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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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Simple Dot Test May Help Gauge the Progression of Dopamine Loss in Parkinson’s Disease
A pilot study by a multi-disciplinary team of investigators at Georgetown University suggests that a simple dot test could help doctors gauge the extent of dopamine loss in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Their study is being presented at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
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In Animal Study, “Cold Turkey” Withdrawal from Drugs Triggers Mental Decline
Can quitting drugs without treatment trigger a decline in mental health? That appears to be the case in an animal model of morphine addiction. Georgetown University Medical Center researchers say their observations suggest that managing morphine withdrawal could promote a healthier mental state in people.
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Georgetown’s Jonklaas Named to Board of American Thyroid Association
Jacqueline Jonklaas, MD, PhD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and endocrinology at Georgetown University School of Medicine, was installed on the American Thyroid Association’s (ATA) board during the ATA’s annual meeting in October. She is a member of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science.
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Pregnant Rats Exposed to Obesity Hormone Lose Birth’s Protective Effect on Breast Cancer
Like humans, young rats that give birth have a reduced risk of breast cancer later in life. But a new study shows that this protective effect in animals is negated if they’re exposed to an obesity-linked hormone during pregnancy.
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Media Advisory: Georgetown University Medical Center Announces 2013 Convocation
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will present its highest honor, the 2013 Cura Personalis Award, 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 on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013.
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