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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…
December 12, 2013
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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…
December 12, 2013
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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…
December 12, 2013
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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…
December 12, 2013
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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…
December 12, 2013
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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 …
December 12, 2013
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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 &…
December 12, 2013
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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…
December 12, 2013
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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…
December 12, 2013
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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…
December 12, 2013