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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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GUMC’s Institute for Reproductive Health Receives $2.8M Family Planning Grant
The Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH), a part of Georgetown University Medical Center, has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to carry out a project aimed at increasing availability of and access to family planning services and fertility awareness for women, men and adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Molecule Common in Some Cancers, Rheumatoid Arthritis Leads to Potential Therapy for Both
A molecule that helps cells stick together is significantly over-produced in two very different diseases — rheumatoid arthritis and a variety of cancers, including breast and brain tumors, concludes a new study. The scientists who made the discovery also found candidate drugs to inhibit the molecule, cadherin-11, one of which is already in a clinical trial.
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Georgetown Receives Amgen Foundation Grant to Take Lab Experience to the Classroom
Georgetown University Medical Center(GUMC) has received a grant from the Amgen Foundation to help implement the Amgen Biotech Experience,an innovative science education program, in Washington. This program provides a real-world biotech lab experience to middle and high school students.
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Can the Eyes Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease?
An international team of researchers studying the link between vision loss and Alzheimer’s disease report that the loss of a particular layer of retinal cells not previously investigated may reveal the disease’s presence and provide a new way to track disease progression.
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Mindfulness Inhibits Implicit Learning — The Wellspring of Bad Habits
Being mindful appears to help prevent the formation of bad habits, but perhaps good ones too. Georgetown Universityresearchers are trying to unravel the impact of implicit learning, and their findings might appear counterintuitive — at first.
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Georgetown University Medical Center Presents 2013 Cura Personalis Award
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) presents its highest honor, the 2013 Cura Personalis Award today to Ronald M. Harden, OBE, MD, FRCP, FRCS, FRCPC, a global leader in medical education. The Cura Personalis medal and citation will be presented during the medical center’s Sixth Annual GUMC Convocation.
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