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Science Comes Alive for Visiting High School Students
In an effort to make biomedical education more accessible to diverse populations, faculty and students from Georgetown University School of Medicine hosted some 70 local high…
December 12, 2014
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IPN Student to Research Cell-to-Cell Communication Through NSF Fellowship
A Georgetown University Medical Center PhD student who received a National Science Foundation graduate research fellowship is gearing up to begin her project, examining how cells…
November 26, 2014
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Researchers Find Common Factors in Teens at Risk for Alcohol Abuse
Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) are zeroing in on brain factors and behaviors that put teens at risk of alcohol use and abuse even before they…
November 26, 2014
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Inaugural Conference Advances New Health Care Paradigm
Researchers, clinicians and educators came together for the First International Conference on Systems and Complexity Sciences for Healthcare at Georgetown Nov. 13-14. The…
November 25, 2014
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More Than Flavor: Menthol Cigarettes Desensitize Lung Airways
Georgetown neuroscientists say menthol and nicotine work together to desensitize receptors in the lungs’ airways, possibly encouraging people to inhale menthol cigarettes…
November 17, 2014
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GUMC Convocation Honoree: ‘Ask a Question that Matters’
Helen S. Mayberg, MD, the honored speaker at the Seventh Annual Georgetown University Medical Center Convocation, shared her journey on an unconventional career path that has led…
November 7, 2014
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To Reduce Health Disparities, First Acknowledge Past Research Wrongs
With the goals of righting past wrongs and building trust between researchers and racially and ethnically diverse communities, Georgetown University Medical Center has developed…
November 7, 2014
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Elissa Newport to Receive Prestigious Franklin Institute Award
Georgetown University Medical Center researcher Elissa L. Newport, PhD, has been announced as one of nine scientists and innovators who are selected to receive a 2015 Franklin…
November 3, 2014
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Researcher Debunks Alzheimer's Prevailing Development Theory
(October 31, 2014) – New research that dramatically alters the prevailing theory of how Alzheimer’s disease develops has been published online today by Georgetown researchers…
October 31, 2014
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Seventh Annual GUMC Convocation to Honor Mental Health Pioneer
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will present its highest honor, the 2014 Cura Personalis Award, to Helen S. Mayberg, MD, during the medical center’s Seventh…
October 30, 2014