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Cancer Drug Prevents Build-up of Toxic Brain Protein
WASHINGTON (May 10, 2013) — Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have used tiny doses of a leukemia drug to halt accumulation of toxic proteins linked to Parkinson’s disease in the brains of mice. This finding provides the basis to plan a clinical trial in humans to study the effects. They say their study, published […]
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Brain Anatomy of Dyslexia Is Not the Same in Men and Women, Boys and Girls
Using MRI, neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center found significant differences in brain anatomy when comparing men and women with dyslexia to their non-dyslexic control groups, suggesting that the disorder may have a different brain-based manifestation based on sex.
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Initiation of Breast Cancer Treatment Varies By Race; Patient-Doctor Communication Is Key
Black women with breast cancer were found to be three times more likely than their white counterparts to delay treatment for more than 90 days — a time delay associated with increased deaths from the disease, according to a new study led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Georgetown Lombardi Team Raises $145,000 for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
A team of volunteers and patients representing Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center laced up again this year for the two-day, 39.3-mile Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, May 4-5 in Washington. The Georgetown Lombardi/Capital Breast Care Center team raised more than $145,000 for the walk.
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GUMC Launches Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) today announces the launch of the Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education (CENTILE).
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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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