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In recognition of Diabetes Awareness Month in November, Augusta University Medical Center’s diabetes nurse champions are hosting a free Diabetes Health Fair.
In the face of diabetes, a common condition in which glucose and levels of destructive inflammation soar, whole body vibration appears to improve how well our body uses glucose as an energy source and adjust our microbiome and immune cells to deter...
Patients with two or more chronic medical issues who require more than 20 minutes of time coordinating their care every month are eligible for the new services.
MCG scientists have discovered the chronic activation of the Adora2a receptor is one way obesity and insulin resistance break down one of the the brain's protections against memory loss and confusion.
Scientists at the Medical College of Georgia are looking at new treatment targets for the retinal damage that often accompanies diseases like diabetes, glaucoma and hypertension.
Ask your health related questions and get informed about diabetes at the annual Diabetes Fair.
From allergies to sickle cell anemia to diabetes, research at Augusta University is paving the way for kids to lead healthier lives.
The high estrogen levels that typically afford younger women protection from cardiovascular disease appear to instead multiply their risk if they have type 1 diabetes, researchers say.
When you have diabetes then get an acute kidney injury there is a multiplier effect that can worsen your prognosis and destroy your kidneys. Now, scientists think they know why.
Researchers think the prevention of inflammation will help prevent or delay diabetic kidney disease and probably other consequences of type 1 diabetes.
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.
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...
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.
During the season of giving, the Children's Hospital of Georgia is receiving significant gift donations from a local Kiwanis club and Resolute Forest Products.
In recognition of Diabetes Awareness Month in November, Augusta University Medical Center's diabetes nurse champions are holding a free Diabetes Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, in the lobby of the Children's Hospital of Georgia.
A key enzyme that helps our proteins fold and function properly may also be a good therapeutic target to improve blood vessel health in diseases like diabetes and atherosclerosis, scientists say. The enzyme is protein disulfide isomerase, or PDI...
In oxygen-compromising conditions like diabetes, the body grows new blood vessels to help, but the result is often leaky, dysfunctional vessels that make bad matters worse. Now scientists have identified a new target for reducing that dysfunctional...
Dr. Richard A. McIndoe, bioinformatics expert and associate director of the Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has received a $12.8 million grant to continue to lead a national...
Not only is Reagan Rhodes a local celebrity for Children’s Hospital of Georgia through her miracle story, but she recently earned the national spotlight by being crowned USA National Princess. Reagan, age 9, has brains, beauty, and a chronic...
A protein that typically helps keep cells organized and on task becomes a tumor suppressor in the face of liver cancer, scientists say. The protein Scrib, which is emerging as both a tumor suppressor and oncogene depending on the cancer type...
