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College Majors with the lowest unemployment rate.
How do you think Pharmacology fares?
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Nicotine may slow mild memory loss
Treating elderly patients with nicotine patches seem to slow cognitive decline in certain patients.
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Pharmed Out: an Interview With Adriane Fugh-Berman
In June, I will be returning to Washington for the annual Pharmed Out conference, a project located at Georgetown University Medical Center. It is one of my favorite events of the year, in part because of the wide array of academics, journalists, and activists who attend, but mainly because of its extraordinarily committed, outspoken director, Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman, and her merry band of student volunteers. Adriane agreed to an interview by email. Part 1 appears below. I will post Part 2 next week.
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Study On Anti-Epilepsy Drugs in Newborns
Long after Karen Gale, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacology at Georgetown University Medical Center, began studying epilepsy, she gave birth to a daughter who experienced seizures as an infant. Gale knew enough about neonatal epilepsy and the drug used to treat the condition, that she was, as she says, “deeply concerned about the effects of anti-epilepsy drugs on the brain of a growing child.”
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Some Men Lack Receptor for Snuggling, Scientists Say
If your husband doesn’t want to snuggle with you on Valentine’s Day, blame science – a Georgetown researcher says many men have a brain receptor that doesn’t bind well to the “snuggling hormone.”
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Georgetown biochemist Thomas Sherman aims to teach medical and graduate students personal nutrition
Pre-med student Katie Berky warms up her spicy tomato soup in the crockpot down the hall. Professor Adriane Fugh-Berman places a tall vase of purple irises on the table with the plates and forks. Other students angle for a spot to put their kale, spinach and fruit salads.
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Study Questions Benefit of Testosterone for Low-T
Testosterone supplement for ‘Low-T’ may not be useful.
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Georgetown Researchers Describe Method to Study Real Time Cancer Invasion
A research team at Georgetown has described the steps, in both written and video format, that allow cancer investigators to track, in real time, cancer cell invasion and metastasis.
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Sunlight Offers Surprise Benefit – It Energizes Infection Fighting T Cells
Sunlight allows us to make vitamin D, credited with healthier living, but a surprise research finding could reveal another powerful benefit of getting some sun.
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Ken Kellar is the Schering Professor of Pharmacology
The Schering Professorship is the oldest endowed chair at the Medical Center. Dr. Kellar, currently Chair of the Department, has a long and distinguished career in research.
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