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• Georgetown University Medical Center Presents Top Honor to John Ruffin

  Georgetown University Medical Center awarded its highest honor, the Cura Personalis Award, to John Ruffin, Ph.D., director the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. The Cura Personalis medal and citation were presented during the medical center’s annual Convocation on November 15, 2012.

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• Dietary Glucose Affects the Levels of A Powerful Oncogene in Mice

  An animal study conducted by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center raises questions about the consequences of diet — specifically glucose, the plant-based sugar that fuels cell life — on increased activity of an oncogene that drives tumor growth.

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• Strong Tobacco Control Policies in Brazil Credited for More Than 400,000 Lives Saved

  High cigarette prices, smoke-free air laws, marketing restrictions and other measures, all part of Brazil’s strong tobacco control policies, are credited for a 50 percent reduction in smoking prevalence between 1989 and 2010. The reduction contributed to an estimated 420,000 lives saved during that time period. T

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• 26th Annual Lombardi Gala to Benefit Cancer Research

  The 26th Annual Lombardi Gala, a celebration benefiting Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, will take place Saturday, November 3 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the Washington Hilton.

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• Robert Kraft To Receive NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award Nov. 3 in Washington

  Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the NFL Players Association will present the inaugural NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award to Robert Kraft, chairman and CEO of the New England Patriots on November 3 at the 26th Annual Lombardi Gala in Washington.

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• Robert Kraft Named First Recipient of NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award

  Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, D.C., and the NFL Players Association have selected Robert Kraft, chairman and CEO of the New England Patriots, as the inaugural recipient of a new joint award. The presentation of the NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award to Kraft will take place during the 26th Annual Lombardi Gala on November 3 in Washington, D.C.

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• Georgetown University and Catholic Health Initiatives Form Affiliation to Support Nursing Leadership, Quality of Care

  Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS) and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) – the nation’s second largest Catholic health care system – have formed an affiliation to support nursing leadership development and quality of care.

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• Might Lefties and Righties Benefit Differently from a Power Nap?

  People who like to nap say it helps them focus their minds post a little shut eye. Now, a study from Georgetown University Medical Center may have found evidence to support that notion.

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• PNAS Study: Language Structure Arises from Balance of Clear and Effective Communication

  When learning a new language, we automatically organize words into sentences that will be both clearly understood and efficient (quick) to communicate. That’s the finding of a new study reported today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) which challenges opposing theories on why and how languages come to be organized the way they are.

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• Do re mi fa… How Do You Know What Comes Next?

  How do you remember a song — and why is it that a beginning pianist who forgets the middle of a melody needs to start over again to recall the tune?

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