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Female and Male Mice Suffer, Recover from TBI Differently

Male mice have much greater brain distress in the week following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) than female mice, including skyrocketing inflammation and nerve cell death, say…

May 15, 2017

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A Counterintuitive Finding That Could Benefit Younger Colorectal Cancer Patients

Younger colon cancer patients appear to have more than three times as many mutations in their tumors as older patients, which could lead to more effective treatment decisions,…

May 9, 2017

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Deficiencies in Repair of DNA Identified in Many Types of Solid Tumors

A new investigation of more than 48,000 stored tumor samples finds evidence of a key deficiency in a repair mechanism designed to keep DNA from being mutated and causing.…

May 9, 2017

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Number of Mutations in a Tumor Varies by Age and Type of Cancer

A team of investigators led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that the tumor mutation load, or TML, in a patient’s cancer biopsy…

May 5, 2017

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Unique Approach to Autism Screening Provides New, Effective Model for Latino Infants

Georgetown University Medical Center autism specialists working with Latino families in Washington, DC, have developed an effective screening program that identifies Latino…

May 2, 2017

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Justice in America for Native Americans

How do factors such as race, culture, issues with accessing legal representation, and resiliency contribute to injustices for Native Americans? These are some of the issues to be…

April 13, 2017

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Georgetown Global Health Center Receives $3.5M Grant for Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

The Open Philanthropy Project has awarded a $3.5 million grant to the Center for Global Health Science and Security (GHSS) at Georgetown University Medical Center to support…

March 23, 2017

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Georgetown Announces Phase II Clinical Trial of Nilotinib for Parkinson’s Disease

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) today announces the launch of a phase II clinical trial to study the safety of the cancer drug nilotinib and its effects on clinical…

February 15, 2017

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Smoking Cessation Counseling Successful When Paired with Lung Cancer Screening

In the first successful randomized trial of its kind, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have provided preliminary evidence that telephone-based smoking…

February 8, 2017

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First Ever Real-Time Efficacy Study on Fertility App Launched

In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center’s Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) announced today the…

February 6, 2017