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Excess Estrogen in Pregnancy Can Silence BRCA1 in Daughters, Increasing Breast Cancer Risk
Excess estrogen levels during pregnancy can disable, in their daughters, a powerful breast cancer tumor suppressor gene, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. They found the DNA repair gene BRCA1 to be silenced in one year-old girls exposed to a high hormonal fetal environment.
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Exposure to Space Radiation Reduces Ability of Intestinal Cells to Destroy Oncoprotein
Two studies funded by NASA and presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 help explain why space radiation may increase the risk of colorectal cancer in humans.
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Georgetown Univ. and Hackensack Univ. Medical Center Form Cancer Center Affiliation
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and John Theurer Cancer Center, part of Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, N.J., announce the establishment of an oncology affiliation agreement to foster robust collaboration among clinicians and researchers from both institutions.
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High-risk Screening and High Rate of Follow Up — Patient Navigators Credited
Low-income and minority women screened for breast cancer at Capital Breast Cancer Center (CBCC) in Washington, DC, exceed national standards in their rate of medical follow-up after a positive mammogram, according to a small study presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013. Researchers credit CBCC patient navigators with playing a key role in ensuring high follow-up rates.
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Assessing Disease Surveillance and Notification Systems After a Pandemic
Significant investments over the past decade into disease surveillance and notification systems appear to have “paid off” and the systems “work remarkably well,” says a Georgetown University Medical Center researcher who examined the public health response systems during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. The findings are published online today in PLOS ONE.
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College Athletes Twice as Likely to Have Depression than Retired Collegiate Athletes
A survey of current and former college athletes finds depression levels significantly higher in current athletes, a result that upended the researchers’ hypothesis. The finding published in Sports Health suggests the need for more research to understand depression among college athletes.
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Researchers Link Gulf War Illness to Physical Changes in Brain Fibers that Process Pain
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have found what they say is evidence that veterans who suffer from “Gulf War Illness” have physical changes in their brains not seen in unaffected individuals. Brain scans of 31 veterans with the illness, compared to 20 control subjects, revealed anomalies in the bundles of nerve fibers that connect brain areas involved in the processing and perception of pain and fatigue.
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Center for Cellular Reprogramming Created To Drive Laboratory Breakthrough
Georgetown University Medical Center announces the launch of the Center for Cellular Reprogramming, a global center of excellence whose mission is to promote intra- and extramural collaborations, education and development, centered around the use of stem-like cells.
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Dr. Karen E. Anderson Named Director of Huntington Disease Center at Georgetown
Karen E. Anderson, MD, has been named director of the Huntington Disease Care, Education and Research Center (HDCERC), a joint endeavor of Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
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Difficulty in Recognizing Faces in Autism Linked to Performance in a Group of Neurons
Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have discovered a brain anomaly that explains why some people diagnosed with autism cannot easily recognize faces — a deficit linked to the impairments in social interactions considered to be the hallmark of the disorder.
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