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GUMC News Release Archive

The Georgetown University Medical Center Office of Communications invites members of the media to browse our latest news releases and fact sheets, upcoming events, and faculty experts database. We welcome media inquiries.

Nov 19, 2009

Georgetown University Faculty Member Named D.C.'s Top Professor

Nov 16, 2009

For Many Women, Mammography Screening Every Other Year Has Most Benefits of Annual Exams but Less Harm, Conclude Six Independent Research Teams

Nov 11, 2009

On the Road to the Cure: Innovation and Signature Treatments at Georgetown Lombardi

Nov 11, 2009

Physician Bias Might Keep Life-Saving Transplants From Black and Hispanic Patients

Nov 9, 2009

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Researchers Honored

Nov 5, 2009

The “Lexus” of Cancer Treatment -- One Man’s Inspiring Drive to Survive

Nov 3, 2009

Patients with Early Stage Lung Cancer and Good Lung Function Have Excellent Survival Expectations When Treated with Radical Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Nov 3, 2009

Less Brain Swelling Occurs With Multiple Sessions of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Common Brain Tumor

Nov 2, 2009

Medical Center Professor Selected As Fellow of American Academy of Nursing

Oct 31, 2009

Personalizing Personalized Medicine By Applying “Patients-Like-Me” Statistics

Oct 27, 2009

Eliminating Cancer Health Disparities: A New Era in Research

Oct 21, 2009

Tailoring Physical Therapy Can Restore a More Functions after Neurological Injury

Oct 21, 2009

Two Brain Structures Key to Emotional Balance Especially in Threatening Situations

Oct 20, 2009

Looking for the Origins of Music in the Brain

Oct 20, 2009

Could Some Forms of Mental Retardation Be Treated with Drugs?

Oct 20, 2009

Could Drugs Used to Treat Mood Disorders, Pain and Epilepsy Cause Psychiatric Disorders Later In Life?

Oct 20, 2009

Treatment for Epilepsy is a Possible Culprit for Development of Schizophrenia

Oct 19, 2009

Understanding The Brain’s Natural Foil For Over-Excited Neurons

Oct 18, 2009

Fine-Tuning Treatments for Depression

Oct 18, 2009

APP – Good, Bad or Both?

Oct 17, 2009

A New Understanding Of Why Seizures Occur With Alcohol Withdrawal

Oct 14, 2009

Gene blamed for immunological disorders shown to protect against breast cancer development

Oct 13, 2009

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Researcher Inducted into Institute of Medicine

Oct 6, 2009

Washington’s Leading Ladies Join “Gift of Life Breakfast” Supporting the Capital Breast Care Center

Oct 2, 2009

Georgetown University's 'Pathways to Success' Program Secures $1.2 Million Grant

Oct 1, 2009

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz (D-FL) to Visit the ‘Capital Breast Care Center’ in SE Washington

Sep 30, 2009

Cash for Cures -- Georgetown University Medical Center Researchers Receive Millions in Awards From the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Sep 29, 2009

Georgetown Breast Cancer Surgeon to Receive National and International Accolades

Sep 29, 2009

Georgetown Establishes New Gastrointestinal Research Center with $6.75 Million Gift

Sep 29, 2009

To Treat, or Not to Treat: That is the Question

Sep 22, 2009

Lombardi’s Head of Minority Health & Disparities Invited Panelist at Congressional Black Caucus Conference

Sep 22, 2009

Historic Gene Therapy Trial to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease Underway at Georgetown

Sep 17, 2009

GUMC Presents 'Doctors Speak Out'

Sep 14, 2009

Blood Test Helps Guide Treatment Decisions and May Impact Quality of Life

Sep 9, 2009

Georgetown Faculty Available for Comment on Obama's Sept. 9 Health Care Reform Address to Congress

Sep 1, 2009

Georgetown Colleagues Redefine Cura Personalis -Caring for the Whole Person- Using Systems Medicine

Aug 7, 2009

Lombardi’s Peter Shields Elected President-Elect of American Society of Preventive Oncology

Aug 3, 2009

Kefir, Although Rich in Probiotics, Didn’t Prevent Diarrhea in Children Using Antibiotics, GUMC Researchers Say

Jul 30, 2009

Antibody Targeting of Glioblastoma Shows Promise in Preclinical Tests, Say Lombardi Researchers

Jul 28, 2009

Lombardi Research: Common Household Pesticides Linked To Childhood Cancer Cases

Jul 19, 2009

NASA Selects Georgetown University Medical Center as Specialized Center of Research to Study Space Radiation Risks

Jul 15, 2009

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Donates $40,000 To The Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center To Fight Childhood Cancer

Jul 13, 2009

Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Treats Traumatic Brain Injury, Report GUMC Researchers

Jul 5, 2009

GUMC Discovery Highlights New Direction For Drug Discovery

Jun 29, 2009

GUMC Study May Help Explain “Awakenings” That Occur With Popular Sleep-Aid Ambien®

Jun 24, 2009

Letter to President Barack Obama from GU School of Medicine Student Body President

Jun 23, 2009

Georgetown University School of Medicine Students Invited to White House for a Special Television Event with President Barack Obama

Jun 12, 2009

Protein Linked to Change in Tissue That Surround and Support Breast Tumors

Jun 12, 2009

Dual Role in Breast Tissue for a Protein Involved in Leukemia

Jun 12, 2009

Georgetown University Medical Center Physicians Named “Most Influential Doctors”

Jun 9, 2009

Protein Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Doesn’t Act Alone

Jun 8, 2009

A Sacred Celebration: Georgetown School of Medicine Honors Donors

May 28, 2009

Cardiovascular Fitness Not Affected by Cancer Treatment

May 27, 2009

Lombardi Scientist Brings “Dream Team” Breast Cancer Research Effort to Georgetown University Medical Center

May 26, 2009

Scientists Reaching Consensus on How Brain Processes Speech

May 19, 2009

Georgetown Memory Disorders Program Offers Antibody Clinical Trial for Patients with Mild to Moderate Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease

May 14, 2009

More Older Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Choose Chemotherapy, GUMC Researchers Report

May 14, 2009

Georgetown Research: Mothers Satisfied When They Share Cancer Genetic Test Results with Children

May 14, 2009

Georgetown Doctoral Candidate Receives Fellowship Grant from the National Science Foundation

May 13, 2009

Media Advisory: Renowned Author Laurie Garrett and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) to Address Graduates at GUMC Commencement Ceremonies

May 12, 2009

A Conversation on Health Care Reform

May 5, 2009

Howard J. Federoff Receives Bernard Sanberg Memorial Award for Brain Repair

May 1, 2009

Media Advisory: Avon Foundation Awards $750,000 to Fund Fight Against Breast Cancer

May 1, 2009

GUMC Physician: Endoscopic Surgery Effectively Relieves Sinusitis Symptoms, According to Large Pooled Study

Apr 29, 2009

Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Capital Breast Care Center Pound the Pavement to Save Lives

Apr 29, 2009

Georgetown’s V. Craig Jordan Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Apr 29, 2009

Brain Processes Written Words as Unique “Objects,” GUMC Neuroscientists Say

Apr 27, 2009

Georgetown University Medical Center Offers Experts on Flu for Press Availability

Apr 22, 2009

GUMC Researchers: Test for Hormones in the Blood Not Reflective of Hormones in Breast Tissue; Breast Cancer Risk

Apr 20, 2009

Cholesterol Appears to Promote Tamoxifen Resistance in Some Breast Cancer Cells, GUMC Researchers Say

Apr 19, 2009

In Large Study, GUMC Researchers Document How p53 Gene Mutations Link to High-Grade Breast Cancer and Poor Outcomes

Apr 14, 2009

American Legacy Foundation and Georgetown University Medical Center Create Research Collaboration

Apr 13, 2009

V. Craig Jordan, Internationally Renowned Breast Cancer Scientist, Joins Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Mar 31, 2009

By Shutting Down Inflammation, Agent Reverses Damage from Spinal Cord Injury in Preclinical Studies

Mar 30, 2009

GUMC Researcher Creates First Interactive Online Continuing Medical Education Course for Physicians on Pharmaceutical Marketing

Mar 23, 2009

Georgetown University to Host Annual, Area Undergraduate Research Conference

Mar 22, 2009

GUMC Researchers Show Adult Human Testes Cells Can Become Embryonic Stem-like, Capable of Treating Disease

Mar 20, 2009

Lombardi Research: Monoclonal Antibodies Primed to Become Potent Immune Weapons against Cancer

Mar 20, 2009

Georgetown Study Suggests Radiosurgery with CyberKnife May Offer Equivalent Outcomes to Surgery For Early-Stage Lung Cancer Patients

Mar 18, 2009

U.S. Cancer Screening Trial Shows No Early Mortality Benefit from Annual Prostate Cancer Screening

Mar 17, 2009

“Match Day” at Georgetown University (GU) School of Medicine:

Mar 15, 2009

Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutic Prevents Long-term Damage from Traumatic Brain Injury in Preclinical Studies

Mar 3, 2009

Georgetown Researcher: Two or More Drinks a Day May Increase Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Mar 3, 2009

Georgetown University Medical Center Announces Spring “Mini-Med School” Schedule

Feb 25, 2009

Researchers Capture Wave of Brain Activity Linked to Anticipation

Feb 21, 2009

GUMC Young Scientist Selected Postdoctoral Fellow at NASA-Funded National Space Biomedical Research Institute

Jan 29, 2009

Bringing Easy-To-Use, Effective Natural Family Planning to American Women

Jan 5, 2009

Georgetown University, Perkins+Will to Convene Major Forum on Hospital Design

Dec 18, 2008

U.S.-Afghan Women's Council Moves from State Department to Georgetown University

Dec 17, 2008

GUMC Researchers Find Gene Function “Lost” in Melanoma and Glioblastoma

Dec 9, 2008

Oldest Old “Hanging in the Balance?”

Dec 4, 2008

Holiday Cheer Arrives for Lombardi Cancer Center's Pediatric Patients

Dec 2, 2008

GUMC Hosts Inaugural Baldev R. Bhussry Lecture

Nov 24, 2008

GUMC Physician-Educator Named to Federal Advisory Board on Military Health Issues

Nov 19, 2008

Georgetown University/Georgetown University Medical Center Researchers Presented More than 100 Scientific Abstracts at Neuroscience 2008

Nov 18, 2008

Findings from Black Women’s Health Study and Research about Uninformative Genetic Test Results Among Topics Presented by GUMC Researchers at AACR Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Meeting

Nov 17, 2008

Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Launches ShopforCancerCures.org to Raise Money for Cancer Research

Nov 17, 2008

Non-White Medical Students Reject Therapies Typically Associated with Their Culture While White Students Embrace CAM

Nov 6, 2008

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Claudine Isaacs Selected As “Top Doc” by Women’s Health Magazine

Oct 30, 2008

“New” Estrogen Receptor Found to be Key Player in Tamoxifen Resistance

Oct 29, 2008

Lombardi Cancer Center Hosts International Symposium on Dance and Healthcare

Oct 27, 2008

Restrictions on Off-Label Marketing and Promotion of Drugs by Pharmaceutical Companies Should be Strengthened, Researchers Say

Oct 27, 2008

GUMC Researchers Hone in on New Strategy to Treat Common Infection

Oct 24, 2008

GUMC Researcher To Receive “Pioneer for Persons with Disabilities Award” from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Oct 23, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center and Oak Ridge National Laboratory Announce Unique Research Partnership

Oct 23, 2008

Georgetown Diabetes Research Helps its Campus Community First

Oct 17, 2008

Involving Men in Family Planning and Partner Communication about Sex Among Topics to be Presented by GUMC Researchers at World’s Largest Public Health Gathering

Oct 14, 2008

HHS Secretary to Keynote McAuley Lecture at Georgetown University

Oct 13, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Researcher Elected to Institute of Medicine

Oct 8, 2008

Significant Racial Differences for Brain Bleeds Suggest Stroke Risk Greater than Previously Thought for Blacks

Oct 6, 2008

Cokie Roberts to Speak at Second Annual Gift of Life Breakfast

Oct 6, 2008

Georgetown Hosts National Cancer Institute Director John Niederhuber

Oct 1, 2008

GUMC Recruits Values Based Health Care Chair

Sep 29, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Offers Tips to Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Sep 29, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center’s Memory Disorders Program Offers Clinical Trial With Novel Agent to Halt Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease

Sep 24, 2008

Researchers Identify Novel Mechanism to Reduce Nervous System Inflammation

Sep 22, 2008

Sinusitis Patients Have Pain Similar to the Elderly and People with Arthritis

Sep 22, 2008

Hyundai Donates $40,000 to Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center to Support Survivorship Program

Sep 21, 2008

New Options When An Old Enemy Returns

Sep 21, 2008

Dr. Lucile Adams-Campbell Joins Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sep 9, 2008

Media Advisory: GUMC Recognizes Foremost Leader in Field of Systems Biology

Sep 9, 2008

Protein found that regulates gene critical to dopamine-releasing brain cells

Sep 5, 2008

One Step Back… Two Steps Forward

Sep 4, 2008

Medical Center Professor Selected as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

Aug 28, 2008

John L. Marshall Elected President of the International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology

Aug 28, 2008

District’s First-Ever Doo Wop Benefit Concert to Attract Hundreds of Local Business, Community Leaders

Aug 3, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Names R. Scott Turner, MD, PhD, New Director of the Memory Disorders Program

Jul 29, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Collaborates with Indivumed to Develop Cancer Research Database

Jul 18, 2008

2008 International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease: GUMC Experts Available to Comment

Jul 15, 2008

Vitamin A Pushes Breast Cancer to Form Blood Vessel Cells

Jul 10, 2008

Location, Location, Location.

Jul 10, 2008

Focus on Ethics Critical as Scientific Advances are Applied to Ethnicity and Race

Jun 23, 2008

Researchers Discover Paradox About General Anesthesia: It Can Increase Post-Surgical Pain

Jun 12, 2008

Synthetic Cocoa Chemical Slows Growth of Tumors in Human Cell Lines

May 21, 2008

Malignant Brain Tumors: GUMC Experts Available to Comment

May 19, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Neurology Professors Available to Comment On Possible Causes of Seizures in Adults

May 15, 2008

Study Suggests Blood Test Can Help Lead To Improved Treatment Outcomes for Breast Cancer Patients

May 12, 2008

Georgetown University Undergraduates to Travel to Argentina for Translational Health Science Internship

May 8, 2008

Avon Foundation Awards $800K To Lombardi’s Capital Breast Care Center

May 7, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Receives $3.1 million to Lead Alzheimer’s Research Collaboration

May 4, 2008

Chance of Second Breast Cancer Might Be Greater Than Previously Thought for High-Risk Women Without BRCA1/2 Mutations

May 4, 2008

Shawna Willey, MD, of Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Elected President of the American Society of Breast Surgeons

May 2, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Professor Selected for NIH Genetics Institute

Apr 28, 2008

United States to Celebrate National Nurses Week In May

Apr 15, 2008

Georgetown Student Takes 1st Place in Poster Competition at International Cancer Research Meeting

Apr 15, 2008

Space Radiation May Cause Prolonged Cellular Damage to Astronauts

Apr 14, 2008

Georgetown Researchers Find Stem Cell Marker Controls Two Key Cancer Pathways

Apr 13, 2008

In Lab Study, Researchers Find Molecule That Disrupts Ewing’s Sarcoma Oncogene

Apr 13, 2008

Gene Variations, Alcohol, and an Association with Breast Cancer Risk

Apr 12, 2008

Nutrition, Genes and Cancer Symposium Hosted by Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Apr 10, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Professor Selected As U.S. Fulbright Senior Specialist

Apr 8, 2008

Evidence Now Suggests Eating Soy Foods in Puberty Protects Against Breast Cancer

Mar 27, 2008

Helping Your Brain Be All That It Can Be: Neuro Research Works to Combine Human Brain Capabilities with Computer Data Crunching Power

Mar 27, 2008

Mary Adedoyin Selected For Prestigious Bouchet Society

Mar 27, 2008

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Publishes Book for Childhood Cancer Survivors

Mar 27, 2008

Limiting Brain Damage: Researchers, After Discovering Injury to Brain Continues Long After Trauma, Now Racing for Therapies to Curtail Harm

Mar 27, 2008

Family Communication Impacts Attitude About Genetic Counseling/Testing for Breast Cancer

Mar 26, 2008

Georgetown University Medical Center Researcher Receives Award Providing Up To 10 Years of Federal Funding

Mar 24, 2008

“A Massive Reorganization of the Brain”: How One GUMC Researcher is Helping the Blind “See” Through Sound

Mar 18, 2008

PharmedOut to Offer Pharma-free Continuing Education for Doctors

Mar 18, 2008

MEDIA ADVISORY: Georgian President and First Lady’s State Visit to Include Lombardi’s Capital Breast Care Center

Mar 18, 2008

New Regional Partnership Aims to Strengthen Local Health Care Delivery

Mar 17, 2008

Genetic Counselors Turn to Unconventional Counseling To Meet Explosive Demand for Genetic Testing

Mar 17, 2008

New Choices Bring Wider Range of Women to Family Planning

Mar 14, 2008

Research Shows That Doctors Should Not Prescribe Antibiotics to Adults with Rhinosinusitis Even if Symptoms Have Lasted 7-10 Days

Mar 13, 2008

The O’Neill Institute at Georgetown University Welcomes Health Informatics Public Health Expert to Its Leadership Team

Mar 11, 2008

Anatasha Crawford Selected For Prestigious Bouchet Society

Mar 7, 2008

Lombardi Physician-Scientist Awarded Prestigious Burroughs Wellcome Fund Award

Feb 21, 2008

Expressive Writing Appears to Change Thoughts and Feelings about Cancer

Feb 19, 2008

Lombardi Director Available to Comment on Major Research Study Linking Insurance Status to Advanced-Stage Cancers

Feb 13, 2008

Education About Pharmaceutical Influence on Prescribing Shows Change in Doctors' Opinions

Feb 5, 2008

Discovery of Good - and Bad – Liver Stem Cells Raises Possibility of New Treatment

Feb 4, 2008

CycleBeads Help Women Manage Their Fertility: Now Available in Classic and Deluxe Versions

Feb 1, 2008

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Names Peter G. Shields Deputy Director

Jan 28, 2008

Georgetown Hematology Head Named Chairman-Elect, Lymphoma Research Foundation

Jan 24, 2008

New Study Shows that Fatigue Improves after Sinus Surgery

Jan 14, 2008

Georgetown Drug Discovery Expert To Be Awarded Endowed Chair in Experimental Therapeutics

Jan 14, 2008

Findings Point to Molecular 'Achilles Heel' for Half of Breast Cancer Tumors

Dec 26, 2007

New Research Tools Suggest Cancer And Other Diseases Are Too Complex For Easy Answers, Researchers Say

Dec 20, 2007

Georgetown Economist Elected Chair of Center for Health Policy Development

Dec 19, 2007

Georgetown Bioterrorism Expert Appointed to Biodefense Advisory Board

Nov 13, 2007

Experimental Technique at GUMC Offers Real-Time Analysis of Breast Cancer Biopsies

Nov 8, 2007

Georgetown’s Gordon Receives Bravewell Award for Pioneering Efforts in Mind-Body Medicine

Nov 8, 2007

Georgetown Announces Partnership with East China Normal University

Nov 1, 2007

Partnership Established to Ensure District of Columbia Children are Ready for School

Nov 1, 2007

2007 Avon Foundation Awardees Include Lombardi’s Capital Breast Care Center

Oct 24, 2007

Georgetown Leads Major Effort to Combat Disparities in D.C. Stroke Care

Oct 23, 2007

Washington, DC’s Leading Health Research Institutions Announce New Consortium to Advance Clinical and Translational Science

Oct 23, 2007

Child Health Psychologists Need To Promote Adult Disease Prevention

Oct 18, 2007

GUMC Expert: Runners Should Avoid Drinking Too Much Water During Marathons

Oct 18, 2007

Lombardi Expert Comments on New Study Linking Sun Exposure and Advanced Breast Cancer

Oct 17, 2007

Tony Snow, Ken Venturi to Be Honored at Lombardi Gala

Oct 16, 2007

Georgetown Names New Director of Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Oct 11, 2007

Bringing New People to Family Planning: The Broader Impact of Fertility Awareness

Oct 10, 2007

Lombardi's Shad Receives Prestigious Penn State Award

Oct 5, 2007

Georgetown International Health Expert Awarded $3 Million Federal Grant

Oct 3, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: Experts to Discuss Mechanisms Underlying Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Disease

Oct 1, 2007

New USAID Grant Helps Georgetown Meet Unmet Family Planning Needs Worldwide

Sep 27, 2007

Tunes and Talk: Researchers Find Music and Language are Processed by the Same Brain Systems

Sep 25, 2007

Researchers Test Power Of Enriched Yogurt For Toddlers’ Health

Sep 20, 2007

Tractenberg Named Editor of Academic Intersections, a New Online Journal

Sep 14, 2007

MEDIA TIP SHEET: FDA Investigating Cancer Pain Drug

Sep 10, 2007

New Clues to Breast Cancer Development in High-Risk Women

Sep 10, 2007

'The Nanny’ Fran Drescher to Keynote NHS McAuley Lecture

Sep 10, 2007

Docs Can Go Back to School Online to Fill a Gap In Their Education

Sep 6, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: HYUNDAI Hope on wheels program to Donate $40,000 to Pediatric Cancer Research at Lombardi

Aug 29, 2007

Ancient Probiotic Drink to be Tested in Young Children Receiving Antibiotics

Aug 28, 2007

Women: No More Cold, Hard Mammograms

Aug 17, 2007

Dense Breasts, Hormone Levels Are Two Separate, Independent Risk Factors For Breast Cancer

Aug 9, 2007

New Cause of Tamoxifen Resistance in Breast Cancer Cells Discovered at Lombardi

Aug 7, 2007

$4.5 Million Gift Establishes New Chair, Professorship at GUMC

Jul 31, 2007

For The First Time, Patterns Of Excitation Waves Found In Brain’s Visual Processing Center

Jul 26, 2007

Accuracy Of Thyroid Hormone Testing Improved With State-Of-The-Art Test

Jul 13, 2007

Research Finds Faster Grammar Skills in Children with Tourette’s

Jul 10, 2007

Scleroderma Outlook Improves as Survival Increases

Jul 10, 2007

Latest WHO Handbook Presents Family Planning Options For Women Around the World

Jul 9, 2007

GUMC Professor of Oncology Named Editor-in-Chief of New Journal

Jul 5, 2007

$2 Million Komen Award Will Fund Research to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer

Jul 1, 2007

Scientists Discover Key to Manipulating Fat

Jun 19, 2007

Medical Standards in 21 States Based On Local Rule, Not National Standards

Jun 19, 2007

In 'Spontaneous' Liver Cancer, Researcher Sees a Cure

Jun 15, 2007

Runners: Let Thirst Be Your Guide

Jun 8, 2007

High School Students Travel “Pathways to Success” at Georgetown University

Jun 7, 2007

Georgetown Receives $7 Million in Federal Funding for Clinical Research

Jun 7, 2007

For First Time, Cochlear Implant Restores Hearing To Patient With Rare Genetic Disorder

Jun 6, 2007

Largest Synthetic Gene Ever Built Offers Insights into Anti-Malarial Drug Resistance

May 24, 2007

Georgetown Kicks off Drug Discovery Partnership with Virginia Tech

May 18, 2007

New Data Shows HPV Vaccine, Created at Georgetown, Can Prevent Vaginal and Oral Cancers

May 10, 2007

Can an Omega-3 Fatty Acid Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease?

May 9, 2007

NHS Professor Selected As Fellow of American Academy of Nursing

Apr 24, 2007

Drug Reps Use Friendship to Influence Doctors, Says Faculty Member

Apr 13, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: New Treatment Strategies for Alzheimer's Disease

Apr 12, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: Inauguration of the Linda and Timothy O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law

Apr 5, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: 'Straight Talk' About Cancer

Apr 2, 2007

Be Prepared: Experts Offer Tips for National Public Health Week

Apr 2, 2007

Renowned Childhood Experts Receive Distinguished Award at National Conference

Mar 29, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: Motherhood Today: Medical Realities and Cultural Myths

Mar 28, 2007

Quality Improvement to be Focus of Upcoming McAuley Lecture

Mar 21, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: Preemies: How Low Birth Weight Can Influence Adult Disease

Mar 19, 2007

Prostate Cancer Pioneer Nancy Dawson to Join Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Mar 14, 2007

Using Brain Scans, Researchers Find Evidence for a Two-Stage Model of Human Perceptual Learning

Mar 13, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: Georgetown Students Host Annual Research Conference

Mar 12, 2007

Medical Students Hope to Make a “Match” on March 15

Mar 9, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: Exploring the HPV Vaccine and the Social, Legal and Public Health Debate

Feb 28, 2007

Georgetown Awards First Molecular Research Chair to Lombardi Cancer Expert

Feb 28, 2007

Faculty Member Studies Quality of Care for Mothers

Feb 23, 2007

MEDIA ADVISORY: Georgetown Hosts 3rd Annual Conference on Infectious Disease

Feb 21, 2007

Protein Identified That Regulates Effectiveness of Taxol Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer

Feb 20, 2007

Professor Named Statistical Editor of New AMA Journal

Feb 20, 2007

First Lady Michelle Fenty Appointed President of Advisory Council for Capital Breast Care Center

Feb 12, 2007

Georgetown Scholar Appointed Chairman of National Board for Education Sciences

Feb 12, 2007

Two Georgetown Students Win Science Education Awards

Feb 6, 2007

Lombardi Expert Helps Set New Guidelines for Assessing Lymphoma Treatment

Jan 31, 2007

Georgetown’s Center on Health and Education to Launch Teacher Prep Program

Jan 26, 2007

Media Tip Sheet: Cervical Health Awareness Month

Jan 26, 2007

GUMC Names Jett McCann New Library Director

Jan 25, 2007

Georgetown Docs 'Tops' in Northern Virginia Magazine

Jan 24, 2007

It's Not Too Late for Women to Make Healthy Reproductive Resolutions

Jan 23, 2007

Young Cancer Survivors at Risk for Behaviors That Raise Future Cancer Risk

Jan 11, 2007

New Website Helps Physicians Combat Inappropriate Pharmaceutical Company Promotion

Dec 12, 2006

In Vivo Study: Whole Wheat in Maternal Diet Reduces Breast Cancer Risk in Offspring

Nov 28, 2006

Georgetown University Names Howard J. Federoff, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President for Health Sciences

Nov 27, 2006

Study of Language Use in Children Suggests Sex Influences How Brain Processes Words

Nov 20, 2006

New Natural Family Planning Options Are a Natural Fit for Nurse-Midwives

Nov 15, 2006

Lombardi Director Dritschilo Comments on JAMA Study on Effectiveness of Prostate Cancer Treatments

Nov 9, 2006

Doctors Must Not be Lapdogs to Drug Firms, Says Faculty Member

Nov 8, 2006

In Young Rats, Researchers Find a Reaction to Spinal Cord Injury That Speeds Recovery

Nov 1, 2006

New Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Promise in Clinical Trial

Nov 1, 2006

Georgetown Recognizes Creator of HPV Vaccine

Oct 31, 2006

Some Key Laboratory Breast Cancer Cell Lines Are, Indeed, Good Models for the 'Real' Disease

Oct 26, 2006

Knowledge of Genetic History Can Help Prevent Cancer

Oct 24, 2006

A Conversation with the Man Behind the HPV Vaccine

Oct 24, 2006

Georgetown Establishes Leading Institute For Global and National Health Law

Oct 20, 2006

Prestigious UNESCO Chair Awarded to GU Faculty

Oct 19, 2006

Capital Breast Care Center Tackles Cancer Disparities

Oct 17, 2006

Redskins Owner Dan Snyder and Football Legend Vincent Papale to be Honored at 21st Lombardi Gala

Oct 13, 2006

School of Medicine Celebrates Minority Alumni Leaders

Oct 10, 2006

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Oct 10, 2006

Inaugural Marilyn Hughes Gaston, MD, Award for Outstanding Achievement in Women's Health Given

Oct 10, 2006

GUMC to Host First-Ever Regional Childhood Cancer Survivors Conference

Oct 3, 2006

Media Advisory: International Experts to Discuss Influence of Sex on Obesity and Diabetes at GUMC

Oct 2, 2006

Treat the Woman, Not Her Age:Older Women and Breast Cancer

Sep 29, 2006

Hold the Hookah: Researcher Warns Against Trendy Tobacco Use

Sep 22, 2006

Doors to Medical Specialty Offices are Largely Closed to DC Medicaid Patients

Sep 20, 2006

GUMC Leads Effort to Study Safety of 'Alternative' Tobacco Products

Sep 18, 2006

Community Outreach and Preventive Education Are Top Priorities for New Head of Capital Breast Care Center

Sep 13, 2006

GUMC Announces Appointment of Dr. Albert Fornace, Jr.

Aug 29, 2006

Back-to-School Nutrition Tips for Parents

Aug 15, 2006

$6.5 Million Gift to Establish Hereditary Cancer Center at Georgetown University

Aug 7, 2006

MEDIA ADVISORY: Medical Ethicist Steven Miles to Speak at Georgetown University Medical Center

Jul 31, 2006

Georgetown University Medical Center Hosts Hyundai Hope On Wheels Tour

Jul 25, 2006

Most Doctors Not Adequately Trained In Family Planning Options

Jul 19, 2006

Georgetown Introduces Online Certificate To Address Global Health Threats

Jul 3, 2006

Trouble Putting the Kids to Sleep?

Jun 8, 2006

GUMC Research Leads to Cancer Vaccine

Jun 1, 2006

New Understanding of Ewing's Sarcoma Suggests Novel Treatment Strategy

May 25, 2006

Georgetown Program to Build Nursing Capacity for HIV/AIDS Care in Africa

May 19, 2006

Millions Squandered in Unnecessary Tests Ordered in Routine Doctor Visits

May 11, 2006

Internationally Prominent Cardiologist, Researcher to Head GUMC, GUH and Washington Hospital Center Heart Programs

May 9, 2006

Drug Discovery Expert Joins GUMC

May 1, 2006

Georgetown Programs Receive National Accreditation

May 1, 2006

Medical Journals Should Ban Drug Advertisements, Say Researchers

Apr 26, 2006

28-Site Trial Studying Chinese Herb as Alzheimer’s Treatment

Apr 20, 2006

Mother’s Day Tips for Moms, Moms-to-Be And Women Who Hope to Become Moms

Apr 19, 2006

Lombardi Researchers and Physicians Help Launch First-Ever District Cancer Control Plan

Apr 12, 2006

Amey Distinguished Professorship Established for Neuro-Oncology and Childhood Cancer Research Program

Apr 6, 2006

Is the Brain Wired for Faces?

Apr 4, 2006

Soy Foods Associated with Small Reduction in Risk of Breast Cancer

Apr 3, 2006

Georgetown Hosts Interdisciplinary Conference on Bilingualism

Mar 17, 2006

Researchers Reveal Possibility of Separating Anticancer Properties of Vitamin D

Mar 14, 2006

Georgetown University Medical Students Participate in “Match Day”

Mar 6, 2006

Improving Recovery from Spinal Cord Injuries: New $3.7 Million Grant Will Create Comprehensive Rehabilitation Network in DC

Feb 23, 2006

Ginkgo Biloba Extract: More than Just for Memory?

Feb 10, 2006

Neuronal Receptor Response May Help Explain Alzheimer’s Memory Loss

Feb 10, 2006

National Brain Imaging Study on Alzheimer's Underway at Georgetown University Medical Center

Feb 9, 2006

Research: Veggies May Protect Against Cancer

Feb 7, 2006

Georgetown to Host Open Public Forum on Avian Flu

Jan 26, 2006

BRCA1 Gene Found to Inhibit Two Sex Hormones, Not Just One

Jan 19, 2006

Commonly Used Antidepressants May Also Affect Human Immune System

Dec 16, 2005

Georgetown Announces New Master’s Program in Biostatistics

Dec 8, 2005

Institute for Reproductive Health Celebrates 20th Year Of Expanding Family Planning Options

Dec 6, 2005

Women and Elderly Should Also Receive Chemotherapy for Advanced Colon Cancer

Dec 2, 2005

Research Provides More Evidence That Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is A Legitimate Medical Condition

Nov 14, 2005

Chronic Stress Accelerates Atherosclerosis Following Angioplasty Procedure

Nov 11, 2005

Georgetown Hosts National Summit on Literacy

Nov 2, 2005

Georgetown Welcomes His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Washington

Oct 20, 2005

Georgetown Expert on Avian Flu Virus Available for Comment

Oct 18, 2005

National Fundraising Tour Stops at Georgetown to Capture Handprints of Local Children With Cancer

Oct 18, 2005

'Reaching Out to Those In Need'

Oct 17, 2005

Olympic Gold Medalists Peggy Fleming and Dan Jansen to be Honored at 20th Anniversary Lombardi Gala

Oct 15, 2005

Faulty Cell Cycle Checkpoints Linked to Lung Cancer Risk in African-Americans

Oct 13, 2005

Researchers Match Sound Perception to Brain Activity, Describing How Hearing Can Be “Focused”

Oct 12, 2005

New Class of Antibiotics, Effective Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Discovered in Fungi

Oct 11, 2005

Center for Child and Human Development Receives $17.5 Million Grant

Oct 11, 2005

It's All in the Timing

Oct 7, 2005

Georgetown Center Awarded $4.9 Million Grant to Help Address Healthcare Disparities in D.C.

Oct 4, 2005

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and MedStar Health Partner with the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope for Baltimore to Washington, DC, Fundraising Ride

Oct 3, 2005

Researchers Find Defects in Adult Stem Cell Niche May Cause Breast Cancer

Sep 23, 2005

Lombardi Director Receives International Award for Research Achievements

Sep 15, 2005

Compounds Found in Veggies Can Block Lung Cancer Progression in Experimental Studies

Sep 14, 2005

Standing in the Shoes of the Uninsured: Research Shows Gaps in Low-Cost Healthcare Network for Washington Residents

Sep 12, 2005

Researcher's Work to Compute How a Brain “Sees” Wins NSF Award

Sep 8, 2005

Edmund Pellegrino Named to President's Council on Bioethics

Aug 24, 2005

Georgetown Volunteer Nursing Proposal Receives Federal Funding

Jul 29, 2005

Researchers Find BRCA1 Tumor Suppression Nullified by Cyclin D1

Jul 26, 2005

GUMC professor awarded top German
honor for novel biotech company

Jul 1, 2005

Georgetown nets Gates Award to help design cheap, effective HPV vaccine

Jun 22, 2005

Georgetown Cancer Researchers Develop High Throughput Method to Analyze Large Numbers of Tumors

Jun 15, 2005

Georgetown Course Shows Promise
for Curbing College Drinking

Jun 10, 2005

Georgetown University Designated “Center of Excellence” By National Parkinson Foundation

May 17, 2005

Researchers Prevent Post-Traumatic Brain Damage Using Experimental Drug

May 12, 2005

Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Clinical Applications and Ethics: Open Forum and Public Discussion

Apr 27, 2005

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Receives $10 Million Gift

Apr 22, 2005

Georgetown University Announces New Grants to Help Build National Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid

Apr 14, 2005

Researcher Sheds Light on Ghost Writing
in Medical Journals

Apr 14, 2005

Researchers Find That Chocolate Compound Stops Cancer Cell Cycle in Lab Experiments

Mar 31, 2005

Georgetown University’s Capital Breast Care Center Treats More than 600 Underserved Women in First Year of Operation

Mar 15, 2005

Georgetown University Medical Students
Learn Their Fate at “Match Day” Ceremony

Mar 14, 2005

Georgetown University Medical Center to Host District Seventh-Graders for “Brain Awareness Week”

Feb 3, 2005

Researchers Find that Stat5 Protein
Inhibits Spread of Breast Cancer Cells

Feb 2, 2005

Georgetown University Medical School
Announces New Summer Institute

Dec 2, 2004

Georgetown University Establishes Department of Plastic Surgery

Nov 13, 2004

Georgetown researcher continues effort to shield women worldwide against cervical cancer

Nov 11, 2004

Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies Values Based Chair Inaugurated

Oct 27, 2004

New Study Examines How the Adult Dyslexic Brain Can Change

Oct 14, 2004

Georgetown’s Center for the Study of Sex Differences in Health, Aging, and Disease Hosts First Annual Symposium

Oct 12, 2004

New Study Shows Sinus Surgery Can Improve Chronic Fatigue

Oct 12, 2004

NASCAR Legend Richard Petty and WUSA-TV Anchor Andrea Roane to be Honored at the 19th Annual Lombardi Gala

Sep 21, 2004

Georgetown to Open Center for Trauma and the Community

Sep 17, 2004

Shop to Benefit Breast Cancer Research at Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sep 13, 2004

Georgetown Opens New Season of Mini-Medical School

Aug 27, 2004

Dieter Beware: Citrus Aurantium, An Herbal Weight Loss Ingredient Used As A Substitute For Ephedra, May Have Risks

Aug 2, 2004

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center to Offer Free Prostate Cancer Screenings

Jul 22, 2004

False Positive Cancer Results Affect Patients’ Trial Adherence, Increase Short-term Cancer- Related Anxiety

Jul 15, 2004

Georgetown University Oncologists Establish Relationship Between Presence of a Key Protein and the Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer

Jun 10, 2004

Researchers Develop Better Understanding of Tamoxifen Resistance in Breast Cancer Patients

Jun 10, 2004

Larry Feder Named Associate Vice President of Development

May 28, 2004

Clue Found on Breast Tumors Distinguishes Patients with Better Survival Odds

May 25, 2004

New Technology Shows Axons Are Extremely Sensitive To Directional Cues

May 5, 2004

Can A Chinese Herb Be Used To Treat Alzheimer’s Disease?

May 4, 2004

Dr. Edmund Pellegrino Elected to International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO

Apr 26, 2004

David Hyde Pierce and Wendy Wasserstein to Perform At Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center “Laughter is the Best Medicine” Gala

Apr 16, 2004

Open for Business: Capital Breast Care Center of Southeast Washington Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

Apr 14, 2004

STRAIGHT TALK: Georgetown University Medical Center Presents Free Educational Symposium on Cancer

Apr 6, 2004

Breast Cancer Patients Who Test Positive For BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations Twice As Likely To Choose Mastectomy

Apr 2, 2004

Georgetown University School of Medicine Moves Up in National Rankings

Mar 23, 2004

Georgetown Researchers Teach Adults to Read Again After Suffering Head Injuries or Strokes

Mar 16, 2004

Lombardi Cancer Center Receives Additional $500,000 from Avon Foundation to Extend Services of Capital Breast Care Center in Southeast Washington

Mar 15, 2004

The Envelope Please….Georgetown University Medical Students Learn Their Fate at “Match Day” Ceremony

Mar 9, 2004

Laura Bush Visits New Capital Breast Care Center in Southeast Washington

Mar 8, 2004

MEDIA ADVISORY: First Lady Laura Bush to Visit New ‘Capital Breast Care Center’ in Southeast Washington

Feb 25, 2004

Tipper Gore to be Honored by Georgetown at Fifth Annual Pediatrics Gala

Feb 25, 2004

Pressure Point: Georgetown Doctors Help High Schoolers Learn About Blood Pressure and Heart Health

Feb 18, 2004

Straight Talk: GUMC Presents Free Educational Symposium on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Epilepsy

Feb 3, 2004

Georgetown University Medical Center Opens Biodefense and Bioethics Mini-Medical School Programs

Feb 3, 2004

Taking the Guesswork Out of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Georgetown Launches New Science-Based Master’s Program

Feb 2, 2004

Experimental Treatment Yields New Hope for Children Battling Cerebral Palsy

Jan 15, 2004

Straight Talk: GUMC Presents Free Educational Symposium on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Epilepsy

Jan 8, 2004

Using fMRI Technology to Understand Hyperlexia

Dec 12, 2003

How Are The Sexes Different?

Nov 12, 2003

How Can Faith-Based Organizations Provide Expanded Care for People with HIV/AIDS?

Nov 10, 2003

Georgetown Hosts Free Educational Program on Alzheimer’s Disease

Oct 28, 2003

New Guidelines on Unrelated Marrow Transplants: A Roadmap For Physicians

Oct 23, 2003

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Opens Breast Health Clinic in SE Washington

Oct 20, 2003

Georgetown University Medical Center’s Society for Medical Women Faculty Chosen for Prestigious Association of American Medical Colleges Award

Oct 20, 2003

New Research Links Lung Cancer Screening to Accelerated Rates of Smoking Cessation

Oct 16, 2003

Georgetown University And MedStar Health Receive $6.5 Million NIH Grant To Enhance Emergency Preparedness in Washington, D.C.

Oct 15, 2003

Georgetown To Host International Life Science Summit

Oct 10, 2003

Georgetown’s Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program Selected to Join Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate

Oct 8, 2003

Extending Lifelines Over the Telephone: Using Telemedicine to Provide Care for Native American Diabetes Patients

Sep 26, 2003

New Weapon May Help Flush Stealth Stashes of HIV in Cells

Sep 22, 2003

Childhood Development Expert Craig Ramey Selected for National Institute of Child Health and Human Development “Hall of Honor”

Sep 15, 2003

Diabetes Drug May Be New Tool in Treating Breast Cancer

Sep 8, 2003

Lombardi Cancer Center Granted Comprehensive Status Renewal from National Cancer Institute

Aug 21, 2003

September 2003 Tip Sheet

Aug 11, 2003

Diagnosing Chronic Fatigue? Check for Sinusitis

Aug 1, 2003

Lombardi Cancer Center Forges Collaboration with Prominent International Cancer Organization

Jul 30, 2003

Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies Appoints New Director of Development

Jul 24, 2003

Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies Hosts National Graduate Nursing Conference

Jul 24, 2003

New Study Measures Emotions of Doctors-In-Training

Jul 17, 2003

Media Advisory: Surgeon General to Speak at Georgetown University Medical Center

Jul 15, 2003

Cheson Named Chairman of National Cancer Institute's Cancer and Leukemia Group B Lymphoma Committee

Jul 13, 2003

Cadmium Exposure and Risk of Breast Cancer: Is There a Relationship?

Jul 7, 2003

Lombardi Cancer Center Receives $7 Million to Clarify Relationship Between Drinking and Increased Breast Cancer Risk

Jul 1, 2003

Standard Depression Treatments Found Effective For Low-Income Minority Women

Jun 25, 2003

Vassilios Papadopoulos, Ph.D., Named Biochemistry Chair at Georgetown University Medical Center

Jun 3, 2003

Use of Common Anti-Inflammatory Drug Fails to Slow Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease

Jun 1, 2003

Pox-Based TRICOM Cancer Vaccine Proven Safe and Effective in Phase One Clinical Testing

May 19, 2003

Lombardi Cancer Center Selected as the Sole Clinical Trial Site for Experimental Synthetic DNA Treatment

May 18, 2003

Was Orton Right?

May 13, 2003

Study Shows Newer Epilepsy Drug Has Worse Side Effects Than Older Drug

Apr 29, 2003

Researchers Discover Effective Method For Killing Prostate Cancer Cells

Apr 28, 2003

Researchers Discover Method of Predicting Drug Resistance in Hepatitis-B Patients

Apr 22, 2003

National Experts Meet to Challenge Traditional Approaches of Testing and Developing Cancer Treatments

Mar 21, 2003

Help Children Feel Secure During War: Tips from Georgetown University Medical Center Child Development Experts

Mar 17, 2003

Lombardi Cancer Center Appoints New Associate Director of Administration

Mar 17, 2003

Georgetown University Medical Center to Test Personalized Vaccine for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Mar 14, 2003

Can Vitamins Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease?

Mar 14, 2003

Medical Students Learn their Residency Fate At Georgetown University School of Medicine “Match Day” Ceremony

Mar 7, 2003

New Study Offers Clues to How Breast Cancer Spreads

Mar 7, 2003

Georgetown University Medical Center Hosts Town Hall Meeting on Health Care Justice

Mar 6, 2003

Georgetown University Appoints Daniel Sedmak, M.D., Executive Vice President for Health Sciences

Mar 3, 2003

Georgetown University Medical Center Launches New Website

Feb 28, 2003

Researchers Identify a Gene Responsible for Spread of Cancer in the Body

Feb 13, 2003

Georgetown University Medical Center Student Receives National Award

Jan 27, 2003

Early Childhood and Literacy Education Expert Susan B. Neuman Joins Georgetown University Faculty

Jan 24, 2003

New Study Shows Urban Gay Men as Likely to be Battered as Heterosexual Women

Jan 24, 2003

New First Step Along Possible New Avenue of Cancer Research Reported

Jan 14, 2003

New Year's Resolution to Quit Smoking?

Dec 12, 2002

Study Shows Increased Link Between Worsening Epileptic Seizures and Women Taking Estrogen

Dec 10, 2002

Georgetown University Medical Center Hosts ADHD Symposium

Nov 25, 2002

Georgetown University Medical Center To Host AIDS Awareness Workshop

Nov 1, 2002

Synthesized Derivative of Cocoa May Be Cancer-Fighting Tool, Research Shows

Oct 15, 2002

Mothers Who Drink During Pregnancy May Increase Children's Cancer Risk, Study Shows

Sep 26, 2002

School of Medicine Faculty Member Wins Teaching Award

Sep 25, 2002

New Research Adds to Understanding Of Conscious Awareness

Sep 19, 2002

New Drug May Help Recovering Cocaine Addicts, Study Shows

Sep 19, 2002

GU School of Nursing & Health Studies Moves Into New Home; Kicks Off Centennial Year

Sep 18, 2002

Lombardi Cancer Center to Enroll Current and Former Smokers in Nationwide Screening Trial

Sep 12, 2002

Lombardi Faculty Member Named Scholl Chair in Medical Oncology

Sep 12, 2002

Media Advisory: Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Health Sponsor A Bioterrorism Workshop

Sep 4, 2002

Georgetown University Announces New Lombardi Cancer Center Director

Aug 13, 2002

Initially Recommended Drug Dosages Often Too High, Study Finds

Aug 7, 2002

Child Development Experts Craig and Sharon Ramey Join Georgetown University Faculty

Jul 31, 2002

Substance Found in Sharks Could Lead to Weightloss, Research Shows