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Neuroscientist explores links between the brain and blood pressure Publish Date: 26-OCT-2009 04:33 PM Like the conditions she studies, Ann Schreihofer figures she is a result of genetics and choices. The MCG neuroscientist, the product of analytical parents, is dissecting the relationship between the brain and blood pressure.
Blocking protein may prevent blinding disease Publish Date: 16-SEP-2009 01:19 PM AUGUSTA, Ga. – Blocking a protein that battles infection may help thwart a common cause of vision loss in chronic diseases such as diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
The protein, interleukin-6, prompts inflammation – a healthy and sometimes lifesaving defense against invaders such as bacteria and viruses. But the protein's action "is bad in diseases like diabetes because the inflammation is chronic," says Dr. Wenbo Zhang, a senior postdoctoral fellow in the MCG Vascular Biology Center.
Dr. Clark joins Orthopaedic Surgery faculty Publish Date: 16-SEP-2009 11:34 AM Dr. Janice Clark has joined the faculty in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
New information about how fat increases blood pressure could help identify those at risk Publish Date: 01-SEP-2009 08:20 AM AUGUSTA, Ga. - Some of the first information about how fat causes hypertension have been identified by researchers who say the findings should one day help identify which obese people – and maybe some thin ones too – are at risk for hypertension and which drugs would work best for them.
AAMC official stresses strategic planning for future research funding success Publish Date: 28-AUG-2009 05:19 PM The chief science officer for the Association of American Medical Colleges told a group of top Medical College of Georgia scientists and clinicians that the near-term outlook for federal research funding is good. However, she cautioned that academic medical centers must think and act more strategically to successfully obtain future funding.
Elevated arginase levels contribute to vascular eye disease such as diabetic retinopathy Publish Date: 18-AUG-2009 08:00 AM Elevated levels of the enzyme arginase contribute to vascular eye damage and Medical College of Georgia researchers say therapies to normalize its levels could halt progression of potentially blinding diseases such as diabetic retinopathy.Their work, published in the August issue of The American Journal of Pathology, is the first to make the connection between eye disease and arginase, an enzyme known to be a player in cardiovascular disease, according to researchers at MCG and Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Exercise a vital component of chronic disease management Publish Date: 12-MAY-2009 08:19 AM AUGUSTA, Ga. – If your medicine cabinet is stocked with pills for high blood pressure, diabetes or arthritis, maybe you need one more prescription – exercise.
