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When the brain isn’t getting enough oxygen, estrogen produced by neurons in both males and females hyperactivates another brain cell type called astrocytes to step up their usual support and protect brain function.
A study of 181 patients at 16 sites across the country who test negative for two antibodies long known to cause muscle-weakening myasthenia gravis, found that about 15% test positive for one of two newly discovered antibodies that also attack the...
Cannabidiol, or CBD, may help reduce the cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation that is killing many patients with COVID-19, researchers say.
Traditional stroke treatments like clot-dissolving tPA and surgical removal of big clots in the brain are good choices as well when the stroke results from SARS-CoV-2 infection, investigators report.
Wesley and Will Hamilton have been inspired by their father's educational pursuits.
Successive bouts of compressing then relaxing a limb with a blood pressure-like cuff to prepare the brain to better weather the lack of oxygen that occurs in stroke is one of six approaches being evaluated in the first national, head-on comparison...
From developing some of the first oral contraceptives to pioneering telemedicine technologies for faster stroke intervention, doctors at Augusta University and its historic Medical College of Georgia have long been recognized as leaders in...
Faculty at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University were recognized with Exemplary Teaching Awards for their contributions to students and residents at the state’s public medical school.
The stroke specialist and nationally recognized expert in telestroke care began his new job Jan. 1.
Governor Nathan Deal recently appointed John Morgan, interim chair for the Department of Neurology, to the Georgia Alzheimer's & Related Dementias State Plan Advisory Council.
AU Health's Movement Disorders Clinic earns five more years as a Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence.
“If you look at headache as a disease, more than 10 percent of the world's population suffers from chronic, recurrent, disabling headaches,” said Dr. Ned Pruitt.
Learn about the latest research in the fight to cure neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Parkinson ’s during Augusta University’s 2nd Annual Brain Health Symposium.
Find out who won the May is for Miracles Contest.
Augusta University Medical Center recently passed a rigorous survey by the Joint Commission during a site visit, maintaining its accreditation as the region's only Comprehensive Stroke Center.
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Intermittent electrical stimulation of an area deep inside the brain that degenerates in Alzheimer’s appears to improve working memory, scientists report. Conversely, continuous deep brain stimulation, like the type used for...
Thousands of other Georgians are reaping the benefits of telemedicine, a phenomenon that brings doctors and patients together in real time via a computer screen, according to a new article in Georgia Trend that featured Augusta University...
Dr. David C. Hess, the new dean of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University talked with a writer for Metro Atlanta CEO recently about his first 100 days. Hess shared his excitement about leading Georgia’s only public medical school and...
People potentially at risk for stroke are being recruited for a national study to determine whether intense medical management or interventions like surgery or stenting are best at reducing their risk. CREST-2, or the Carotid Revascularization and...
Dr. David C. Hess, stroke specialist, honored educator, biotech entrepreneur, and longtime leader at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has been named dean of Georgia’s public medical school and executive vice president for...
