Michael P. Madaio, Nino Kvirkvelia and Tracy L. McGaha, Medical College of Georgia (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Michael P. Madaio, Nino Kvirkvelia and Tracy L. McGaha, Medical College of Georgia

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Drs. Michael P. Madaio (from left), Nino Kvirkvelia and Tracy L. McGaha may have found a way to block kidney-destroying inflammation and help damaged kidney cells recover. In a related study, they report progress on a non-invasive method to assess how much kidney function has survived a serious bout of inflammation or a chronic problem like high blood pressure.

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Phil Jones, Georgia Regents University

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