All Posts: research
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NIH-Funded Study Leads to New Understanding of How Stroke Impacts Reading
A key discovery about the impact of stroke on a person’s ability to read reveals why a deficit occurs — a finding that presents a possible opportunity for new therapeutic…
August 13, 2025
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Celebrating a Milestone in Cancer Research
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of a paper by now-Georgetown Lombardi member Marc E. Lippman, MD, MACP, FRCP, and his colleague Gail Bolan, MD, that…
August 8, 2025
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HIV Has Devastated Her Home. She’s Pursuing a PhD to Channel Aid Where It’s Needed
Martha Cameron (G’25, G’30), from Lusaka, Zambia, has both lived with HIV and built a globe-spanning career in HIV awareness. She has continued her work at Georgetown, first as a…
August 7, 2025
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Georgetown Faculty Share Research and Explore Collaborations on Global Cervical Cancer
In June 2025, the Global Cancer Collaborative, a joint initiative between the Georgetown University Global Health Institute and Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center,…
July 31, 2025
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New Blood Test Holds Potential to Reduce Liver Transplant Failures
A new study by scientists from Georgetown University and MedStar Health describes how a single blood sample can be used to catch problems with liver transplants at the earliest…
June 17, 2025
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Georgetown Researcher Develops Low-Cost Touchscreen Chamber for Mice
James O’Leary, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Laboratory for Brain Injury and Dementia at Georgetown University Medical Center, constructed four touchscreen chambers for use…
June 3, 2025
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School of Health Student Uncovers the Impact of Ecological Changes on Indigenous Peoples’ Mental Health
Arjun Chhabra (H’25, M’29) explored the connections between the mental health of the Oglala Lakota people on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge reservation and changing environemental…
May 28, 2025
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This Type of Music Can Increase Your Concentration and Productivity
A new study published in the journal PLOS One found that a certain type of instrumental music can boost both listeners’ mood and productivity. After 10 minutes of listening, it…
April 29, 2025
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New Event Showcases Research, Innovation, and Tech Entrepreneurship at Georgetown
More than 300 faculty, entrepreneurs, investors, industry executives, and contributors to Georgetown University’s innovation ecosystem gathered this month for the inaugural…
April 28, 2025
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Rise in Claim Denial Rates for Cancer-Related Advanced Genetic Testing
A newly published analysis by Georgetown Lombardi member So-Yeon Kang, PhD, MBA, and colleagues has found that both the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing for cancer…
April 18, 2025