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Mechanistic Insight into Immortal Cells Could Speed Clinical Use
WASHINGTON — The mechanistic understanding of the relatively new technique for growing cells in culture indefinitely - known as conditional reprogramming - has been…
February 23, 2015
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When Cancer Cells Stop Acting Like Cancer
WASHINGTON — Cancer cells crowded tightly together suddenly surrender their desire to spread, and this change of heart is related to a cellular pathway that controls organ…
February 16, 2015
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A Brain System that Appears To Compensate for Autism, OCD, and Dyslexia
WASHINGTON — Individuals with five neurodevelopmental disorders — autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette syndrome, dyslexia, and specific…
February 12, 2015
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Georgetown Selected Home to CDC Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has selected Georgetown University’s School of Nursing & Health Studies as the new…
February 8, 2015
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Georgetown Consensus Group Issues Recommendations for NIH On Sex Diversity in Research
WASHINGTON -- A diverse group of experts from academia, industry and advocacy is offering recommendations to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as the federal research…
January 27, 2015
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An Engineering Approach from Virginia Tech Helps Breast Cancer Researchers at Georgetown
WASHINGTON — Biologists working with engineers and physicists have found a molecule they say helps determine if breast cancer cells that are resistant to antiestrogen…
January 26, 2015
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Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Hosted Famed Photographer William Wegman
WASHINGTON -- Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Arts and Humanities Program today welcomed famed photographer, painter and author, William Wegman for the…
January 25, 2015
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Cochlear Implant Users Can Hear, Feel the Beat in Music
WASHINGTON — People who use cochlear implants for profound hearing loss do respond to certain aspects of music, contrary to common beliefs and limited scientific research,…
January 20, 2015
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Widespread Hepatitis C Screening – Do Benefits Outweigh Harms?
WASHINGTON – In light of recent recommendations for widespread hepatitis C screening, researchers are calling for clinical trials to determine if that screening would…
January 14, 2015
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Interrupting Cycle of Violence Before Young Perpetrators and Their Victims Reach Adulthood
WASHINGTON – Widespread among adolescents, intimate partner violence and sexual violence can place young people on a lifelong trajectory of aggression -- either as victims…
January 12, 2015