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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…
April 3, 2018
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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…
March 21, 2018
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Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research and Georgetown University Launch Research, Education Collaboration
WASHINGTON -- A new collaboration established between Georgetown University and the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research aims to expand both institutions’…
February 28, 2018
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Newborn Babies Who Suffered Stroke Regain Language Function in Opposite Side of Brain
At least 1 in 4,000 babies are affected by stroke shortly before, during, or after birth. A study led by Georgetown University Medical Center investigators found that a decade or…
February 13, 2018
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Family History Increases Breast Cancer Risk Even in Older Women: Weighing Screening Options
Family history of breast cancer continues to significantly increase chances of developing invasive breast tumors in women ages 65 and older, according to research published by a…
February 7, 2018
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New Immunotherapy Combination Tolerable, Effective in Patients with Advanced Kidney Cancer
A study led by Michael B. Atkins, MD, deputy director, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, that combined an agent that blocks blood vessel formation with an…
February 7, 2018
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Unique Research Approach Finds FDA Approved Drug Shuts Down Ewing Sarcoma Cells in Lab
Based on a novel approach to drug discovery, researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center say an agent approved to treat a type of leukemia might also help…
January 26, 2018
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Language is Learned in Brain Circuits that Predate Humans
A new study published by researchers led by Michael T. Ullman, PhD, professor of neuroscience at Georgetown University School of Medicine, concludes that language is learned in…
January 26, 2018
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Georgetown Medical Experts Available During 2018 Winter Olympics
WASHINGTON -– Georgetown University Medical Center physicians and researchers are available to answer questions about medical topics related to…
January 14, 2018
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Researchers Offer New Model for Uncovering True HIV Mortality Rates in Zambia
A new study that seeks to better ascertain HIV mortality rates in Zambia could provide a model for improved national and regional surveillance approaches, and ultimately, more…
January 11, 2018