Tag: Health Sciences
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New rabies vaccine could reduce cost, risk
Researchers at the University of Georgia used a common dog disease-canine parainfluenza-to build a new…
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Athens Inclusive Recreation group seeks participants for first Beep Baseball practice
Athens’ first Beep Baseball team is looking for participants from the University of Georgia and…
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Public health researcher connects rise in obesity to generational ‘knowledge gap’
A growing generational disconnect between adults and children is putting thousands of years of cultural…
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New drug targets found for treatment of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer cells need certain enzymes to grow tumors, and an often overlooked enzyme-Pak1-is key…
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Expert in reducing obesity in people with disabilities to give 2013 Ramsey Lecture
James H. Rimmer, an expert in developing health programs to reduce obesity in people with…
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Health Sciences Campus Update – January 2013
The University of Georgia Health Sciences Campus accommodates two primary occupants: the UGA College of…
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Childhood obesity expert to speak Feb. 6 at UGA
Michael Goran, a leading researcher in the field of childhood obesity and a professor at…
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UGA awarded $1.1 million to speed detection of emerging flu strains
The words “laser beam” often conjure up images of high-powered energy weapons or concert light…
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One-third of dating teens report violence in their relationships
Nearly a third of those dating in middle and high school report abusive relationships, according…
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Malaria expert to deliver Ritter lecture at UGA
A leading researcher on Plasmodium falciparum-the causative agent of the most severe form of malaria…
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Fighting sleep: UGA discovery may lead to new treatments for deadly sleeping sickness
While its common name may make it sound almost whimsical, sleeping sickness, or African trypanosomiasis,…
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AIDS expert to speak at ‘Voices from the Vanguard’ series
Dr. José Esparza, an internationally recognized expert on HIV and AIDS, vaccine development and global…
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Patient expectations of acute bronchitis not consistent with the best evidence
New research from the University of Georgia exposes a large discrepancy in the length of…
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UGA discovery promises to improve drugs used to fight cancer, other diseases
Even when at rest, the human body is a flurry of activity. Like a microscopic…
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Expert on ambiguous loss to lead annual Marriage and Family Therapy Institute
Pauline Boss, who coined the term “ambiguous loss” and has developed guidelines for treating those…
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Parasitic worms may help treat diseases associated with obesity
On the list of undesirable medical conditions, a parasitic worm infection surely ranks fairly high.…
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Disease detective kicks off ‘Voices from the Vanguard’ lecture series
A Stanford University physician and global health expert will open the eighth annual “Global Diseases:…
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Radon exposure causes more deaths each year than drunk driving
Radon is tasteless, odorless and invisible, but the radioactive gas still kills more Americans every…
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‘Veterinary Spectrum’ gives viewers an inside look at UGA’s College of Vet Med
For those clamoring for a closer look inside the University of Georgia College of Veterinary…
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UGA research offers new targets for stroke treatments
New research from the University of Georgia identifies the mechanisms responsible for regenerating blood vessels…
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UGA researchers find algal ancestor is key to how deadly pathogens proliferate
Long ago, when life on Earth was in its infancy, a group of small single-celled…
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UGA scientists test new toxicant detection tool, links to abnormal fetal development
For more than 40 years, Bisphenol A, more commonly known as BPA, was used in…
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Social support has buffering role on poor diet behaviors, UGA study shows
Older African Americans who are dissatisfied with their lives tend to choose diets high in…
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UGA research and innovation to be highlighted at USG economic development forum
University of Georgia researchers, new technologies and programs that impact Georgia’s rural economy and create…
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