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Cancer Centers Combine Expertise to Optimize Advanced Immunotherapy Strategies
WASHINGTON — Physician researchers from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, in Washington, D.C., and John Theurer Cancer Center (JTCC) in Hackensack, New Jersey, announce today the formation of the Regional Immunotherapy Discovery Program.
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Georgetown Offers First U.S. Program for Young People Impacted by Huntington Disease
WASHINGTON (May 20, 2014) — Young people from Baltimore to Richmond impacted by Huntington Disease — a hereditary, progressively degenerative brain disorder that leads to death and has no cure — now have easy access to a broad range of support services, thanks to a pioneering international partnership spearheaded by the Huntington Disease Care, Education and Research Center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
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Children of Nicotine-Addicted Parents More Likely to Become Heavy Smokers
WASHINGTON – The more time a child is exposed to a parent addicted to smoking, the more likely the youth will not only take up cigarettes but also become a heavy smoker.
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New Tool to Grow Cancer Cells Streamlines Laboratory Research
WASHINGTON – A new technique that allows the growth of both normal and cancer cells and keeps them alive indefinitely is transforming and expediting basic cancer research, say investigators from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Georgetown Lombardi Fields Top Fundraising Team at Avon Walk in Washington
Dozens of volunteers and patients representing Capital Breast Care Center (CBCC), part of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, took to the streets of Washington this weekend for the two-day, 39.3-mile Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. The Georgetown Lombardi/Capital Breast Care Center team is the top fund raising team this year, bringing in more than $186,000.
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“Achilles Heel” of Pancreatic Cancer Identified
WASHINGTON — A research team at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center reports that inhibiting a single protein completely shuts down growth of pancreatic cancer, a highly lethal disease with no effective therapy.
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Brain Anatomy Differences Between Deaf, Hearing Depend on First Language Learned
WASHINGTON – In the first known study of its kind, researchers have shown that the language we learn as children affects brain structure, as does hearing status. The findings are reported in The Journal of Neuroscience.
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Tips for Surviving Pollen Allergies
WASHINGTON – We’ve heard the warnings about this year’s allergy season, and now it’s here. You’re in the midst of a pollen allergy attack! Your eyes are red, watery and itchy; your nose is clogged; and you can’t stop scratching.
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Media Advisory: Music for the Mind
WASHINGTON – Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) hosts the fourth annual Music for the Mind event, which supports research for neurologic disorders, at Arena Stage on April 30.
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In Mice, Obese Dads Produce Heavier Daughters With Epigenetically Altered Breast Tissue
SAN DIEGO — Obese male mice and normal weight female mice produce female pups that are overweight at birth and in childhood, and have increased number of “terminal end buds” in their breast tissue — the site where cancer often develops in rodents.
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