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Why, Sometimes, We Don’t See What We Actually Saw

WASHINGTON (October 23, 2019) — Georgetown neuroscientists say they have identified how people can have a “crash in visual processing” — a bottleneck of feedforward and feedback…

October 23, 2019

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Novel Agent Flips on ‘Garbage Disposal’ in Neurons, Eliminating Toxic Brain Proteins in Mice

CHICAGO (October 22, 2019) — Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center say they have developed and tested an agent that reduces the buildup of toxic proteins in…

October 22, 2019

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Exposure to Environmental PCBs Impairs Brain Function in Mice

CHICAGO (October 22, 2019) — Human-made toxic chemicals that linger indefinitely in the environment disrupt the performance of critical helper cells in the mouse brain, leading…

October 22, 2019

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Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer Influenced by Dual Action of Genes and RNA

October 22, 2019

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Experts Show U.S. Foreign Policy Gains from a Presidential Pandemics Effort

WASHINGTON (October 10, 2019) — Analysis from leading researchers shows there could be significant benefits from a presidentially led initiative focused on combatting pandemics.…

October 10, 2019

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Virtual Review of Cancer Clinical Trial Treatment Options Quicker Than Conventional Methods

October 9, 2019

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Finding Upends Theory about the Cerebellum’s Role in Reading and Dyslexia

WASHINGTON (October 9, 2019) — New brain imaging research debunks a controversial theory about dyslexia that can impact how it is sometimes treated, Georgetown University Medical…

October 9, 2019

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Georgetown Offers Multiple Clinical Trials for People with Lewy Body Dementia

WASHINGTON (October 8, 2019) — Georgetown University Medical Center, a Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) Association Research Center of Excellence, is now offering three clinical trials…

October 8, 2019

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Mammography Unlikely to Benefit Older Women with Chronic Illnesses

September 6, 2019

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Georgetown Tobacco Control Expert Outlines Motivations of Altria-Juul Deal and Its Public Health Impact

September 4, 2019