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Georgetown Adds Standalone Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty to Online Master’s Program
WASHINGTON – Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, a part of Georgetown University Medical Center, announces a new addition to its online master of…
April 28, 2015
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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…
April 28, 2015
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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…
April 26, 2015
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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 …
April 26, 2015
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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…
April 21, 2015
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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…
April 18, 2015
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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…
April 16, 2015
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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…
April 16, 2015
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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,…
April 15, 2015
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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,…
April 15, 2015