Georgetown University Medical Center

Cancer drug prevents build-up of toxic brain protein

Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have used tiny doses of a leukemia drug to halt accumulation of toxic proteins linked to Parkinson's disease in the brains of mice. This finding provides the basis to plan ...

Genetics created May 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain anatomy of dyslexia is not the same in men and women, boys and girls

Using MRI, neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center found significant differences in brain anatomy when comparing men and women with dyslexia to their non-dyslexic control groups, suggesting that the disorder ...

Neuroscience created May 08, 2013 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0