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(Medical College of Georgia) Researchers have found that a compound that helps rice seed grow, springs back into action when brown rice is placed in water overnight before cooking, significantly reducing the nerve and vascular damage that often result from diabetes.

(University of Georgia) Researchers at the University of Georgia's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences have shown a mechanism that explains how two essential components of human telomerase -- normally active only in early prenatal development but turned back on during cancer growth -- are "recruited" from distinct sites in the cell to the telomere, an area at the end of a chromosome that normally protects it from destruction.

(Medical College of Georgia) A blue curing light used to harden dental fillings also may stunt tumor growth, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

(University of Georgia) University of Georgia researchers have developed an effective technology for reducing contamination of dangerous bacteria on food.

The new antimicrobial wash rapidly kills Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 on foods ranging from fragile lettuce to tomatoes, fruits, poultry products and meats.

It is made from inexpensive and readily available ingredients that are recognized as safe by the US Food and Drug Administration.