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Media Advisory: Music for the Mind
WASHINGTON – Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) hosts the fourth annual Music for the Mind event, which supports research for neurologic disorders, at Arena Stage…
April 7, 2014
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In Mice, Obese Dads Produce Heavier Daughters With Epigenetically Altered Breast Tissue
SAN DIEGO — Obese male mice and normal weight female mice produce female pups that are overweight at birth and in childhood, and have increased number of “terminal…
April 5, 2014
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Antioxidants Can Protect Against Omega 6 Damage – or Promote It
SAN DIEGO — Given omega 6 fatty acid’s reputation for promoting cancer — at least in animal studies — researchers are examining the role that…
April 5, 2014
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GUMC Professor Assumes Presidency of Society of Interventional Radiology
WASHINGTON—James B. Spies, MD, MPH, FSIR, professor of radiology at Georgetown University School of Medicine and chairman of the department of radiology at MedStar…
March 25, 2014
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Media Advisory: Women & Wine IX
WASHINGTON – The 9th Annual Women & Wine event benefitting Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is scheduled for Tuesday, April 1,.…
March 19, 2014
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Primary Androgen Deprivation Therapy Ineffective for Most Men with Early Prostate Cancer
WASHINGTON — A study of more than 15,000 men with early stage prostate cancer finds that those who received androgen deprivation as their primary treatment instead of…
March 13, 2014
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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…
March 11, 2014
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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…
March 6, 2014
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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…
February 28, 2014
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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…
February 17, 2014