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Global Health Expert Rebecca Katz Joins Georgetown University Medical Center
WASHINGTON — Georgetown University Medical Center announced today that Rebecca Katz, PhD, MPH, a specialist in global health science and security, has joined its faculty. Katz, her research partner, Julie Fischer, PhD, and four other members of her research team, were recruited to Georgetown from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University.
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Review Finds Fathers’ Age, Lifestyle Associated With Birth Defects
WASHINGTON — A growing body of research is revealing associations between birth defects and a father’s age, alcohol use and environmental factors, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center. They say these defects result from epigenetic alterations that can potentially affect multiple generations.
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A Yellow Fever Epidemic: A New Global Health Emergency?
WASHINGTON — Evidence is mounting that the current outbreak of yellow fever is becoming the latest global health emergency, say two Georgetown University professors who call on the World Health Organization to convene an emergency committee under the International Health Regulations. In addition, with frequent emerging epidemics, they call for the creation of a “standing emergency committee” to be prepared for future health emergencies.
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Georgetown Professor: FDA Deeming Rule has “Good and Bad Aspects”
WASHINGTON — In a historic development to the long-awaited “deeming rule,” the FDA today has finalized its authority to regulate all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco and pipe tobacco.
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Sandra Swain, MD Appointed Associate Dean for Research Development
April 11, 2016 Dear Colleagues: We are pleased to announce the appointment of Sandra M. Swain, MD, as the Associate Dean for Research Development, effective July 1. In this important strategic role,
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Top Tobacco Control Experts To FDA: Studies of E-cigs Suggest More Benefit Than Harm
WASHINGTON — Seven top international tobacco control experts are prompting regulators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to have a broad “open-minded” perspective when it comes to regulating vaporized nicotine products, especially e-cigarettes.
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Electrical Brain Stimulation Enhances Creativity, Researchers Say
WASHINGTON – Safe levels of electrical stimulation can enhance your capacity to think more creatively, according to a new study by Georgetown researchers.
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Precision Medicine Clinical Trial for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Now Open at Georgetown Lombardi
WASHINGTON — The first clinical trial to compare standard of care chemotherapy with molecularly tailored therapy (also known as precision medicine) for metastatic pancreatic cancer is now enrolling patients at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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“SNIFF,” a Nasal Insulin Study for Alzheimer’s, Now Underway at Georgetown
WASHINGTON – Georgetown University’s Memory Disorders Program is looking for volunteers to participate in a study to see if insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes, can improve cognition, memory and daily function in people with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease.
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Georgetown Study Opens for Those With Inherited Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
WASHINGTON — The Memory Disorders Program at Georgetown University Medical Center is seeking volunteers to participate in a study testing two agents to slow the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Cognitively normal individuals with a particular genetic risk of developing the disorder are being sought.
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