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Georgetown Breast Cancer Advocates Make Their Case in Cancer Research Journal
A group of breast cancer advocates at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center says they’ve created a model for developing productive, successful and sustainable…
August 15, 2018
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NFLPA’s DeMaurice Smith Honored with Georgetown Lombardi Award for Steadfast Support of Cancer Research
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has selected DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, to receive its annual leadership award…
August 13, 2018
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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.…
August 7, 2018
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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…
August 7, 2018
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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…
June 21, 2018
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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…
June 18, 2018
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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…
June 5, 2018
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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…
May 1, 2018
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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…
April 10, 2018
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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…
April 10, 2018