The study found that bacterial signals from the gut can alter immune cells in ways that promote their movement into the heart, where they can contribute to abnormal heart enlargement and impaired function.
Hang Shi, associate chair of Georgia State's Department of Biology, has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health worth $3.46 million to study how the body’s nerves regulate fat and metabolism — research that could eventually contribute to new treatments for obesity
The five-year grant will support research into how phages could eventually be used to treat bacterial infections, including those that no longer respond to antibiotics.
These investments strengthen the partnership between Georgia State and the Marcus Autism Center with the aim of accelerating breakthroughs in autism research.
New studies provide critical insights into disease progression, immune responses and long-term neurological damage.
Assistant Professor of Social Work Lindsey Disney is the winner of Georgia Policy Labs' fifth annual Engaged Research Competition, receiving $30,000 to partner with the Refugee Women’s Network.
A team of Georgia State University researchers is studying whether techniques from a common form of talk therapy delivered via text message can reduce the risk of suicide among intoxicated heavy drinkers.
The fifth annual Digestive Diseases Research Day, organized by faculty in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, provided an opportunity for students and researchers across metro Atlanta to partner and share their research findings.
The collagen-targeted imaging technology reveals invasive lung tumors and hidden metastases that often evade conventional CT and MRI scans.
How Georgia State University’s Center on Health and Homelessness is working with community partners to address the health impacts of homelessness.
