

Arthur Takahashi

The digital transformation of one of the world’s largest industries has made tourism a double-edgd sword for some cities.

Hybrid Operating Room streamlines diagnosis, treatment of lung cancer

Chris Curry

The hybrid operating room combines three techniques into a single appointment eliminating multiple clinical visits for improved patient experience and outcomes.

LGBT community has poorer health outcomes, assessment finds

Woman smilingJennifer Hilliard Scott

MCG study published in Journal of Homosexuality shows twice the number of poor mental health days as the general population.

Small molecule plays big role in weaker bones as we age

Toni Baker

Correcting unhealthy molecular shifts as we age can result in healthier bone formation.

“Danger” molecules may increase cardiovascular risk from early life stress

Toni Baker

Searching for new ways to reduce the impact of mental stress on our physical well being.

Conditional release programs often work for criminally insane

Toni Baker

New study sheds light on reducing recidivism for those found guilty by reason of insanity.

New target could prevent progression of liver damage to cancer

Toni Baker

Problems like obesity and alcoholism appear to chronically trigger in the liver a receptor known to amplify inflammation in response to invaders like bacteria, scientists report.

A $2 million grant addresses substance use disorders in offenders preparing to re-enter community

Sara Carney

The grant will fund the Augusta Area Comprehensive Offender Re-entry Program, which partners with existing local organizations to integrate people back into their communities.

MCG resident working to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in underserved areas

Woman smilingJennifer Hilliard Scott

A third-year resident at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is working to increase colorectal screening rates in some of Georgia’s poorest and most underserved areas.

High oxidative stress hampers males’ production of powerful blood vessel dilator

Toni Baker

Higher levels of oxidative stress in males results in lower levels of a cofactor needed to make the powerful blood vessel dilator nitric oxide, researchers report.

Probiotic use is a link between brain fogginess, severe bloating

Toni Baker

Probiotic use is a link between brain fogginess, severe bloating

Inflammation inhibitor delivered directly to kidneys reverses course of destructive nephritis

Toni Baker

Investigators report a manmade antibody delivering a drug that inhibits inflammation can reverse a disease course that often leads to kidney failure.

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