In January, I lost one of the best people in my life – my grandmother who helped raise me. From instilling in me a sense of right and wrong to teaching me how to treat others, grandmother truly shaped the person I am...
Young at Heart
When Bennett Grimm, MD, ’06, thinks back, he remembers the awful feeling of not getting into the Medical College of Georgia the first time he applied. At that point, a friend and first-year medical student suggested...
Pediatrician-in-chief
Her countenance exudes calm, but when her legs are crossed, her right foot probably is a better gauge of what is really going on with Valera Hudson, MD. The foot, typically clad in a navy athletic shoe, is in constant...
A CLEAR LOOK
Technology that enables an unprecedented, high-resolution look for all structural variants in our genes that are known to cause cancer can outperform standard tests used today for common blood cancers like leukemia...
A NEW PURPOSE FOR OLD DRUG
Clonidine is commonly used as a high blood pressure medication and for ADHD. It’s also already been studied in PTSD because clonidine works on adrenergic receptors in the brain, likely best known for their role in...
TARGETING A PROTEIN
In the tough war against glioblastoma, scientists are taking a cue from viruses on how to make the aggressive cancer more vulnerable to treatment.
