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Georgetown Study Investigates Memory Improvement Through Nicotine Dosing
A new study being conducted at Georgetown University Medical Center aims to find out if nicotine can slow or stop memory loss in people experiencing mild memory problems.
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Large Collection of Brain Cancer Data Now Easily, Freely Accessible to Global Researchers
A valuable cache of brain cancer biomedical data, one of only two such large collections in the country, has been made freely available to researchers worldwide, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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For Some Bladder Cancer Patients, Simple Test Could Reduce Overtreatment, Ease High Cost
A team of scientists led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers has published a study validating that a new test could be key to reducing the cost of caring for patients with bladder cancer while simultaneously relieving some patients of unnecessary treatment.
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Acclaimed Breast Oncologist/Researcher Returns to Georgetown’s Cancer Center
Physician-scientist Marc E. Lippman, MD, MACP, FRCP, rejoins Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center as a member of the breast cancer program and will also be a professor in the departments of oncology and medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center.
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Georgetown Researchers: Swift Action Needed to Avoid Large Deadly Nipah Outbreak
Georgetown researchers are calling for comprehensive actions to prepare for increasing outbreaks of the killer Nipah virus that will help mitigate the risk of a future pandemic of the disease.
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Global Health Center at Georgetown Announces New Program Focused on Biosafety, Biosecurity
The Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center announced the launch of the Elizabeth R. Griffin Program, a new research and education program focused on biosafety, biosecurity, and protecting health and safety of the laboratory and clinical researchers.
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Making Sense of Senses: Researchers Find the Brain Processes Sight and Sound in the Same Two-Step Manner
A new study published by senior investigator Maximilian Riesenhuber, PhD, a professor in Georgetown University School of Medicine’s Department of Neuroscience, and fellow Georgetown neuroscientists Xiong Jiang, PhD; Mark A. Chevillet; and Josef P. Rauschecker, PhD, is the first to provide strong evidence that learning in sight and sound follows similar principles.
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A Simple Tool for Doubling Down on Disease Control
WASHINGTON (April 12, 2018) — It’s a simple idea: Pair the control of a neglected tropical disease with a more prominent disease afflicting the same populations to reduce morbidity and mortality. Th
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Georgetown University Medical Center Selected as Lewy Body Dementia Research Center of Excellence
The Lewy Body Dementia Association has designated Georgetown University Medical Center as a “Research Center of Excellence.” GUMC joins 23 other centers chosen for their clinical expertise in Lewy body dementia, experience running clinical trials in related conditions, their facility’s capacity and willingness to participate, and their geographic locations.
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Georgetown Among First Universities to Collaborate with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations U.S.
Georgetown University and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations U.S. have entered an agreement to explore joint cooperative academic and research initiatives, one of the first formal collaborations between CEPI and an institution of higher learning.
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