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Georgetown Study Investigates Memory Improvement Through Nicotine Dosing
A new study being conducted at Georgetown University Medical Center aims to find out if nicotine can slow or stop memory loss in people experiencing mild memory problems.
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Making Sense of Senses: Researchers Find the Brain Processes Sight and Sound in the Same Two-Step Manner
A new study published by senior investigator Maximilian Riesenhuber, PhD, a professor in Georgetown University School of Medicine’s Department of Neuroscience, and fellow Georgetown neuroscientists Xiong Jiang, PhD; Mark A. Chevillet; and Josef P. Rauschecker, PhD, is the first to provide strong evidence that learning in sight and sound follows similar principles.
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Georgetown University Medical Center Selected as Lewy Body Dementia Research Center of Excellence
The Lewy Body Dementia Association has designated Georgetown University Medical Center as a “Research Center of Excellence.” GUMC joins 23 other centers chosen for their clinical expertise in Lewy body dementia, experience running clinical trials in related conditions, their facility’s capacity and willingness to participate, and their geographic locations.
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Researcher Analyzes Potential Connection Between Reading and Math Disabilities
Guinevere Eden, D.Phil., director of the Center for the Study of Learning at Georgetown University Medical Center, will start a four-year study to investigate a potential link between the reading disability dyslexia and math disability dyscalculia.
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Newborn Babies Who Suffered Stroke Regain Language Function in Opposite Side of Brain
At least 1 in 4,000 babies are affected by stroke shortly before, during, or after birth. A study led by Georgetown University Medical Center investigators found that a decade or two after a “perinatal” stroke damaged the left “language” side of their brain, affected individuals used the right sides of their brain for language.
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Language is Learned in Brain Circuits that Predate Humans
A new study published by researchers led by Michael T. Ullman, PhD, professor of neuroscience at Georgetown University School of Medicine, concludes that language is learned in brain systems that are also used for other purposes and even pre-existed humans.
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Brain Chemistry Profiles Shows Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Gulf War Illness as Unique Disorders
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found distinct molecular signatures in chronic fatigue syndrome and Gulf War Illness, two brain disorders long thought to be psychological in origin.
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If Your Child is Bilingual, Learning Additional Languages Later Might be Easier
It is often claimed that bilinguals are better than monolinguals at learning languages. Now, the first study to examine bilingual and monolingual brains as they learn an additional language offers new evidence that supports this hypothesis, researchers say.
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Agent Clears Toxic Proteins, Reduces Inflammation and Improves Cognition in Neurodegeneration Models
LONDON (July 16, 2017) — Researchers have found cell receptors abnormally overexpressed in post-mortem brains of those with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, and that they can be inhibited in animal models to clear toxic protein buildup, reduce brain inflammation, and improve cognitive performance. These dual findings, presented by Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) researchers at […]
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Georgetown University Licenses Use of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Georgetown University today announces it has exclusively licensed worldwide intellectual property (IP) rights to develop and commercialize uses of tyrosine kinase (TK) inhibitors for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases to Axovant Sciences GmbH.
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