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4 Tips To Counter Brain Rot in 2026, According to Medical School Professors

Learn more about what brain rot is and how to combat it without having to commit to a full social media detox with these tips from professors at Georgetown’s School of.…

January 12, 2026

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Clearing the Brain of Aging Cells Could Aid Epilepsy and Reduce Seizures

A new study from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center found that temporal lobe epilepsy can be treated in mice by either genetically or pharmaceutically…

December 22, 2025

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Study Reveals New Ways the Brain Regulates Communication Between Neurons

A new finding from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center shows that the learning process of associating cues with rewards can be altered by increased or decreased…

December 9, 2025

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Low-Glutamate Diet Linked to Brain Changes and Migraine Relief in Veterans with Gulf War Illness

Veterans with Gulf War Illness experienced significant improvement in migraine symptoms after following a diet low in glutamate, a component of flavor enhancing food additives…

November 15, 2025

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At New Awards Ceremony, IPN Students Celebrate Contributions to Community and Education

Doctoral students in the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience (IPN) spend years together in classes, lab rotations and thesis research. This year, student leaders came up…

November 5, 2025

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Exploring the Symphony of the Human Mind

Shalin Bhatt (M’28), a second-year Georgetown medical student, says he couldn’t stop thinking about the question, leading him to develop a theory that was recently published in…

October 8, 2025

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New NIH-Funded Study Deepens Understanding of How Some Stroke Patients Can Recover Their Ability To Communicate

A new NIH-funded study led by Georgetown University Medical Center researchers deepens our understanding of the role that the right side of the brain can potentially play in…

September 8, 2025

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Does Your Brain Respond to What You Are Doing or How You Do It?

New research from Georgetown University provides insight into how the brain is organized around function versus body part, which has important implications for rehabilitation and…

August 19, 2025

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NIH-Funded Study Leads to New Understanding of How Stroke Impacts Reading

A key discovery about the impact of stroke on a person’s ability to read reveals why a deficit occurs — a finding that presents a possible opportunity for new therapeutic…

August 13, 2025

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Georgetown Researcher Develops Low-Cost Touchscreen Chamber for Mice

James O’Leary, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Laboratory for Brain Injury and Dementia at Georgetown University Medical Center, constructed four touchscreen chambers for use…

June 3, 2025