Health News from the Chronicles


Genetics researchers unveil fully functional lab-grown thymus

A major advance from researchers in the department of genetics: A team of scientists including researchers from the University of Georgia have grown a fully functional organ from scratch in a living animal for the first time. ... The researchers created a thymus, a butterfly-shaped gland and vital…

Nature article highlights UGA malaria researcher

Congratulations are in order to University of Georgia professor Vasant Muralidharan, an assistant  professor in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences department of cellular biology. His research was recently highlighted in the journal Nature.  Muralidharan, who studies the biology of…

Investigating Pneumonia

A collaborative group of researchers at the University of Georgia has received a grant to study the leading cause of pneumonia in older children and young adults.  Researchers will study Bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae with a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health…

New research tracks Amazon River microbial activity, effects on global carbon budget

New research from the University of Georgia Franklin College of Arts and Sciences  departments of microbiology and marine sciences could have a major impact on the study of microbial activity in the Amazon River, as well as the effects on the global carbon budget.. The Amazon River, the…

New nanoparticle treatment for stroke victims

Great new work from Franklin College researchers that should garner significant attention: Researchers at the University of Georgia and their collaborators have developed a new technique to enhance stroke treatment that uses magnetically controlled nanomotors to rapidly transport a clot-busting…

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