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Discovery Health & Medicine Learning News Releases

Allied Health Sciences faculty receives interprofessional innovation grant

Miguelangelo Hernandez

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

Miguelangelo Hernandez

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Could salmonella be used to treat cancer? AU researcher sees promise

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

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Discovery Health & Medicine News Releases

MCG researchers uncover how exercise reboots vascular health in diabetes

August 21, 2025

“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

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

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AU researchers studying the way cells talk to unlock new treatments

Sidhartha Wakade

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

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Georgia Cancer researcher filling gap in prostate cancer treatment

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Future scientists gain experience in cancer research through summer program

Chris Curry

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

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