Four growing educational initiatives are broadening the statewide impact of Georgia’s only public medical school — proving the Medical College of Georgia is the Medical College for Georgia. Probably the most visible...
The Heart
The fist-sized heart is one of the first organs to develop and to function. The first heartbeats can start at four weeks of gestation; and the heart should be fully formed by week seven. Congenital heart defects occur...
STATE OF EMERGENCY
ADHD, anxiety, behavior problems and depression are the most diagnosed mental disorders in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between 2016-19, among children ages 3-17, 6 million were...
MICROSCOPIC PROBLEM
Disease of the microscopic blood vessels that feed the white matter of our brain is associated with worse cognitive function and memory deficits in individuals with Alzheimer’s, scientists report. “The main message of...
FROM GUT TO BRAIN
A tiny worm called the C. elegans is enabling scientists to explore the emerging theory that Parkinson’s disease starts in the gut.
BONE & MUSCLE TALK
The conversations between our bone and muscle change as we age, and both are the weaker for it, Medical College of Georgia scientists say. They are leading a five-year, $11 million initiative funded by the National...
