http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from University of Georgia Age has little to do with how patients should be treated after suffering a stroke, according to new research from the University of Georgia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-patients-similarly-after-stroke-age-difference.html Cardiology Fri, 17 May 2013 08:36:36 EST news287998384 "Eat your veggies" has been an admonition of parents through the ages, but newly published brain research from the University of Georgia provides one of the best reasons why. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-pigment-eye-key-obesity-vision.html Health Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:10:01 EST news286180857 (Medical Xpress)—Flu is unpredictable. Influenza viruses are constantly changing—from one season to the next or even within the course of a flu season—making vaccine development difficult. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-universal-flu-vaccine-technology-consumers.html Medical research Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:32:30 EST news284189531 Students who date in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use than their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-dating-middle-school-higher-dropout.html Health Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:22:00 EST news282568914 (Medical Xpress)—A fear of going hungry may be leading many older Georgians to skip medications and cancel doctors' appointments as they juggle limited incomes with prescription costs and out-of-pocket copayments required by Medicare, according to two new studies by University of Georgia researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-strong-links-food-insecurity-health.html Health Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:00:10 EST news281690670 New research from the University of Georgia has identified the neural pathways in an insect brain tied to eating for pleasure, a discovery that sheds light on mirror impulsive eating pathways in the human brain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-brain-pathway-triggering-impulsive.html Medical research Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:36:33 EST news281277384 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Georgia used a common dog disease-canine parainfluenza-to build a new vaccine to protect humans and animals from the rabies virus. Developers hope the new treatment will reduce costs and increase accessibility to a vaccine for a disease that currently kills 55,000 people a year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-rabies-vaccine.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:31:17 EST news280657867 A growing generational disconnect between adults and children is putting thousands of years of cultural tradition and culinary knowledge in southern Arizona in jeopardy, according to a recent study by a researcher in the University of Georgia College of Public Health. The impact of this "knowledge gap" could help to explain the rise of childhood obesity, Type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Native American and Mexican-American populations in Arizona. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-health-obesity-knowledge-gap.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:23:37 EST news279267792 (Medical Xpress)—Nearly a third of those dating in middle and high school report abusive relationships, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The dating violence, which the researchers first measured in sixth grade, is a cycle that increases over time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-one-third-dating-teens-violence-relationships.html Health Mon, 21 Jan 2013 07:21:53 EST news277975306 While its common name may make it sound almost whimsical, sleeping sickness, or African trypanosomiasis, is in reality a potentially fatal parasitic infection that has ravaged populations in sub-Saharan Africa for decades, and it continues to infect thousands of people every year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-discovery-treatments-deadly-sickness.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:10:59 EST news277650652 New research from the University of Georgia exposes a large discrepancy in the length of time patients expect an acute cough illness, also called acute bronchitis, to last and the reality of the illness. This mismatch may be a factor in the over-prescription of antibiotics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-patient-acute-bronchitis-evidence.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:01:00 EST news277408844 (Medical Xpress)—Even when at rest, the human body is a flurry of activity. Like a microscopic metropolis locked in a state of perpetual rush hour traffic, the trillions of cells that make us who we are work feverishly policing the streets, making repairs, building new structures and delivering important cargo throughout the bustling organic society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-discovery-drugs-cancer-diseases.html Medical research Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:47:16 EST news277120019 (Medical Xpress)—On the list of undesirable medical conditions, a parasitic worm infection surely ranks fairly high. Although modern pharmaceuticals have made them less of a threat in some areas, these organisms are still a major cause of disease and disability throughout much of the developing world. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-parasitic-worms-diseases-obesity.html Medical research Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:25:10 EST news276863099 New research from the University of Georgia identifies the mechanisms responsible for regenerating blood vessels in the brain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-treatments.html Medical research Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:17:49 EST news275228260 Older African Americans who are dissatisfied with their lives tend to choose diets high in fat and low in fruits and vegetables. They can improve their health-and eating habits-through social support, according to new research from the University of Georgia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-social-buffering-role-poor-diet.html Health Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:20:31 EST news274097213