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The new expansive, stunning 10,000 square foot Hall of Ancient Egypt at the Houston Museum of Natural Science is the ultimate indulgence of Egyptian culture showcasing a whole myriad of pieces throughout Egyptian history.

Recipients of the first DeKalb County Education Scholarships stand to be recognized during the May 14 awards reception in the Fernbank Museum of Natural History's Great Hall.

Cardiologists have identified a trio of biomarkers that may predict which patients with heart disease have a high risk of heart attack or death in the next two years.

Researchers at Emory University have identified a protein that stimulates a pair of "orphan receptors" found in the brain, solving a long-standing biological puzzle and possibly leading to future treatments for neurological diseases.

Vince Dollard, Associate Vice President of Communications of Emory University said, "Emory University Hospital Midtown was put on lockdown status this afternoon at approximately 4:30 and it was lifted at approximately 5:45. This was a result of a suspected improper patient discharge involving a mother and her newborn.

When Ed Buckner and his family went to a North Georgia state park to celebrate his son's birthday, he was surprised and concerned to find Bibles in the state-owned cabin he had rented.

Investigators at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, along with partners at the Georgia Institute of Technology, have received a $4 million grant over four years to establish the HERCULES Center at Emory University .

Ever since 1890, when the use of anesthetics and antiseptics made it unlikely for people to die getting a nose job, cosmetic plastic surgery has been part of the global culture.

The Cherokee County School District and school board members on Tuesday honored the valedictorians and salutatorians of the class of 2013 during its 13th annual Scholar Recognition Banquet.

Little is known about the effect of physical education on child weight, but a new study from Cornell University finds that increasing the amount of time that elementary schoolchildren spent in gym class reduces the probability of obesity.

Bishop E.W. Jackson, the controversial Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in Virginia , once reportedly claimed that the so-called "three-fifths clause" was actually an anti-slavery amendment -- an opinion disputed by several American historians.

Emory University neuroscientist Helen Mayberg has received a Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for her contributions to neuropsychiatry.

Twenty-one graduation ceremonies will take place throughout Gwinnett County this week.

Former Shorter University President Harold E. Newman shares a laugh with professor Terry Morris and provost Craig Shull before the ceremony.

From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA ; Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA .; and Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Leonard Davis Institute Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral ... (more)

Main Category: Immune System / Vaccines Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 22 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT Parasitic wasps switch off the immune systems of fruit flies by draining calcium from the flies' blood cells, a finding that offers new insight into how pathogens break through a host's defenses.

Researchers at Emory University have identified a protein that stimulates a pair of "orphan receptors" found in the brain, solving a long-standing biological puzzle and possibly leading to future treatments for neurological diseases.

The Bonobo and the Atheist and How Animals Grieve show that we must be careful when studying animals to learn about the origins of human traits and behaviours WHERE does morality come from? Throughout the history of Western civilisation, thinkers have usually answered either that it comes from God, or else through the application of reason.

Bacteria resistant to the antibiotic colistin are also commonly resistant to antimicrobial substances made by the human body, according to a study in mBio , the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

Christopher Deigh plays the drums with his gospel group during a concert at Mt. Zion Mission Baptist Church to celebrate graduating from college and being cancer-free for three years.