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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…
June 1, 2024
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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…
May 31, 2024
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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…
May 30, 2024
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New Study: Analysis Supports New Recommendation to Begin Mammogram Screening at 40
Georgetown Lombardi’s Jeanne Mandelblatt, MD, MPH, and Amy Trentham-Dietz, PhD, of University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, were lead authors of a study informing the…
April 30, 2024
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The Aspirin Conundrum: Navigating Negative Results, Age, Aging Dynamics and Equity
A new study examining the role of aspirin in breast cancer treatment reveals critical issues related to health equity and aging that have broad implications for cancer and other…
April 29, 2024
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Perinatal Transmission of HIV Can Lead to Cognitive Deficits
Perinatal transmission of HIV to newborns is associated with serious cognitive deficits as children grow older, according to a detailed analysis of 35 studies conducted by…
April 23, 2024
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A Third of Women Experience Migraines Associated with Menstruation, Most Commonly When Premenopausal
A third of the nearly 20 million women who participated in a national health survey reported migraines during menstruation, and of them, 11.8 million, or 52.5%, were.…
April 15, 2024
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Abnormal Brain Structure Identified in Children with Developmental Language Problems
A rigorous analysis of numerous studies concludes that a part of the brain traditionally associated with movement is abnormal in children with developmental language impairments,…
March 15, 2024
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Inflammation and Diabetic Kidney Disease: Why Mitochondria Matter
Komuraiah Myakala, PhD, a research instructor at Georgetown University, is conducting research on Type 2 diabetic disease progression that helps demonstrate the importance of…
March 12, 2024
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Georgetown Study Explores THC/CBD Combination to Reduce Dementia-related Agitation at the End of Life
In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, the Georgetown University Medical Center Memory Disorders Program will study the effects of an oral drug called T2:C100, which is comprised…
February 8, 2024