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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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• Series of Studies First to Examine Acupuncture’s Mechanisms of Action

  While acupuncture is used widely to treat chronic stress, the mechanism of action leading to reported health benefits are not understood. In a series of studies at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), researchers are demonstrating how acupuncture can significantly reduce the stress hormone response in an animal model of chronic stress.

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• Center for Translational Transplant Medicine Explores New Approach in Transplantation

  Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) announces the formation of the Center for Translational Transplant Medicine to explore novel findings that could lead to a completely new approach in transplantation.

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• Newport Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award from Association for Psychological Science

  Elissa Newport, PhD, professor of neurology and director of the Georgetown University/MedStar National Rehabilitation Network (MedStar NRH) Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery, has been selected to receive the Association for Psychological Science’s (APS) highest honor – the William James Lifetime Achievement Award for Basic Research.

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• MEDIA ADVISORY: Guns and Suicide – Tips for Preventing a Tragedy

  This past weekend’s apparent suicide by country music star Mindy McCready offers an opportunity to educate family and friends on ways to help prevent a suicide, especially when the loved one has access to a gun, says Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) psychiatrist Liza Gold, MD.

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• MEDIA ADVISORY: Women & Wine VIII

  The 8th Annual Women & Wine event benefitting Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center uncorks on Monday, March 11, 2013

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• Giuseppe Giaccone Joins Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

  Internationally recognized lung cancer expert Giuseppe Giaccone, MD, PhD, has joined Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a part of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Georgetown University Medical Center.

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• Study: Premiums for Public Health Insurance Affect Coverage

  Requiring individuals to pay a premium for public health insurance coverage can counteract the coverage effects of expanding eligibility for public health insurance programs to higher income families.

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• For Stroke Patients, Mechanical Clot Removal Delivers No Advantage Over Standard Care

  The first randomized controlled study to evaluate a procedure that removes blood clots in the brain from patients experiencing severe strokes finds it delivers no better outcomes than non-invasive standard medications. In addition, the study found imaging techniques were not helpful in identifying patients who potentially would benefit most from clot removal.

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