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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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Georgetown, Children’s National Researchers To Evaluate Sesame Workshop’s Autism Initiative
WASHINGTON — Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, has selected Georgetown University Medical Center and Children’s National Health System researchers to lead an evaluation of “Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children,” an initiative developed to reduce stigma and build understanding about autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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First Diagnosed Case of Alzheimer’s Disease in HIV-Positive Individual Reported
WASHINGTON (April 15, 2016) — Georgetown University researchers are reporting the first case of Alzheimer’s disease diagnosed in an HIV-positive individual. The finding in a 71-year-old man triggers a realization about HIV survivors now reaching the age when Alzheimer’s risk begins to escalate. Published online in the open access journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease […]
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West Africa, Ebola and the Threat of Zika
WASHINGTON — Rapid testing for the Zika virus is a critical need in the recent Ebola-affected countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, says a Georgetown University professor, because of the recent Zika outbreak on nearby Cape Verde and the similarity in symptoms between Zika and early Ebola.
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10-Minute Urine Test Can Measure Specific Compounds from Food Consumed
Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, DC, have developed a method that can quickly evaluate specific food compounds in human urine. They say their method could one day replace unreliable food logs used in population studies examining the effects of diet on cancer and will also help scientists accurately identify the most beneficial anticancer foods.
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Georgetown Scholar Available to Discuss WHO Report on Health and Environmental Impacts
WASHINGTON — Anticipating the World Health Organization’s report on health and environmental impacts (expected March 15), Georgetown professor Laura Anderko, PhD, RN, points out that environmental harms unfairly impact the most vulnerable people in the world.
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