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Released: 20-Jun-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Primary Care Decisions Often Made Without the Best Evidence
University of Georgia

Primary care providers may have a difficult time finding quality evidence to support their clinical decisions, according to a new study.

Released: 16-Jun-2017 1:05 PM EDT
New Guideline Aims to Reduce Infections in Total Hip & Knee Replacement Patients
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

The joint guideline between ACR and AAHKS provides eight recommendations on preoperative management of total hip and knee replacements.

13-Jun-2017 12:00 PM EDT
Wildfires Pollute Much More Than Previously Thought
Georgia Institute of Technology

Wildfires are major polluters. Their plumes are three times as dense with aerosol-forming fine particles as previously believed. For the first time, researchers have flown an orchestra of modern instruments through brutishly turbulent wildfire plumes to measure emissions in real time. They have also exposed other never before measured toxins.

Released: 14-Jun-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Robot Uses Deep Learning and Big Data to Write and Play Its Own Music
Georgia Institute of Technology

A marimba-playing robot with four arms and eight sticks is writing and playing its own compositions in a lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The pieces are generated using artificial intelligence and deep learning.

   
Released: 14-Jun-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Mind Over Muscles: How the Brain Hinders Individual Muscle Control
Georgia Institute of Technology

A new study explores common drive, the ability for your body to overcome the mind's willingness to collectively control muscles, rather than controlling them individually.

14-Jun-2017 5:00 AM EDT
Researchers Create 3-D Printed Tensegrity Objects Capable of Dramatic Shape Change
Georgia Institute of Technology

A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a way to use 3-D printers to create objects capable of expanding dramatically that could someday be used in applications ranging from space missions to biomedical devices.

Released: 13-Jun-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Say-on-Pay Laws Are Doing Their Job, UGA Study Finds
University of Georgia

When shareholders have a say on executive pay, CEO salaries decline and company valuations rise, according to a University of Georgia study.

Released: 13-Jun-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Leading Health Organizations Announce Launch of Alliance for Transparent & Affordable Prescriptions
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

Health leaders today announced the launch of the Alliance for Transparent & Affordable Prescriptions (ATAP), a coalition of provider and patient groups concerned about the practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) driving up drug costs.

Released: 12-Jun-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Student Wins Regional Data Challenge for Ocean Acidification Visualization Tool
Kennesaw State University

Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association recognizes undergraduate for computer application.

Released: 12-Jun-2017 11:05 AM EDT
'DNA Is a Bully' That Hustles Transcribers to Targets
Georgia Institute of Technology

"DNA is a bully." That's how researcher Jeffrey Skolnick sums up the dominant power of DNA motion among the forces acting upon transcription factors as they move through DNA's winding thickets to their target sites. He and Edmond Chow have programmed a very large, unique simulation that tests and corroborates the hypothesis.

Released: 8-Jun-2017 9:05 AM EDT
In Sex-Changing Fish, Male-Typical Sexual Behavior Associated with Elevated Expression of Male Sex Hormone Receptors in Muscles
Georgia State University

Sex-changing fish exhibit differences in androgen receptor (AR) expression in muscles that are highly sensitive to androgens (male sex hormones) and essential for male courtship behavior, according to a Georgia State University study.

Released: 7-Jun-2017 10:05 AM EDT
ACR Releases Updated Clinical Guideline for the Prevention & Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

The American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) updated clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis is now available online. The guideline provides recommendations on assessing fracture risk and treatment for adults and special patient populations.

Released: 3-Jun-2017 10:05 PM EDT
New Transplant Technology Could Benefit Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Georgia Institute of Technology

Combining a new hydrogel material with a protein that boosts blood vessel growth could improve the success rate for transplanting insulin-producing islet cells into persons with type 1 diabetes.

Released: 2-Jun-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Researchers Receive $7.7 Million Grant to Study West Nile and Zika Viruses
Georgia State University

A Georgia State University researcher, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Florida State University, has received a five-year, $7.7 million federal grant to study the consequences of West Nile and Zika virus infections on the human central nervous system.

Released: 1-Jun-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Georgia State Neuroscientists Rewire Brain of One Species to Have Connectivity of Another
Georgia State University

Scientists at Georgia State University have rewired the neural circuit of one species and given it the connections of another species to test a hypothesis about the evolution of neural circuits and behavior.



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