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HIV Reveals General Theory of Dementia
It was a puzzle. Individuals infected with HIV who also were known to abuse drugs such as cocaine and morphine were developing the telltale signs of dementia — even though…
February 11, 2014
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Food For Thought
The basis of all brain functions such as learning, memory, planning, organization, attention, reaction time, and emotions, involve tiny electrical impulses and chemical signals…
February 11, 2014
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Newport Leads New Brain Center
Some plastic things are more, well, “plastic” than other plastic things. Take nylon, which flows, bending freely. Polycarbonate – the stuff in eyeglasses &…
February 11, 2014
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Life on the Wards
“The patient is a 47 year old with metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma locally invading the stomach, pancreas, and left adrenal gland who came to the hospital…
February 11, 2014
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Touch, Empower, Encourage, Inspire
Adeeb Barqawi uses the metaphor of a birdcage to explain why this recent graduate from Georgetown University Medical Center is waiting two years before he attends medical school.…
February 11, 2014
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Stoto Named AcademyHealth Senior Scholar
In August, Michael Stoto, Ph.D., professor of health systems administration at NHS, begins his work at the 4,300-member organization that seeks to use health services research to…
February 11, 2014
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Health Economist Joins Georgetown
A well-known health economist says she wanted to join the faculty of the School of Nursing & Health Studies because of the school’s mission. “The school’…
February 11, 2014
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Student Wins Health Policy Essay Contest
A School of Nursing & Health Studies undergraduate earned first prize in a national essay contest held by KaiserEDU.org – a Web site of the Kaiser Family Foundation.…
February 11, 2014
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Giving People with Dementia a Voice
It’s a common question that physicians ask patients suspected of having dementia. “Who is the president of the U.S.?” the doctor says. “He is a…
February 11, 2014
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Cardiologist with a Heart
On any given day, Allen J. Taylor, M.D., FACC, FAHA, can be found wearing his trademark bowtie and white coat, moving purposefully through Medstar Georgetown University Hospital…
February 11, 2014