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• Stress Test and Brain Scans Pinpoint Two Distinct Forms of Gulf War Illness

  Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center say their new work suggests that Gulf War illness may have two distinct forms depending on which brain regions have atrophied. Their study of Gulf War veterans, published online today in PLOS ONE, may help explain why clinicians have consistently encountered veterans with different symptoms and complaints.

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• Georgetown Dean Tapped for Federal Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack have appointed Lucile Adams-Campbell, PhD, to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). The committee’s recommendations and rationale will serve as a basis for the eighth edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

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• MEDIA ADVISORY: The Men’s Event

  The Men’s Event benefits prostate cancer treatment and research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Last year’s event raised $20,000 for advancing state-of-the-art treatment, and had more than 200 attendees.

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• Brain Imaging Study Eliminates Differences in Visual Function as a Cause of Dyslexia

  A new brain imaging study of dyslexia shows that differences in the visual system do not cause the disorder, but instead are likely a consequence. The findings, published today in the journal Neuron, provide important insights into the cause of this common reading disorder and address a long-standing debate about the role of visual symptoms observed in developmental dyslexia.

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• MEDIA ADVISORY: PharmedOut Conference To Address Responsibilities of Physicians, Industry and Journals

  PharmedOut announces its fourth annual conference, “Medical Behavior in a Commercial World: Who is Responsible?” focusing on the responsibilities of health care providers, journals, industry and others in ensuring that patients receive the best treatments.

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• Georgetown Receives PCORI Research Award to Study Latina Breast Cancer Survivorship

  Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Centerhas received a research award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study a quality-of-life intervention program targeting Latina breast cancer survivors and their caregivers.

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• First Prospective Trial Shows Molecular Profiling Timely for Tailoring Therapy

  A clinical trial has shown that patients, and their physicians, are eager to jump into next-era cancer care — analysis of an individual’s tumor to find and target genetic mutations that drive the cancer. Results of the study, CUSTOM, are being presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology years before investigators thought they would be ready.

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• MEDIA ADVISORY: Music for the Mind

  Georgetown University Medical Center hosts Music for the Mind, a special event at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Conductor Steven Reineke leads the NSO Pops as they pay tribute to the 10th anniversary of the Broadway hit Wicked and the 65th birthday of composer Stephen Schwartz.

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• Georgetown Gynecologist Says Expectations of Organ Prolapse Surgery Should be Tempered

  Mixed results of a new study examining long-term outcomes following pelvic organ prolapse surgery should prompt doctors and patients to temper their expectations of the procedure, which has become the standard treatment for the condition, says Cheryl B. Iglesia, MD, associate professor of gynecology and urology at Georgetown University School of Medicine.

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• Preclinical Tests Shows Agent Stops “Slippery” Proteins from Binding, Causing Ewing Sarcoma

  Continuous infusion of a novel agent not only halted the progression of Ewing sarcoma in rats, while some tumors also regressed to the point that cancer cells could not be detected microscopically, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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