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Comment on Tyson Foods and Antibiotics Use
WASHINGTON – This morning, Tyson issued a statement stating, in part, ““Given the progress we’ve already made reducing antibiotics in our broilers, we believe it’s realistic to shoot for zero by the end of our 2017 fiscal year.” In response, Jesse L. Goodman, MD, MPH, commends Tyson’s for its latest action to eliminate antibiotic use in its poultry, but says more needs to be done to reduce antibiotic resistance.
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Like Humans, Bats Use Both Sides of Brain to Listen
WASHINGTON— Researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center and American University have shown that, like humans, mustached bats use the left and right sides of their brains to process different aspects of sounds. Aside from humans, no other animal that has been studied, not even monkeys or apes, has proved to use such hemispheric specialization for sound processing — meaning that the left brain is better at processing fast sounds, and the right processing slow ones.
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Researchers Launch First Trial of Standard vs. Molecular Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
WASHINGTON – April 27, 2015 — Two powerhouses of cancer support — the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) — have jointly awarded Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia $1 million over three years to determine whether molecularly tailored treatment for pancreatic cancer improves survival compared with the current standard of care.
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Finding Liver Cancer Early and Reversing Its Course
Liver cancer is often lethal in humans because it is diagnosed in late stages, but new work in animal models has identified a potential diagnostic biomarker of the disease and a potential way to reverse the damage done.
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New Breast Cancer Screening Analysis Confirms Biennial Interval Optimal for Average Risk Women
WASHINGTON — Results from a second comprehensive analysis of mammography screening, this time using data from digital mammography, confirms findings from a 2009 analysis of film mammography: biennial (every two years) screening offers a favorable balance of benefits to harm for women ages 50 to 74 who have an average risk of developing breast cancer.
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Triple Negative Breast Cancer in African-American Women Has Distinct Difference
PHILADELPHIA – What makes triple negative breast cancer more lethal in African American women than White women or women of European descent? A new study reveals specific genetic alterations that appears to impact their prognosis and ultimately survival rates.
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Maternal Stress Increases Development of Fetal Neuroblastoma In Animal Model
PHILADELPHIA- While genetics play a substantial role in development of neuroblastoma, scientists say that something else is in play that elevates the risk: stress. Researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center have shown in mice genetically predisposed to develop neuroblastoma that maternal stress can push onset of the cancer.
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A Common Nerve Protein Elevated in Aggressive Neuroblastomas
PHILADELPHIA (April 20, 2015) – A protein produced by nerve cells appears to be elevated in the blood of those with an aggressive form of neuroblastoma. The finding, presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research 2015 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, could potentially lead to a prognostic test for the disease or be used to monitor its progress.
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Study Reveals A Cause of Poorer Outcomes for African-American Patients with Breast Cancer
PHILADELPHIA —Poorer outcomes for African-American women with estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer, compared with European-American patients, appears to be due, in part, to a strong survival mechanism within the cancer cells, according to a study being presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2015.
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At Georgetown Lombardi, Breast Cancer Advocates Take Their Place at the Research Bench
PHILADELPHIA — Breast cancer researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a secret ingredient for landing highly competitive research grants: non-researchers. These advocates discussed their work as part of the Scientist ↔ Survivor Program at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2015 in Philadelphia.
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