Jay McCracken, Medical College of Georgia (IMAGE) Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Caption Second-year medical student Jay McCracken is studying curcumin's effect on intracerebral hemorrhages. Curcumin is the active ingredient of the Indian curry spice, turmeric. Credit Medical College of Georgia Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.