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- Widely Used Food Additive Promotes Colitis, Obesity And Metabolic Syndrome, Research ShowsATLANTA—Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota composition and localization to induce intestinal inflammation that promotes the development of inflammatory bowel disease and metabolic syndrome, new research shows. The research, published Feb. 25 in Nature, was led by Georgia State University more »News
- Georgia State And Chinese Pharmaceutical Company To Develop Cancer-Fighting Compounds TogetherATLANTA–Georgia State University has signed a license agreement with Cisen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., a comprehensive pharmaceutical enterprise in China, to develop cancer-fighting compounds designed by Georgia State researcher Dr. Binghe Wang, in collaboration with Professor Muxiang Zhou of Emory University, a cancer biologist. As part of the agreement, Cisen Pharmaceutical will continue research collaboration with… more »News
- Georgia State Scientists Get $2.7 Million CDC Grant To Improve Blood Transfusion OutcomesATLANTA—The Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) at Georgia State University has received a five-year, $2,669,903 award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that will allow the GHPC and partnering organizations to look at transfusion-related complications in patients with hemoglobin disorders (sickle cell disease and thalassemia) and improve… more »News
- Georgia State Researchers Set Record For Funding With 30 Percent Increase Over Last YearATLANTA—Researchers at Georgia State University have achieved a record level of funding–$53 million–in the first two quarters of fiscal year 2015, a 30 percent increase over last year’s $39.9 million awarded in the same period. This funding represents a 50 percent increase in research funding over 2011. “We have done very well over the first… more »News
- Georgia State Economist Finds Obesity Follows Growth Of Big-Box Retailers And RestaurantsATLANTA—Big-box retailers Costco, Sam’s Club, BJ’s Wholesale and Walmart, along with full-service and fast-food restaurants, are key contributors to the nation’s obesity epidemic, according to research by a health economist in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. Americans now live near an abundance of cheap and readily available food… more »News
- Implementation Committee Appointed For GPC, Georgia State Consolidation, USG AnnouncesATLANTA – University System of Georgia (USG) Chancellor Hank Huckaby has appointed the Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) – Georgia State University Consolidation Implementation Committee. The committee will have its first meeting at the USG System Office on Friday, Jan. 30. The committee will provide regular updates to the campus communities. Information about the proposed consolidation… more »News
Can A Street Drug
Treat Depression?
Researchers at NeurOp, a company in Georgia State’s CollabTech Business Incubator, say ketamine may be the new answer for treating depression.
The Front Line
Alumna Laura Mitchell, a critical care nurse, attended to the first American Ebola patients at Emory University Hospital.
Film Student Builds
Video Game Company
Kynton Stephens is the founder of Spray & Pray Studios, a video game company that’s been invited to South By Southwest Interactive as a finalist in the Student Startup Madness competition.
Georgia State Hosts Concert And Symposium
The Improvising Brain II: Multiple Perspectives brings together art and science in a symposium event exploring music, mind and brain, March 8-10.
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