Basic science researchers in the Emory University Division of Cardiology have made several groundbreaking contributions to the study of vascular biology, particularly in: Atherosclerosis Hypertension Biology of oxygen radicals and their role in both normal vessel…
High-fat diet (HFD) intake–like the average “Western diet”–can lead to gastrointestinal complications that can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Excessive dietary fat intake correlates with constipation, prolonged colonic transit times, and other complications. Emory gastroenterologists…
Carlos Del Rio, MD (Division of Infectious Diseases) is a professor of medicine in the Emory University Department of Medicine. Dr. del Rio first arrived at Emory University with an interest in cardiology in the early 1990s….
Part 2 of 2 Robert Hoover, MD, an associate professor of medicine in the Emory Division of Renal Medicine, studies the regulation of thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride (rNCC) cotransporters in various models of hypertension. rNCC is…
Part 1 of 2 Dr. Hui Cai, an associate professor of medicine in the Emory Division of Renal Medicine, studies the regulation of sodium chloride cotransporter (NCC) and the Maxi K (BK) channel in the…
A team of investigators at the Atlanta VA Medical Center led by Mike Hart, MD and Roy Sutliff, PhD (Emory Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is researching multi-dimensional strategies to address pulmonary hypertension…
Over the past decade, the United States has experienced a drastic rise in life-threatening antibiotic resistance and hospital-acquired infections. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4 percent of the 336,000 Clostridium…
Dean P. Jones, PhD is a professor of medicine in the Emory University Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. His central research focus is on redox mechanisms of oxidative stress. He currently directs the…
People with systemic lupus erythematosus can experience several symptoms, including fatigue, joint pain, skin rashes, and kidney problems. Often, these symptoms come in attacks called “flares.” In patients with lupus, the immune system becomes confused…
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a leading cause of chronic liver failure in the United States, and its incidence is expected to increase in the near future. A significant portion of the U.S. population—many…