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Georgetown Radiation Expert, Author Reflects on Fifth Anniversary of Fukushima Meltdown
WASHINGTON (Feb. 23, 2016) — Five years ago on March 12, Fukushima Prefecture in Japan experienced the largest nuclear accident and release of radioactive materials since…
February 22, 2016
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Huntington Disease Center at Georgetown Designated As Center of Excellence
WASHINGTON — The Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) has designated the Huntington Disease Care, Education and Research Center at Georgetown as an HDSA…
February 22, 2016
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Graphic Cigarette Warnings Trigger Brain Areas Key to Quitting Smoking
WASHINGTON — Viewing graphic anti-smoking images on cigarette packs triggers activity in brain areas involved in emotion, decision-making and memory as observed via brain…
February 16, 2016
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Synthetic Plant Hormones Shut Down DNA Repair in Cancer Cells
WASHINGTON — Two drugs that mimic a common plant hormone effectively cause DNA damage and turn off a major DNA repair mechanism, suggesting their potential use as an anti…
February 15, 2016
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Should PCORI Fund More Primary Care Research?
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), established under the Affordable Care Act, is charged with funding research that ultimately helps patients make better…
February 11, 2016
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Georgetown Hosts Research Summit on Concussions in Females
WASHINGTON — When physicians, researchers and scientists gather at Georgetown University later this month, they will tackle what they say is an underappreciated medical…
February 10, 2016
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Research Summit Focuses on Female Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury
PINKconcussions and Georgetown University Medical Center, with support for the NCAA Sports Science Institute and US Lacrosse, are hosting the first summit to explore gender…
February 10, 2016
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Gene Family Turns Cancer Cells into Aggressive Stem Cells That Keep Growing
WASHINGTON — An examination of 130 gene expression studies in 10 solid cancers has found that when any of four related genes is overexpressed, patients have much worse…
February 6, 2016
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Georgetown Infectious Disease Expert Comments on Possible Case of Sexually Transmitted Zika Virus
WASHINGTON – Today, a Texas health department reported a case of Zika virus that may have been acquired through sexual contact with someone who had recently returned from…
February 2, 2016
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First-of-Its-Kind Study Explains Why Rest is Critical After A Concussion
Doctors who order several days of rest after a person suffers a concussion are giving sound advice, say researchers, and new data from animal models explains why. Georgetown…
January 31, 2016