All Posts: research
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Key Studies Conducted at Georgetown Lombardi Lead to Better Treatment for People With Melanoma
Results from a pair of clinical trials published in recent months have changed the treatment landscape for people with advanced melanoma, offering a clearer path for improved survival.
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Climate Change Portends Wider Malaria Risk as Mosquitos Spread South and to Higher Elevations in Africa
Based on data that span the past 120 years, scientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that the mosquitoes responsible for transmitting malaria in Africa are spreading deeper into southern Africa and to higher elevations than previously recorded.
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Study Finds Adverse Impact of Climate on Mental Health in Bangladesh
Extreme heat and humidity and other climate-related events have an alarming impact on mental health outcomes in terms of depression and anxiety in Bangladesh, the world’s seventh most vulnerable country to climate change.
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Drug Found to be Effective in Difficult to Treat Autoimmune Blood Disorder
Patients taking efgartigimod, a drug being studied for use to treat chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), exhibited a significantly greater improvement in platelet counts which are essential to clotting and stopping bleeding, compared to those taking a placebo, according to results reported from the ADVANCE IV clinical trial, which was conducted globally, including at Georgetown University Medical Center.
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Ruesch Symposium Participants Encourage Patients to Consider Clinical Trials
Held by the Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Ruesch Symposium brings together researchers, clinicians, patients, caregivers, policymakers and advocates for networking and discussion on the latest developments in GI cancer research and treatment.
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Women with Elevated Breast Cancer Risk Could See Mortality Benefit from Estrogen-Blocking Drugs
While it has long been recognized that drugs that block the cancer-promoting activity of estrogen reduce the risk of developing new breast cancers, a new computer modeling study led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues showed that these treatments could also reduce the risk of dying from the disease in women who are at high risk.
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Study in Mice Suggests that Expression of Estrogen-Related Gene Can Impact Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk and Prevention Strategies
In a study using a first-of-its-kind mouse model of aging that mimics breast cancer development in estrogen receptor-positive postmenopausal women, investigators at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues have determined that over-expression, or switching on, of the Esr1 gene could lead to elevated risk of developing estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in older women.
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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, Moshe Levi, MD, has been named the medical center’s Chief Science Officer for Research Development and Anna Riegel, PhD, has been named Interim Vice President for Biomedical Education and Research.
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is as Effective as an Antidepressant Drug for Treating Anxiety Disorders
A guided mindfulness-based stress reduction program was as effective as use of the gold-standard drug — the common antidepressant escitalopram — for patients with anxiety disorders, according to results of a first-of-its-kind, randomized clinical trial led by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center.
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School of Health Undergraduates Conduct Research in Ghana as Part of a Team of Interdisciplinary Scholars
Two School of Health undergraduates embedded with a team of researchers say experiencing public health and cultural humility in real time has taken their global health coursework to a new level.
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