A team of Emory University researchers will receive nearly $1 million over five years to develop new drugs for stroke as part of a National Institutes of Health initiative.
The effort is part of the federal agency’s Blueprint for Neuroscience Research. It includes seven teams of scientists nationwide -- focusing on stroke, vision and hearing loss, neurodegenerative diseases and depression. MISTY WILLIAMS
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Georgia motorists have another route to take to try to avoid identify theft. They can establish a secure customer account on the Department of Driver Services website (www.dds.ga.gov), and monitor their driving record. For more information, visit www.dds.ga.gov and like DDS on Facebook. NANCY BADERTSCHER
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Atlanta attorney Bryan Cavan has been elected to a three-year term on the executive council of the National Conference of State Bar Presidents, the State Bar of Georgia said.
Cavan, of the firm Miller & Martin, served as president of the State Bar in 2009 and 2010. A resident of Newnan, Cavan received his law degree from Emory University in 1967 and specializes in business litigation. BILL RANKIN
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