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Georgetown Receives FDA Clearance to Conduct Clinical Trial with Nilotinib in Alzheimer’s Disease
Georgetown University Medical Center today announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has completed its review of an investigational new drug application (IND) for the use…
September 22, 2016
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Resveratrol Appears to Restore Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity in Alzheimer’s Disease
TORONTO (July 27, 2016) — Resveratrol, given to Alzheimer’s patients, appears to restore the integrity of the blood-brain barrier, reducing the ability of harmful immune…
July 23, 2016
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More Evidence in Quest to Repurpose Cancer Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease
TORONTO – An FDA approved drug to treat renal cell carcinoma appears to reduce levels of a toxic brain protein linked to dementia in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson&;…
July 23, 2016
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Study: Cancer Drug Restores Brain Dopamine, Reduces Toxic Proteins in Parkinson, Dementia
MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (July 11, 2016) — A small proof of concept study provides molecular evidence that an FDA-approved drug for leukemia…
July 5, 2016
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Georgetown Alzheimer’s Researcher Has “BrightFocus”
(June 12, 2016) — Xiong Jiang, PhD, believes there is a way to identify patients at an early enough stage in Alzheimer’s disease — well before clinical symptoms crop up;…
June 12, 2016
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In the brain, one area sees familiar words as pictures, another sounds out words
Skilled readers can quickly recognize words when they read because the word has been placed in a visual dictionary of sorts which functions separately from an area that processes…
June 10, 2016
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Georgetown University and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research Offer Fellowship in Regulatory Science
WASHINGTON and NEW YORK — Georgetown University Medical Center and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research announce a fellowship in regulatory…
June 1, 2016
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Eden Tells Senate Hearing that Brain Research Key to Understanding Dyslexia
Georgetown’s Guinevere Eden, PhD, an internationally renowned expert in dyslexia research, testified Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor…
May 10, 2016
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Electrical Brain Stimulation Enhances Creativity, Researchers Say
WASHINGTON – Safe levels of electrical stimulation can enhance your capacity to think more creatively, according to a new study by Georgetown.…
April 14, 2016
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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