Tag: Health Sciences
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Sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at UGA-Gwinnett Campus
Sections of the internationally celebrated AIDS Memorial Quilt-the 54-ton, handmade tapestry that stands as a…
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Man’s best friend: Common canine virus may lead to new vaccines for deadly human diseases
Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a virus commonly found in dogs…
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Study links improved consumer welfare to increased prescription drug advertising efforts
More people are better off thanks to the impact of an influx of direct-to-consumer advertising…
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UGA researchers to develop new diagnostic test for deadly parasitic disease
Researchers at the University of Georgia will soon begin a study designed to identify new…
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UGA researcher receives NSF CAREER award to map brain
A University of Georgia researcher who recently demonstrated a new way to map the human…
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UGA partners with Emory, Georgia Tech and CDC Foundation on malaria research center
The University of Georgia, an internationally recognized leader in tropical and emerging global diseases and…
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UGA Cooperative Extension launches Zero Weight Gain Challenge during holidays
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agents are proposing tips to help Georgians keep the pounds…
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UGA study finds anxiety linked to chest pain in children
Psychological factors can have as much-or more-impact on pediatric chest pain as physical ones, a…
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Nature study reveals loss of essential blood cell gene leads to anemia
Scientists at the University of Georgia, Harvard Medical School and the University of Utah have…
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American Pharmacists Association CEO to present 30th anniversary Kenneth L. Waters Lecture
Thomas E. Menighan, executive vice president and chief executive officer of the American Pharmacists Association,…
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Sugar boosts self-control, UGA study says
To boost self-control, gargle sugar water. According to a study co-authored by University of Georgia…
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Detecting silent killers: UGA researchers receive $4.1 million to diagnose elusive cancers
Ovarian and pancreatic cancers are among the most deadly, not because they are impossible to…
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UGA researchers discover how tiny sugars regulate stem cells
Embryonic stem cells hold great promise as a potential cell-based therapy for a myriad of…
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Joel Lee named inaugural John A. Drew Professor of Healthcare Administration
Joel M. Lee, a professor of health policy and management and director of the doctor…
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Tamiflu doesn’t offer relief promised, says UGA study
For the nearly 62 million Americans infected with influenza each year, oseltamivir, commonly called Tamiflu,…
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Growing “braaains”: New UGA seminar uses zombies to teach about infectious diseases
Ah, the humble zombie, bereft of all emotion save for an insatiable lust for human…
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UGA discovery sheds light on Alzheimer’s mystery
In 1906, when Alois Alzheimer discovered the neurodegenerative disease that would later be named for…
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Childhood obesity expert to discuss how behavioral factors influence eating
Leann L. Birch, director of the center for childhood obesity at Penn State University, will…
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UGA symposium to address global health care concerns common in the U.S., Croatia
Injury prevention, occupational health, evidence-based medicine, reproduction and fertility and violence prevention are just a…
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Face cream and facts: Consumers want more education with their cosmeceutical ads
There is no fountain of youth. But, there are plenty of cosmetic companies standing by…
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UGA to hold 10th annual ‘Dawgtoberfest: Rx for Good Health’ on Oct. 17
The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and the American Pharmacists Association will celebrate American…
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UGA researchers looking to exploit bacterial immune system for medicine and industry
Athens, Ga. – Bacteria and archaea are among the smallest forms of life on the…
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UGA researcher receives $1.5 million NIH grant to identify unknown anemias
University of Georgia microbiologist Harry Dailey has received a $1.5 million grant from the National…
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UGA researchers boost efficacy of drugs by using nanoparticles to target ‘powerhouse of cells’
Nanoparticles have shown great promise in the targeted delivery of drugs to cells, but researchers…
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