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Safe Passages Into Adulthood: Preventing Gender-Based Violence and Its Consequences

WASHINGTON -- Gender-based violence affects the physical and mental health of girls and boys, men and women worldwide. A recent study by researchers from the Institute for…

September 23, 2014

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Boys with Autism Demonstrate Surprising Strength in Grammar Processing

WASHINGTON — Autism is often characterized by language and communication deficits. Yet a study by neuroscientists found that boys with high-functioning autism were…

September 22, 2014

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Media Advisory: Georgetown Hosts Artificial Intelligence Symposium for the Public

WASHINGTON – Georgetown University Medical Center’s Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics hosts an evening public symposium on artificial intelligence with a…

September 15, 2014

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Identifying a Better Message Strategy for Dissuading Smokers: Add the Positive

WASHINGTON — Which is more likely to convince a smoker to quit? The words, “Warning: cigarettes cause cancer” beneath the image of an open mouth with a…

September 14, 2014

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Brain Study Shows Dyslexia Impacts Mathematical Processing

WASHINGTON – In the first known study of its kind, researchers have identified brain activity that links dyslexia to difficulty with math. The findings from the Georgetown…

September 12, 2014

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Georgetown Offers New Treatment Study for Alzheimer’s Disease

WASHINGTON – The Memory Disorders Program at Georgetown University Medical Center is seeking volunteers to participate in a new treatment study for people with mild to…

September 10, 2014

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Georgetown Lombardi Receives Renewal as DC’s Only Federally Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center

WASHINGTON — The National Cancer Institute (NCI) today awarded a five-year, $11.25 million P30 Cancer Center Support Grant to Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer…

September 9, 2014

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Scientists Call for Investigation of Mysterious Cloud-like Collections In Cells

WASHINGTON — About 50 years ago, electron microscopy revealed the presence of tiny blob-like structures that form inside cells, move around and disappear. But scientists…

September 1, 2014

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NEJM Perspective: “Studying ‘Secret Serums’ — Toward Safe, Effective Ebola Treatments”

WASHINGTON -- Conducting clinical studies of agents to treat Ebola and allowing compassionate use of those agents are not necessarily mutually exclusive, writes Georgetown…

August 20, 2014

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Undergraduate Student Mentored in Georgetown Lombardi Lab Wins Goldwater Scholarship

WASHINGTON -- A Georgetown University undergraduate student conducting research on one of the most common and devastating childhood brain tumors has received a prestigious…

July 30, 2014