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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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Georgetown Hosts Research Summit on Concussions in Females

WASHINGTON — When physicians, researchers and scientists gather at Georgetown University later this month, they will tackle what they say is an underappreciated medical…

February 10, 2016

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Research Summit Focuses on Female Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury

PINKconcussions and Georgetown University Medical Center, with support for the NCAA Sports Science Institute and US Lacrosse, are hosting the first summit to explore gender…

February 10, 2016

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First-of-Its-Kind Study Explains Why Rest is Critical After A Concussion

Doctors who order several days of rest after a person suffers a concussion are giving sound advice, say researchers, and new data from animal models explains why. Georgetown…

January 31, 2016

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Brain Wars of Star Wars: Fact or Fiction?

WASHINGTON – “Science fiction is often the driver of science fact.” So says Georgetown neuroethicist James Giordano, PhD, MPhil, when asked about one of…

December 9, 2015

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Researchers Report First Therapy Appearing to Reverse Decline in Parkinson’s

OCTOBER 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 a…

October 17, 2015

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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…

October 14, 2015

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Small Grants Supply the Research “Lifeblood” of Early Career Scientists

Three GUMC researchers describe the immeasurable impact of small grants from philanthropic organizations, foundations and the government on their.…

July 24, 2015

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Neuroscience Student Elected to the Board of the American Tinnitus Association

Neuroscience PhD student Ted Turesky hadn't even heard of tinnitus when he first came to Georgetown. In July, he was elected to the board of the American Tinnitus. …

July 24, 2015