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Cancer Drug Improved Cognition and Motor Skills in Small Parkinson’s Clinical Trial
CHICAGO (Oct. 17, 2015) — An FDA-approved drug for leukemia improved cognition, motor skills and non-motor function in patients with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia in…
October 14, 2015
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Resveratrol Impacts Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker
WASHINGTON — The largest nationwide clinical trial to study high-dose resveratrol long-term in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease found that a…
September 5, 2015
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Patients Drive Support Of Parkinson’s Fellowship Program
March 2, 2015 — Twelve years ago, Rick Schena, a United Airlines pilot, felt something amiss in the body he has always been so in tune with — the onset of tremors, some rigidity,…
March 2, 2015
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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 in…
October 31, 2014
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Tau, Not Amyloid-beta, Triggers Neuronal Death Process in Alzheimer’s
WASHINGTON (Oct. 31, 2014) — New research points to malfunctioning tau, not amyloid-beta (Abeta) plaque, as the seminal event that spurs neuron death in disorders such as…
October 31, 2014
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Brain Study Shows Dyslexia Impacts Mathematical Processing
WASHINGTON – In the first known study of its kind, researchers have identified brain activity that links dyslexia to difficulty with math. The findings from the Georgetown…
September 12, 2014
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Cancer Drug Prevents Build-up of Toxic Brain Protein
WASHINGTON (May 10, 2013) — Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have used tiny doses of a leukemia drug to halt accumulation of toxic proteins linked to Parkinson…
December 12, 2013
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GUMC Announces the George Bergeron Endowed Professorship in Neuroscience
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) announces the establishment of the George Bergeron Endowed Professorship in Neuroscience. The $1.25 million gift will support an…
November 26, 2013
- GUMC Stories
Music for the Mind – Old Songs Create New Memories
(March 08, 2012) — This year’s Music for the Mind brings together songs of the past and present with entertainer Wayne Brady’s imaginative and comic look back on vocalist…
March 8, 2012