Tag: Research
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Food deserts
Most convenience stores have a variety of chips, colorful candies and bottles of sugar-sweetened carbonated…
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Well healed
Broken bones in humans and animals are painful and often take months to heal.
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Targeted approach
The knowledge that bacteria possess adaptable immune systems that protect them from individual viruses and…
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The silent treatment
Influenza virus can rapidly evolve from one form to another, complicating the effectiveness of vaccines…
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Crystal clear
For more than a century, the use of X-rays has been a prime diagnostic tool…
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Split decision
In principle, stem cells offer scientists the opportunity to create specific cell types—such as nerve…
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Fear factor
Younger adults who generally feel anxious tend to immediately dismiss anti-smoking videos before considering the…
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Researcher continues work on melanoma treatment
A research scientist in the College of Pharmacy is continuing her work on melanoma, a…
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Less is more
UGA scientists have found that smaller, less toxic amounts of chemotherapy medicine given frequently to…
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Weathering the storm
Three new studies led by UGA weather and climate psychologist Alan Stewart suggest that people…
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Stream lined
A long-term study investigating how altering nutrient inputs to streams affects forest-dwelling organisms has yielded…
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Body of work: Prof consults as forensic anthropologist on cold cases with GBI
MariaTeresa Tersigni-Tarrant’s job is not for the faint of heart. As a forensic anthropologist, she…
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In a new light
Earth’s early atmosphere provided little shielding for ultraviolet light from space, so many prebiotic molecules,…
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Tunnel vision
Research published earlier this summer in the journal Science by a team of chemists at…
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Fishing for answers
Researchers from UGA’s Odum School of Ecology have found that certain neotropical stream ecosystems rely…
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New UGA technology makes textiles permanently germ-free
A UGA researcher has invented a new technology that inexpensively renders medical linens, paper towels…
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Foot positioning may influence ankle sprains
The position of the foot just before ground contact during running and walking may put…
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State hospitals lag in care for seriously ill
Hospitals across the nation are increasingly implementing palliative care programs to help patients manage the…
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Study reveals patterns in firefighter fatalities
While the number of fires is on the decline, firefighter deaths are not-and a new…
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Talk of the town
Students in the School of Social Work are collaborating with UGA’s Archway Partnership to help…
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Making a pathway
Chris Reisch has come full circle. Five years ago, as an undergraduate and then a…
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Faculty receive NSF grant to help improve science education for English language learners, families
UGA education researchers have received a $515,756 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop…
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Dog diagnosis
Dog owners and veterinarians have long relied on a mix of limited data and anecdotal…
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Researchers develop early detection test for gastric cancer
Early detection of cancer may eventually become as easy as taking a home pregnancy test,…
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