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Georgetown Starts Study to Halt Alzheimer’s Disease in Those at High-Risk

WASHINGTON--Georgetown University Medical Center researchers have launched a clinical study aimed at preventing or delaying Alzheimer’s disease in people who don’t…

June 9, 2014

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Resistance to Lung Cancer Targeted Therapy Can be Reversed, Study Suggests

WASHINGTON — Up to 40 percent of lung cancer patients do not respond to a targeted therapy designed to block tumor growth — a puzzling clinical setback that…

June 9, 2014

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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…

June 3, 2014

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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…

May 20, 2014

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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.…

May 8, 2014

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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,…

May 8, 2014

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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…

May 4, 2014

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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,…

May 1, 2014

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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…

April 15, 2014

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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…

April 9, 2014