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  • Bilinguals of Two Spoken Languages Have More Gray Matter Than Monolinguals

    WASHINGTON — A new study published in the journal Cerebral Cortex suggests people who speak two languages have more gray matter in the executive control region of the brain.

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  • Georgetown Lombardi and John Theurer Cancer Center Launch Transformational Collaboration to Advance Cancer Research

    WASHINGTON and HACKENSACK, N.J. — Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, and John Theurer Cancer Center, part of Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, N.J., today announced that they have developed a joint cancer research agenda as part of a multi-year plan to form a National Cancer Institute (NCI) recognized cancer consortium. This recognition would support the scientific excellence of the two centers along with their capability to integrate multi-disciplinary, collaborative research approaches to focus on all the aspects of cancer.

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  • Georgetown Physician Leads National Melanoma Study

    WASHINGTON — A Georgetown University Medical Center physician renowned for his research in melanoma will lead a new national clinical trial involving novel treatments for the disease. The study compares the sequencing of two groups of drugs — both effective in treating melanoma.

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  • The Arts Improve Medical Care Through Learned Observation

    WASHINGTON — The visual and narrative arts can help physicians hone their observational skills — a critical expertise increasingly needed in today’s medicine, contends a Georgetown University Medical Center family medicine professor.

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  • Protein Implicated in Osteosarcoma’s Spread Acts As Air Traffic Controller

    WASHINGTON — The investigation of a simple protein has uncovered its uniquely complicated role in the spread of the childhood cancer, osteosarcoma. It turns out the protein, called ezrin, acts like an air traffic controller, coordinating multiple functions within a cancer cell and allowing it to endure stress conditions encountered during metastasis.

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  • Understanding Health Care Needs Among Rural Liberians

    WASHINGTON — As Liberia rebuilds a health care system decimated by the 2014 Ebola outbreak, understanding precisely how far citizens live from health facilities and its impact on seeking care can help shape new strategies to improve health care delivery and reduce geographic disparities.

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  • Macy Foundation President’s Grant Supports Refugee Health Education at Georgetown

    WASHINGTON — The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation has awarded a President’s Grant to Georgetown family medicine physician Ranit Mishori, MD, MHS, FAAFP, to create a comprehensive curriculum to educate health professions students, residents and clinicians about the health needs of immigrants, migrants, torture survivors, asylum seekers and refugees.

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  • The Men's Event XVI

    WASHINGTON (June 18 2015) – The 16th annual Washington, DC Men’s Event to support research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is scheduled for Monday, June 22.

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  • JAMA VIEWPOINT: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome: A Global Health Challenge

    WASHINGTON – The ongoing outbreak in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) is an important reminder that the Middle East respiratory virus (MERS-CoV) requires constant vigilance and could spread to other countries including the United States. However, MERS can be brought under control with effective public health strategies, say two Georgetown University public health experts.

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  • Probing Ways to Convince Young Women Not to Use Indoor Tanning

    WASHINGTON — Messages with images depicting the harsh realities of melanoma are more powerful than the text-only warning required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in persuading women to reconsider indoor tanning. This is according to a new study by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers.

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