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MEDIA ADVISORY: Capital Breast Care Center Hosts Annual Gift of Life Breakfast
Capital Breast Care Center (CBCC), a part of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, presents the 6th Annual Gift of Life Breakfast Benefit to support its crucial mission.
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USAID Awards $19.8M to Georgetown’s Institute for Reproductive Health
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Population and Reproductive Health has awarded $19.8 million to the Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) at Georgetown University Medical Center to fund the Fertility Awareness for Community Transformation (FACT) Project. The five-year project aims to improve fertility awareness and expand family planning access in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
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In a Surprise Finding, Gene Mutation Found Linked to Low-Risk Bladder Cancer
An international research team led by scientists from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has discovered a genetic mutation linked to low-risk bladder cancer. Their findings were reported Oct. 13 in Nature Genetics.
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Compound Derived from Vegetables Shields Rodents from Lethal Radiation Doses
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) researchers say a compound derived from cruciferous vegetable such as cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli protected rats and mice from lethal doses of radiation.
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Three Georgetown Lombardi Leaders Appointed to Federal Advisory Posts
The director, deputy director and a leading scientist at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have each been named to high-level scientific advisory posts within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Loss of Anti-Aging Gene Possible Culprit in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
A team of researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) has found that loss of an anti-aging gene induces retinal degeneration in mice and might contribute to age-related macular degeneration, the major cause of blindness in the elderly.
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Georgetown Lombardi Hosts “Ladies & Lattes” for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Centerhosts Ladies & Lattes, a breakfast for more than 75 Washington-area women in recognition of breast cancer awareness month. A top researcher from Georgetown Lombardi will update attendees on the status of breast cancer treatment and research.
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One Team for the Cure T-shirts Now on Sale to Benefit Georgetown Lombardi
The NFL Players Association’s One Team For The Cure t-shirts are now on sale online through the One Team Shop (http://oneteamshop.com), benefitting the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, D.C.
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Georgetown and Children’s Hospital Receive PCORI Grant to Study ADHD, Autism Treatment
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has awarded Children’s National Medical Center and Georgetown’s Center for Child and Human Development (a part of Georgetown University Medical Center) a three-year $1.79 million award to study a new behavioral treatment for low-income children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder.
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Researchers Say Probiotics Shown to Improve Neonatal Outcomes Not Widely Used
A trio of researchers is calling for a paradigm shift in how preterm infants with a devastating and often deadly disease are treated.
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