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Obama Salutes Georgetown Leadership on University Charter Anniversary
The President of the United States paid tribute to the university’s 200th anniversary of its charter today with a message lauding the impact Georgetown graduates have made in this country and around the world.
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Patients Drive Support Of Parkinson’s Fellowship Program
March 2, 2015 — Twelve years ago, Rick Schena, a United Airlines pilot, felt something amiss in the body he has always been so in tune with — the onset of tremors, some rigidity, and issues with processing vision. Six years ago he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. This was devastating to the speed junkie who […]
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Alzheimer’s Risk Genes Linked to Changes in Young, Healthy Brains
Conventional wisdom might indicate that bigger brains and enhanced memory performance in youth should help protect against the cognitive declines seen decades later in Alzheimer’s disease. Yet for two Georgetown University scientists, recent research appears to suggest the opposite.
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Public Health Experts Explore Patients’ Genetic Testing Motives
When to test. That is the question that many young women face when their mothers or sisters—or both—have a hereditary BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation that substantially increases their risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
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Researchers Explore Unique Attitudes Towards Cancer Care in Asian Populations
While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, broadening communication channels between caregivers and patients is an essential component to navigating the different cultural beliefs and attitudes towards the medical system among many people of Asian descent.
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Georgetown-led Group Recommends Policy Changes Regarding Sex Diversity in Research
A diverse group of experts from academia, industry and advocacy convened by a Georgetown researcher is offering recommendations to the National Institutes of Health regarding how to address the overreliance of male cells and animals used in preclinical studies.
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Georgetown Honors Innovation at Patent Award Ceremony
Recognizing the importance of accelerating discoveries so they have the most impact on society, Georgetown celebrated outstanding faculty accomplishments in technology transfer and commercialization at a recent event.
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Cardiologist Seeks Answers to Heart Disease in Cancer Clinic
Cardiologist Ana Barac, MD, PhD, has long looked for reasons that ailing hearts fail. If she knew, it might be possible to identify individuals at risk before they show symptoms and prevent the damage from occurring.
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Georgetown Named New Academic Home to CDC Pediatric Health Center
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has selected Georgetown University’s School of Nursing & Health Studies as the new academic home for the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment, a regional Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit.
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Neuroscientists Explore Science of Music and Movement in the Blind
How do you “keep the beat?” Do you close your eyes and sway to the sounds? Do you watch dancers move their bodies, and do the same? Georgetown University Medical Center researchers are turning to individuals who have been blind since birth or infancy to help understand how the brain processes rhythm.
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