CDC Director Rochelle Walensky congratulates Dr. Anthony Fauci, recipient of the 2021 Ivan Allen Prize.

Anthony Fauci Receives Ivan Allen Prize

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Devoted Public Servant Honored For His Commitment to Guiding Public Health

Both humans and alligators have four-chamber hearts, but alligator hearts are uniquely resilient to temperature extremes. (Photo credit: Z. Owerkowicz)  

Study Finds Alligator Hearts Keep Beating No Matter What

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Both humans and alligators share a common four-chamber heart structure, but unlike mammals, alligators have built-in antiarrhythmic protection.

May Dongmei Wang is a professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. (Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech)

FDA Enlists Georgia Tech to Establish Best Practices for RNA-sequencing

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Georgia Tech researchers have helped select the right RNA-seq data analysis tools.

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, two human factors are battling it out: awareness of the virus’s severe consequences and fatigue from nine months of pandemic precautions. The results of that battle can be seen in the oddly shaped case, hospitalization, and fatality-count graphs, a new study suggests.

The Tension Between Awareness and Fatigue Shapes Covid-19 Spread

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Two human factors - awareness of the virus and fatigue - are battling to control the path of Covid-19.

Researchers have developed a potential new treatment for the eye disease glaucoma that could replace daily eye drops and surgery with a twice-a-year injection to control the buildup of pressure in the eye. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)

Hydrogel Could Open New Path for Glaucoma Treatment Without Drugs or Surgery

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Researchers have developed a potential new treatment for the eye disease glaucoma that could replace daily eye drops and surgery.

When one or more coronavirus vaccines receives FDA emergency use authorization, it will launch a major public health and logistics initiative. (Getty Images - not for republication)

Coronavirus Vaccine Approval Will Launch Unprecedented Public Health Initiative

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When one or more coronavirus vaccines receives FDA emergency use authorization, it will launch a major public health and logistics initiative.

Interstitial fluid (right) may provide an alternative source of biomarkers compared to blood (left) that could be useful in diagnosing human illness. (Credit: Allison Carter, Georgia Tech)

Extraction of Largely Unexplored Bodily Fluid May Provide New Biomarkers

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Microneedle patches could provide a means for extracting interstitial fluid to study possible new biomarkers.

True Merrill is a senior research scientist on the team that developed and implemented the Georgia Tech Covid-19 surveillance testing program. (Photo by Allison Carter)

Meet True Merrill, senior research scientist

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True Merrill is proud to be part of the team leading Georgia Tech's Covid-19 surveillance testing program.

Interventions such as voluntary shelter-in-place, quarantines and other distancing strategies to control the SARS-CoV-2 virus can reduce the peak number of infections and other outcomes, a new case study has found.

Covid-19 Interventions Can Cut Virus Infections, Severe Outcomes, and Healthcare Needs

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Interventions such as shelter-in-place taken to control the SARS-CoV-2 virus can reduce infections and overall deaths.

The LoCHAid uses widely available, off the shelf components that together cost less than $1 in bulk quantities. (Credit: Craig Bromley)  

Ultra-Low-Cost Hearing Aid Could Address Age-Related Hearing Loss Worldwide

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Researchers have developed an ultra-low-cost hearing aid to help the hundred of millions of people with age-related hearing loss.