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Released: 13-Feb-2017 10:05 AM EST
Career Educator Noma LeMoine to Speak at 28th Annual Benjamin E. Mays Lecture
Georgia State University

Noma LeMoine, chief educational officer of LeMoine and Associates Educational Consulting, will deliver the 28th annual Benjamin E. Mays Lecture on Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Georgia State University Student Center East Ballroom (55 Gilmer St. SE, Atlanta).

Released: 8-Feb-2017 12:05 PM EST
Georgia State Neuroscientist Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant to Investigate Pain Treatment for Elderly
Georgia State University

Dr. Anne Murphy, a neuroscientist of Georgia State University, has received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to investigate pain management therapies for people aged 65 or older.

Released: 19-Jan-2017 2:05 PM EST
Breast Cancer Prognosis of African-American Patients May Improve with Administration of Chemotherapy Before Surgery, Study Finds
Georgia State University

Administering chemotherapy to African-American breast cancer patients prior to surgery could improve their prognosis and survival rates from the disease, according to a new study.

Released: 17-Jan-2017 10:05 AM EST
GeoVax to Collaborate with Georgia State on Development of Hepatitis B Therapeutic Vaccine
Georgia State University

The Georgia State University Research Foundation has entered into a research collaboration agreement with GeoVax Labs, Inc., a Georgia-based biotechnology company developing human vaccines, to advance development of a therapeutic vaccine for treatment of chronic Hepatitis B infections.

Released: 3-Jan-2017 8:05 AM EST
Enzyme Could Protect Against Type of Colorectal Cancer By Suppressing Tumors, Study Finds
Georgia State University

An enzyme that plays an active role in inflammation could be a natural way to suppress tumors and ulcers in the colon that are found in colitis associated cancer (CAC), a type of colorectal cancer that is driven by chronic inflammation, according to a new study.

Released: 7-Dec-2016 12:05 PM EST
Intimate and Social Relationships Important for Older Adults in Assisted Living, Study Finds
Georgia State University

Intimate and social relationships remain important for older adults residing in assisted-living facilities, according to a recent study.

Released: 29-Nov-2016 11:05 AM EST
Georgia State Opens South Pole Solar Observatory in Antarctica
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Dr. Stuart Jefferies, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Georgia State University, will lead a multi-institutional team in opening the South Pole Solar Observatory in Antarctica and installing and operating instruments that will record high-resolution images of the Sun.

Released: 29-Nov-2016 10:05 AM EST
Amphetamine May Slow Rise of Body Temperature and Mask Fatigue to Enhance Endurance, Study Finds
Georgia State University

Amphetamine may slow down the rise of temperature in the body and mask fatigue, which could allow athletes to run significantly longer but result in potentially dangerous overheating of muscles, according to a study.

Released: 28-Nov-2016 1:05 PM EST
Many Primary Care Doctors Are Reluctant to Talk About Medical Errors, Study Finds
Georgia State University

While most primary care physicians would provide some information about a medical error, only a minority would fully disclose important information about potentially harmful medical errors to patients, a new survey shows.

Released: 23-Nov-2016 8:05 AM EST
Violence Against Children Costs South Africa $16.85 Billion Annually, Researchers Say
Georgia State University

Violence against children in South Africa cost the nation R238.58 billion (equivalent to $16.85 billion in U.S. dollars) in 2015, Save the Children South Africa revealed at a press conference today (Nov. 23).

Released: 21-Nov-2016 9:05 AM EST
Graduation Rates at Georgia State’s Perimeter CollegeRise 5 Percentage Points, Highest Increase in College History
Georgia State University

Since the consolidation of Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College last January associate degree graduation rates at Perimeter College have risen by 5 percentage points, the highest increase in the college’s history.

Released: 10-Nov-2016 8:05 AM EST
Researchers Use Fruit Flies to Understand How Body Responds to Harmful, Cold Stimuli
Georgia State University

The tiny fruit fly can help humans investigate the genetic and neural bases of detecting painful or harmful cold stimuli and offer intriguing, potential implications for human health, according to a new study.

2-Nov-2016 2:00 PM EDT
Common Food Additive Promotes Colon Cancer in Mice
Georgia State University

Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter intestinal bacteria in a manner that promotes intestinal inflammation and colorectal cancer, according to a new study.

Released: 31-Oct-2016 3:00 PM EDT
Study Reveals the Brain Regulates Social Behavior Differently in Males and Females
Georgia State University

The brain regulates social behavior differently in males and females, according to a new study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

   
Released: 31-Oct-2016 8:05 AM EDT
Building a Base of Understanding: Scholars Examine Children's Literature and Principles of Human Rights
Georgia State University

A human rights scholar has explored through research how children's literature can, and does, provide kids a source of learning ethical principles -- fairness, justice and equality -- that underlie human rights law.

Released: 26-Oct-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Elderly Chinese Immigrants Feel at Home in U.S. With Living Conditions, Independence, Study Finds
Georgia State University

Having comfortable living conditions and independence from their adult children can help elderly Chinese immigrants find a sense of home and life satisfaction in the United States, but the inability to speak fluent English makes them feel unsettled, according to a research study.

Released: 25-Oct-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Atlanta Police Department Deputy Chief NamedChief Of University Police At Georgia State
Georgia State University

Joseph P. Spillane, deputy chief of the Atlanta Police Department (APD), has been appointed chief of the Georgia State University Police Department.

Released: 13-Oct-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Improved Federal School Lunch Guidelines Lead Students to Better Health, Study Finds
Georgia State University

Federal school lunch guidelines enacted in 2012 are doing what they were designed to do: improving nutrition for school-age children and reducing childhood obesity, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.

Released: 3-Oct-2016 3:05 PM EDT
New Center for Access to Justice to Highlight Problems Within Justice System
Georgia State University

Georgia State University College of Law has established the Center for Access to Justice, a regional and national base for the study of issues relating to access to criminal and civil justice for those with limited financial means.

Released: 28-Sep-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Component of Red Wine, Grapes Can Help to Reduce Inflammation, Study Finds
Georgia State University

A component of red wine and grapes can help control inflammation induced by a bacterial pathogen that is linked to upper respiratory tract inflammatory diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and middle ear infection (otitis media), according to a study by researchers at Georgia State University.

Released: 27-Sep-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Georgia State CHARA Array Awarded $3.9 Million To Provide Telescope Access To Scientists Across the Nation
Georgia State University

Scientists at Georgia State University’s Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) have been awarded a $3.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide scientists greater access to the CHARA Array telescopes at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California.

Released: 19-Sep-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Neuroscientists Receive Grant From NIMHto Develop State-of-the-Art Genome Engineering Technologies
Georgia State University

The Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN) at Georgia State University has received a two-year, exploratory grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop transformative genome engineering research tools.



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