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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

GUMC Stories

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…

March 2, 2015

GUMC Stories

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…

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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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…

December 12, 2013