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Toni BakerDr. Carlos M. Isales, has been named chief of the department’s Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
Eric JohnsonOne look at R&D, Augusta University’s research and discovery magazine, and you understand just how central research is to Augusta University’s mission.
One small molecule that helps regulate gene expression plays a big role in keeping us safe from the machinations of cancer.
A $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help determine whether a pear- or apple-shape physique is best for our brains.
Scientists at MCG say a logical and effective new treatment target for certain cancers is to block production of the chemical that initiates the call that allows tumor growth .
Jennifer Hilliard ScottNearly 200 faculty of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University have been recognized with Exemplary Teaching Awards for their contributions to students and residents at the state’s medical school. Among those honored were 32 volunteer...
Emily LaceyTitled, “Negative Effects of Calling Attention to Female Political Candidates’ Attractiveness,” Lizotte works to investigate how attractiveness effects voter evaluations.
The TEDDY study’s international research team has identified the new gene regions in young people who have already developed type 1 diabetes or who have started making antibodies against their insulin-producing cells, often a precursor state to the...
Denise ParrishThe third annual Eye Ball, a fundraiser for the James and Jean Culver Vision Discovery Institute at Augusta University, will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Ritz-Carlton at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia.
Danielle HarrisAugusta University has named Scott Thorp, the university’s chair of the Department of Art and Design, associate vice president for Interdisciplinary Research. His role became effective January 8, 2018. In this part-time position, Thorp will act as...
A Medical College of Georgia research team has emerging evidence that a little-known gene may have a big role in keeping our Paneth cells – and us – healthy and active.
Sara CarneyAUGUSTA, Ga. – Anxiety disorders are estimated to affect approximately 30 percent of people in the United States. Despite this prevalence, access to care can be a challenge. Many to seek help from their primary care provider rather than a mental...
In just months, high-doses of vitamin D has been found to reduce arterial stiffness in young, overweight or obese African-Americans.
It’s a metal we worry thieves will steal from our air conditioners or power lines, but inside our bodies too much copper can result in a much larger loss.
Chris CurryWhat started out as a fun football game at a South Carolina elementary school has brought family and friends together to support a child battling an aggressive brain cancer.
Arthur TakahashiAugusta University is launching a new degree program to teach students how to fight a cyberwar and combat terrorism through intelligence gathering and policymaking.
Scientists have shown that a medicine prescribed for severe pain can help preserve vision in a model of severe, blinding retinal degeneration. Now they want to know more about how it works.
A decade of data indicates the HPV vaccine is safe and effective long term, researchers report.
Dr. Arni S.R. Srinivasa Rao, a mathematical modeler in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, is the leading coeditor of two new volumes of the Handbook of Statistics series. Rao edited...
Patients diagnosed with the most common form of leukemia who also have high levels of an enzyme known to suppress the immune system are most likely to die early, researchers say. High levels of this enzyme, indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase, or IDO, at...