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Former FDA Chief Scientist Jesse L. Goodman Joins Georgetown
WASHINGTON – Georgetown University Medical Center has appointed Jesse L. Goodman, MD, MPH, as founding director of its Center on Medical Product Access, Safety and Stewardship (COMPASS). The new center will address three broad areas of U.S. and global public health importance: medical product safety and security across the global manufacturing supply chain; antimicrobial drug resistance; and access to lifesaving medical products.
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Blood Test Identifies Those At-Risk for Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer’s Within 3 Years
WASHINGTON — Researchers have discovered and validated a blood test that can predict with greater than 90 percent accuracy if a healthy person will develop mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease within three years.
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What Bat Brains Might Tell Us About Human Brains
WASHINGTON — Could a new finding in bats help unlock a mystery about the human brain? Likely so, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center who have shown that a small region within the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure in the brains of all mammals, is responsible for producing emotional calls and sounds. They say this discovery might be key to locating a similar center in human brains.
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New Anti-Smoking Policies in China Could Save Nearly 13 Million Lives in Next 40 Years
WASHINGTON – Almost 13 million lives could be saved by 2050 in China if the country implements comprehensive tobacco control recommendations set forth by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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55 Genes Linked to a Powerful Tumor Suppressor Predict Breast Cancer Survival
WASHINGTON — A panel of 55 genes, almost all of which are impacted by the loss of a particular protein, appears to predict if breast cancer will become invasive, leading to poorer survival, researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center report in PLOS ONE.
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Genetic Counseling Via Telephone as Effective as In-person Counseling
WASHINGTON — Genetic counseling delivered over the telephone is as effective as face-to-face counseling, finds the largest randomized study to date comparing the two methods. The multi-center study, led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, was reported today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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In Dyslexia, Less Brain Tissue Not to Blame for Reading Difficulties
WASHINGTON — In people with dyslexia, less gray matter in the brain has been linked to reading disabilities, but now new evidence suggests this is a consequence of poorer reading experiences and not the root cause of the disorder.
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Fifty Years of Tobacco Control Significantly Extended Lives of 8 Million Americans
WASHINGTON — The Surgeon General’s report of 1964 which outlined, for the first time, the effects of smoking on health, along with the tobacco control efforts that followed, are responsible for adding nearly 20 years of life to eight million people, according to a study in the Jan. 8 issue of JAMA.
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GUMC Experts Offer Commentary on Olympics-related Medical Stories
WASHINGTON — Georgetown University Medical Center physicians and researchers are available to answer questions about medical topics related to athletes competing in the 2014 Olympic Games. Areas of expertise include performance anxiety, competitive stress, orthopedic injuries, cardiac performance, sports-related eating disorders and water intoxication during endurance sports.
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Exercise Protects Against Aggressive Breast Cancer in Black Women
A nearly 20-year observational study involving more than 44,700 black women nationwide found that regular vigorous exercise offers significant protection against development of the most aggressive subtypes of breast cancer. The findings from the Black Women’s Health Study are being presented at the 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
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