Tag: Research
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Change for the better
Embryonic stem cells hold great promise as a potential cell-based therapy for myriad serious diseases,…
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Study reveals loss of blood gene leads to anemia
Scientists at UGA, Harvard Medical School and the University of Utah have discovered a new…
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‘Reverse engineering’
Despite urgent need and tremendous scientific effort, researchers have yet to discover a vaccine…
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Study determines amortized cost is good policy
In a paper the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released Nov. 1, accounting professor Dennis Beresford…
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Benefits analysis
For the nearly 62 million Americans infected with influenza each year, oseltamivir, commonly called Tamiflu,…
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Participants needed for study on exercise habits
People trying to lose weight through increasing exercise in their daily routines often drop…
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Protect and defend
In 1906, when Alois Alzheimer discovered the neurodegenerative disease that would later be named for…
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Inside tract
New research is revealing surprising connections between animal microbiomes—the communities of microbes that live inside…
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Study: Recession drives down national park visits
A national recession doesn’t just affect Americans’ wallets. It also impacts their travel to national…
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Face value
There is no fountain of youth. But, there are plenty of cosmetic companies standing by…
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State’s food hubs connect farmers, local markets
A recent survey of state food hubs found that Georgia—through small groups of farmers—provides the…
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Ecologists to study Sun Belt water sustainability
Researchers in the Odum School of Ecology will work with colleagues from universities across the…
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The best defense
Bacteria and archaea are among the smallest forms of life on the planet, but don’t…
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Special delivery
Nanoparticles have shown great promise in the targeted delivery of drugs to cells, but researchers…
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New model combines ecological, immunological data to explain puzzling Lyme disease patterns
In the U.S., most human cases of tick-borne Lyme disease occur in the Northeast—with a…
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Researcher receives NIH grant to identify unknown anemias
Microbiologist Harry Dailey has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health…
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Age-old questions
The study of an oxygen-sensing bacterial regulatory protein by chemistry researchers at UGA has provided…
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Study: Facebook a good place to teach food safety
New UGA research published in the August issue of the Journal of Food Protection found…
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DOD grant funds research into cleanup of contaminated soil
Perfluorinated chemicals, commonly known as PFCs, keep eggs from sticking to frying pans, protect furniture…
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Researchers combine remote sensing technologies for detailed and accurate look at beach area
Shifting sands and tides make it difficult to measure accurately the amount of beach that’s…
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When the dust settles
A study published in the journal Nature is challenging scientists’ understanding of planet formation, suggesting…
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Study: Local religions affect mutual fund decisions
New research from UGA and Southern Methodist University, published in Management Science, shows that the…
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Data crunch
As the world’s data usage increases, so do problems of how to manage large quantities…
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New consulting group can help scientists with research projects
The massive amounts of information churned out by new data sequencing technologies are a mixed…
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