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PREMED Magazine

We've written previously about PreMed magazine, a student organization designed to help pre-medical students at UGA achieve success in the medical field. It's a truly outstanding effort by students in the Franklin College and elsewhere on campus who already have a great deal on their plates.…
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NIH grant helps fund new map of human brain

 

New Imaging capabilities reported in study from cell biologists

Polycystic kidney disease is one of the most common life-threatening genetic diseases, affecting an estimated 12.5 million people worldwide, and but one of multiple conditions researchers have connected to defective cilia. UGA researchers recenty published a study describing how cilia are…

Groundwork for better dementia diagnosis

UGA psychology research may lead to earlier, better diagnosis of dementia, Alzheimer’s By JESSICA LUTON jluton@uga.edu New research from UGA’s department of psychology may one day lead to a better biomarker for earlier detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the leading predictor of dementia…

New research on better dementia diagnosis

Compelling new findings out of the department of psychology Bioimaging Research Center: According to recently published research from the University of Georgia's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences department of psychology, scientists may be one step closer to a better biomarker for earlier…