All Posts: biomedical research
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Nilotinib Appears Safe and Affects Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trial
WASHINGTON (May 29, 2020) — A Georgetown University Medical Center clinical trial investigating the cancer drug nilotinib in people with Alzheimer’s disease finds that it is…
May 29, 2020
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Unique “Home Built” Device Provides Fast Disease Analysis in Kidneys Affected by Diabetes
WASHINGTON (May 28, 2020) — The amount of scarring in damaged kidneys as a result of diabetes or acute injury is a key factor in determining treatment. But it has not been…
May 28, 2020
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Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Collaborate on COVID-19 Antibody Study
WASHINGTON (May 7, 2020) — Georgetown University Medical Center, in collaboration with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, is conducting a study to test for antibodies in…
May 7, 2020
- GUMC Stories
The Storm Surge: COVID-19’s Deadly Weapon
(May 7, 2020) — One of the most chilling aspects about being infected with COVID-19 is that for some people, the trajectory of illness can be highly unpredictable and they can…
May 7, 2020
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NIH Awards $24.3M to Georgetown and Howard Universities to Support Clinical and Translational Research
WASHINGTON (May 1, 2020) — The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) has received a $24.3 million Clinical and Translational…
May 1, 2020
- GUMC Stories
Everything Old is New Again: Repurposing Drugs Against COVID-19
(April 30, 2020) — Time is of the essence. With thousands of new cases of COVID-19 being diagnosed worldwide along with hundreds of deaths each day as the first wave of the…
April 30, 2020
- GUMC Stories
Addressing an Urgent Need: COVID-19 Research at Georgetown
(April 15, 2020) — While the COVID-19 pandemic has presented the medical and scientific community with unrelenting and unparalleled challenges, the unique nature of the virus…
April 15, 2020
- GUMC Stories
Donors Get Firsthand Look at How Funds for New Medical Research Are Used
(February 10, 2020) — Current and potential donors to the Partners in Research program were given a rare look into the laboratories where medical tests and drug trials get…
February 10, 2020
- GUMC Stories
Partners in Research Supports Visionary Scientists
(December 14, 2019) — Research is a chicken-and-egg phenomenon. One thing leads to another. But without investigational funding there is no chicken. And no egg. So says…
December 14, 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…
October 9, 2019