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Researchers Explore Resilience at 3rd Annual Healthy Aging Symposium
More than 100 medical and biomedical students, faculty and postdocs from Georgetown and other universities gathered for this year’s Healthy Aging Symposium in the Hariri Building on July 10, 2024.
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Pharmacology & Physiology Student is Georgetown’s First HHMI Gilliam Fellow
In July 2024, Pharmacology & Physiology doctoral student Lindsey Russ became Georgetown University’s first recipient of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellowship, which “invests in graduate trainees who are committed to advancing equity and inclusion in science and empowers them as future science leaders.”
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Medical Students Volunteer at Pride Festival
Medical students from HOYA Clinic and Hoya Medical Pride Alliance (HMPA) teamed up to offer health screenings at the June 9 Capital Pride Festival in Washington.
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Georgetown Global Health and Cancer Researchers Tackle Public Health Challenge in Eswatini
A collaboration between researchers at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and a Georgetown global health team in Eswatini aims to address a significant public health challenge: preventing cervical cancer.
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Increasing Use and Awareness of Oral Nicotine Pouches Detailed
A rigorous, comprehensive synthesis of evidence from 62 studies related to the use of oral nicotine pouches by Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists and colleagues provides a much-needed assessment of how these products could lead to potential harmful consequences if used by young people.
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Addressing Cancer Screening Behaviors in the Muslim Community in Washington
An important study has revealed crucial insights into the cancer screening behaviors of Muslims in the Washington, D.C., area, highlighting the influence of cultural and religious beliefs on health practices.
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Case Study Reveals Important New Details About Rare Second Cancers Related to CAR-T Therapy
A new, detailed analysis of a patient’s second cancer after receiving CAR-T therapy for the initial cancer provides rare but important insights intended to offer helpful guidance for oncologists and pathologists about the clinical presentation and pathologic features involved in a CAR-T related second cancer.
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Experimental Therapy Shows Promise in Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial
Clinicians at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center reported promising preliminary findings based on outcomes in the first six patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer enrolled in a phase 2 clinical trial of the experimental drug BXCL701 in combination with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda). Immunotherapy drugs alone have not shown to be responsive to pancreatic cancer.
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Cognitive Declines Preceding Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Lead to Credit Card, Mortgage Delinquency
In the years prior to an Alzheimer’s disease or other memory disorder diagnosis, credit scores begin to weaken and payment delinquency begins to increase, concludes new research led by Georgetown University. The findings show consistent deterioration in these financial outcomes over the quarters leading up to diagnosis and that credit card and mortgage delinquencies, specifically, both increase substantially prior to diagnosis.
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Structural Inequities Amplify Homelessness Challenges for Pregnant People in Washington, DC
New research conducted with Washington, DC, residents who experienced homelessness during pregnancy sheds light on the intersection of homelessness, pregnancy and racial inequities. The findings underscore the urgent need for policy and practice changes to support vulnerable populations.
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