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Gene With A Thousand Faces
Can a single human gene be responsible for some forms of human obesity and mental retardation, not to mention mood disorders and, possibly, the brain devastation seen in…
February 5, 2014
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Research: An Antidote to GI Cancers
Crucial to life but also a hideout for deadly cancers, the gastrointestinal system includes vital organs such as the stomach, colon, pancreas, liver, bile ducts and gall bladder.…
February 5, 2014
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Gaining Human Insight Via A Book Club
Few doctors in the middle of a fellowship make time to read any book besides a textbook. Which is why Bruce Cheson, M.D., suggests they set aside their usual reading material and…
February 5, 2014
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NHS Student Wins AAHD Scholarship
A Georgetown undergraduate recently won a competitive American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) scholarship. Nancy Oduro (NHS’13), a health care management ; …
February 5, 2014
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Transforming Medical Education
At the inaugural Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital medical education ground rounds on February 9, 2012, Darrell G. Kirch,…
February 5, 2014
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Students Teach Anatomy
Last spring, Carlos Suarez-Quian, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, received an e-mail from Deepak Kumar, Ph.D.,…
February 5, 2014
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Some Men Lack Receptor for Snuggling, Scientists Say
If your husband doesn’t want to snuggle with you on Valentine’s Day, blame science – a Georgetown researcher says many men have a brain receptor that doesn&…
February 5, 2014
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Newborn Welcoming Committee
Week 7, Third Year. Time to transition from a pediatric outpatient experience to Labor and Delivery (L&D). Of all the clerkships awaiting me during my third year of medical…
February 5, 2014
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A Novel Approach to Addiction Treatment
Heroin addicts will seek treatment if the process is accessible, convenient, affordable, welcoming, and efficient, says Richard Schottenfeld, M.D., professor of psychiatry at…
February 5, 2014
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Community Partners in Discovery
What happens when you partner a group of caring, curious, public spirited women—none of them scientists or doctors—with researchers tackling some of today’s…
February 5, 2014