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Georgetown Professor’s State Department Grant Focuses on "One Health"
WASHINGTON — Identifying emerging infectious disease threats and incorporating biosecurity and bioethics in the development of medical technology are the foci of a new…
September 15, 2015
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Resveratrol Impacts Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker
WASHINGTON — The largest nationwide clinical trial to study high-dose resveratrol long-term in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease found that a…
September 5, 2015
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For Media: Georgetown Scholars Available for Interviews on Pope Francis Visit
The health needs of migrants and refugees and the impact that climate change has on vulnerable populations are two topics Pope Francis is expected to address during his U.S.…
September 3, 2015
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Georgetown and Howard Receive $27M Award for Clinical and Translational Research
WASHINGTON — A large clinical research program led by Georgetown and Howard universities, facilitating the participation of more than four million Washington-area…
September 3, 2015
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Georgetown Lombardi Offers New Melanoma Study Comparing Two Treatment Regimens
WASHINGTON — A new nationwide clinical trial comparing two groups of drugs — both effective in treating melanoma—is now open at Georgetown Lombardi…
September 1, 2015
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Salt and High Blood Pressure – Comments from Georgetown Cardiologist
WASHINGTON -- According to a study published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, “People who gradually increase the amount of salt in their diet and…
July 29, 2015
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Tracking Epilepsy’s Impact in the Brain Could Allow for Earlier Treatment
WASHINGTON — A very common form of epilepsy — called temporal lobe epilepsy — can cause memory and attention/concentration deficits, but how widespread is…
July 20, 2015
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Acupuncture Impacts Same Biologic Pathways in Rats that Pain Drugs Target in Humans
WASHINGTON — In animal models, acupuncture appears to impact the same biologic pathways ramped up by pain and stress, analogous to what drugs do in humans. Georgetown…
July 20, 2015
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Georgetown’s Todd Waldman Awarded Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Innovation Grant
WASHINGTON – Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), a nonprofit dedicated to finding better treatments and ultimately cures for all children with cancer, has…
July 18, 2015
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USAID Awards $30M Grant to Georgetown’s Institute for Reproductive Health
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded $30 million to Georgetown University Medical Center’s Institute for Reproductive…
July 15, 2015