All Posts: biomedical research
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Training Programs Emphasize Mentoring for Biomedical Graduate Students
For decades, the tumor biology and neural injury and plasticity programs at Georgetown University Medical Center have educated the next generation of biomedical researchers. Both programs focus on mentoring students to help them achieve their goals.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Georgetown Expert: Smithsonian’s “Outbreak” Exhibit Should Inspire Hope, Not Fear
An epidemic of curiosity is spreading about a new Smithsonian exhibit, “Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World,” that is the brainchild of Georgetown’s Daniel Lucey, MD, MPH. “It really brings the material we learn about in the classroom to life,” observed NHS student and Global Health fellow Sara Rotenberg (NHS’20).
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Use of Electrical Brain Stimulation to Foster Creativity Has Sweeping Implications
What is creativity, and can it be enhanced — safely — in a person who needs a boost of imagination? In a newly published article, Georgetown experts debate the growing use of electrical devices that stimulate brain tissue to improve various forms of creative cognition.
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Georgetown University Medical Center Names Subha Madhavan As Chief Data Scientist
Georgetown University Medical Center has named Subha Madhavan, PhD, as its Chief Data Scientist and director of its newly established Office for Health Data Science and Informatics.
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Probiotic Use May Reduce Antibiotic Prescriptions, Researchers Say
Use of probiotics is linked to reduced need for antibiotic treatment in infants and children, according to a review of studies that probed the benefits of probiotics published by an international team that included Daniel Merenstein, MD, a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
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ACA Expansion Did Not Improve Access to Complex Surgeries for Low-Income/Minority Patients
A new study published by a team led by Georgetown University Medical Center researchers finds that despite expectations following the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Medicaid expansion, there was no increased use of complex surgical procedures at high volume hospitals among ethnic/racial minorities and low-income populations.
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Lawrence Livermore Offers Hoyas World-Class Research Experience Far Beyond Georgetown’s Gates
Since 2011, a partnership between Georgetown University and the California-based Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has given biotechnology students the opportunity to intern in Lawrence Livermore’s renowned laboratories.
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Analysis: Commonly Used Drugs are Rarely Studied in Primary Care Patients
Drugs most commonly prescribed to patients seen by primary care physicians are not often tested in the patients who go to these clinics, where most people receive their care, say investigators at Georgetown University Medical Center and Yale School of Medicine.
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Georgetown Lombardi Summer Program Cultivates Young Scientists
High school and college students participating in the Summer Research Volunteer Program at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center gained valuable insights about the process of scientific discovery and the biology of cancer.
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Georgetown Study Investigates Memory Improvement Through Nicotine Dosing
A new study being conducted at Georgetown University Medical Center aims to find out if nicotine can slow or stop memory loss in people experiencing mild memory problems.
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