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“SNIFF,” a Nasal Insulin Study for Alzheimer’s, Now Underway at Georgetown

WASHINGTON – Georgetown University’s Memory Disorders Program is looking for volunteers to participate in a study to see if insulin, the hormone used to treat…

April 8, 2016

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Georgetown Study Opens for Those With Inherited Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

WASHINGTON — The Memory Disorders Program at Georgetown University Medical Center is seeking volunteers to participate in a study testing two agents to slow the onset and…

March 28, 2016

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First Diagnosed Case of Alzheimer’s Disease in HIV-Positive Individual Reported

WASHINGTON (April 15, 2016) — Georgetown University researchers are reporting the first case of Alzheimer’s disease diagnosed in an HIV-positive individual. The finding…

March 23, 2016

GUMC Stories

Researcher Debunks Alzheimer's Prevailing Development Theory

(October 31, 2014) – New research that dramatically alters the prevailing theory of how Alzheimer’s disease develops has been published online today by Georgetown researchers…

October 31, 2014