News

Age-related difficulty recognizing words predicted by brain differences

Older adults may have difficulty understanding speech because of age-related changes in brain tissue... click here to see more

Partnership seeks to reduce military injuries

The laboratory, located on the Medical University of South Carolina campus, may be some 140 land miles away from Fort Stewart, but the research being collected here has the potential to impact 3rd Infantry Division soldiers stationed a state away - and military men and women fighting in counter-insurgency operations everywhere. - click here to see more

Research aimed at detecting problems

The ball of plastic explosives erupted and shattered the nearest clear plastic bin filled with gel and stalks of celery. Others were left mostly intact, and Mark George is hoping they will provide clues to what is happening inside the heads of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan - click here to see more

Force Protection, MUSC make progress on brain injury research

After months spent researching and developing test platforms, Force Protection and the Medical University of South Carolina have conducted the first successful test blast in their research of traumatic brain injury. - click here to see more

MUSC aids rare sea turtle suffering from head injury

Myrtle was swimming along, minding his own business when something badly banged up his head last fall. The 6-pound Kemp’s Ridley turtle would have died without his rescue and treatment by MUSC and the Sea Turtle Hospital of the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston. - click here to see more

Past News

Friday, March 13, the 30 Bee Street facilities hosted an unique guest for a scan:

The turtle is a Kemp's ridley turtle, one of the smallest known sea turtles, and is the most endangered of all marine turtles. Shane Boylan, the veterinarian at the South Carolina Aquarium, has been working with this injured turtle for some time. It has healed well from a head injury but now is exhibiting buoyancy issues and may require surgery if unavoidable. The MRI scan will help guide Shane with regards to the need for surgery and where best to approach any identified problem.