All Posts: biomedical research

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Study Finds Relationship Between Discrimination and Frailty in Black Cancer Survivors

Discrimination experienced by Black people can affect their health and increase their frailty, which can be particularly impactful for cancer survivors, according to a new study…

March 20, 2023

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Medical Center Announces Strategic Changes to Research and Biomedical Education

As Georgetown University Medical Center moves to more strategically align research and biomedical education, as well as expand critical external research-related relationships,…

November 11, 2022

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Georgetown Celebrates Women in Science

(February 11, 2021) — Georgetown University commemorated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11, 2021) with a collection of video messages provided by…

February 11, 2021

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Commonly Used Antibiotic Shows Promise for Combating Zika Infections

November 24, 2020

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Shutting Down COVID-19 Virus’s Destructive Proteins with Aerosolized Molecules

WASHINGTON (November 13, 2020) — Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have successfully used molecules comprised of small strands of RNA to shut down the…

November 13, 2020

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Grad Student Uses Skills Honed at Georgetown to Help DC Fight Coronavirus

(October 9, 2020) — When the pandemic forced Georgetown University to move to a virtual setting and research labs were temporarily shuttered, Suzie Stephenson (G’17, G’22)…

October 9, 2020

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Georgetown Applying Patented Technology to Develop Fast and Accurate COVID-19 Test

(August 6, 2020) — After studying the results of a myriad of diagnostic tests used around the world for the virus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, Georgetown University…

August 6, 2020

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Get to Know Georgetown’s COVID-19 Researchers

July 27, 2020

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Conditional Reprogramming: A Novel Way to Study the Novel Coronavirus

(July 8, 2020) — Even during the early days of the pandemic, it was apparent that some patients with COVID-19 develop multisystem problems in addition to respiratory. …

July 9, 2020

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Early-life Education Improves Memory in Old Age — Especially for Women

WASHINGTON (June 5, 2020) — Education appears to protect older adults, especially women, against memory loss, according to a study by investigators at Georgetown University…

June 5, 2020