Augusta University
High doses of vitamin C under study for treating COVID-19 may benefit some populations, but investigators exploring its potential in aging say key factors in effectiveness include levels of the natural transporter needed to get the vitamin inside...
A group of tiny RNA that should attack the virus causing COVID-19 when it tries to infect the body are diminished with age and chronic health problems, a decrease that likely helps explain why older individuals and those with preexisting medical...
Augusta University Health’s Adrenal Center will celebrate its grand opening on Jan. 29. The center represents a collaboration between clinical care and research to provide multidisciplinary, comprehensive and timely care to patients with diseases of...
When Curt Thompson’s son was diagnosed with a paraganglioma, a tumor from the adrenal gland tissue, he was told that, due to the rarity of his son’s condition, the family would need to travel across the country for treatment. Thompson’s family...
Dr. Laura Carbone and Dr. Carlos Isales are the newest J. Harold Harrison, M.D., Distinguished University Chairs at the Medical College of Georgia.
Dr. Carlos M. Isales, has been named chief of the department’s Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
To ensure a dynamic future, the state’s public medical school must work to stabilize and transform its own health system and lead efforts to develop a unique statewide academic health system, that builds on its statewide campus network, to foster...
Researchers are dissecting just what happens to the stem cells that make tissues which help keep us upright, with an eye on improving our healthspan.
