Medical College of Georgia News

New assistant dean sees great potential for growth at Augusta University, The Graduate School

January 31, 2023

Miguelangelo Hernandez

Elena Dent, PhD will also serve as the First Year Program Director for the Biomedical Sciences PhD Program.

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Connections between peripheral artery disease, negative social determinants of health like poverty may lead to earlier diagnosis, intervention in at-risk Blacks

January 31, 2023

Toni Baker

Physicians want to further explore the relationship between the two conditions to identify social determinants of health that may be a factor in nearly doubling the rates of PAD...

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When chronic stress activates these neurons, behavioral problems like loss of pleasure, depression result

January 24, 2023

Toni Baker

Scientists have evidence these POMC neurons become hyperactive after chronic exposure to stress, leading to things like depression. When their activity is reduced, so are...

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Optimal genome mapping offers high-resolution method to better see, then target cancer-causing gene variants

January 17, 2023

Toni Baker

This is the first study to try to standardize the way we need to investigate these structural changes in hematologic malignancies.

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Taking on the triple threat of identifying the best organ donor, the earliest signs of transplant rejection and a better way to stop it

January 10, 2023

Toni Baker

Researchers need to see the whole picture to prolong kidney survival.

MCG’s Clinical and Translational Science program helps early career faculty, clinicians bridge the gap from research lab to patient bedside

January 9, 2023

Milledge Austin

"Our goal is to help clinicians become more well-rounded by providing them the tools to better help their patients,” said Jennifer Waller, PhD, co-director of the program and...