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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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William Wegman Brings Famous Weimaraners to Georgetown Lombardi
Famed photographer and artist William Wegman visited Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center to share his work with young patients and member of the community.
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Second Interprofessional Education Day Spotlights Health Disparities
Georgetown University Medical Center convened students from across the health care disciplines for the second annual day devoted to fostering interprofessional education and team-building. Nearly 350 students, including third-year medical students from Georgetown’s School of Medicine, nursing and health care administration students from the School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS) and pharmacy students from Howard University, attended the daylong interdisciplinary event held Jan. 23.
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