All Posts: neuroscience

• Removing Protein “Garbage” in Nerve Cells May Help Control Two Neurodegenerative Diseases

  Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center say they have new evidence that challenges scientific dogma involving two fatal neurodegenerative diseases — amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) — and, in the process, have uncovered a possible therapeutic target as a novel strategy to treat both disorders.

  Category: News Release Tags: ALS, dementia, neurodegenerative disease, neuroscience, Parkinson's disease

• GUMC Announces the George Bergeron Endowed Professorship in Neuroscience

  Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) announces the establishment of the George Bergeron Endowed Professorship in Neuroscience. The $1.25 million gift will support an exceptional scientist and launch the Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery.

  Category: News Release Tags: brain, brain plasticity, brain research, neuroscience