Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC)

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is the medical campus at Georgetown University

The first assessment of how geoengineering the climate could impact the burden of infectious diseases

Could artificial intelligence predict which viruses could infect humans, which animals host them, and where they could emerge from?

FDA-approved tetracycline-based antibiotics may slow infection and reduce neurological problems in Zika infections

Switching off epileptic seizures by targeting a very small set of neurons in the brain

A team of neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have found, in animal models, that they can “switch off” epileptic seizures. The findings, published online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), provide the first evidence that while different types of seizures start in varied areas of the brain, they all can be controlled by

Switching off epileptic seizures by targeting a very small set of neurons in the brain

Growing use of electrical brain stimulation for creativity raises big questions

What is creativity, and can it be enhanced — safely — in a person who needs a boost of imagination? Georgetown experts debate the growing use of electrical devices that stimulate brain tissue, and conclude there is potential value in the technique. However, use of these machines also raises neuro-ethical, legal and social issues that must

Growing use of electrical brain stimulation for creativity raises big questions

BLOOD TEST IDENTIFIES THOSE AT-RISK FOR COGNITIVE DECLINE, ALZHEIMER’S WITHIN 3 YEARS

Researchers have discovered and validated a blood test that can predict with greater than 90 percent accuracy if a healthy person will develop mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease within three years. Described in the April issue of Nature Medicine, the study heralds the potential for developing treatment strategies for Alzheimer’s at an earlier stage,

BLOOD TEST IDENTIFIES THOSE AT-RISK FOR COGNITIVE DECLINE, ALZHEIMER’S WITHIN 3 YEARS

New Blood Test Can Predict Alzheimer’s, Mild Dementia

A BLOOD TEST THAT can predict with 90 percent accuracy if a healthy person will develop mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer’s disease within three years A BLOOD TEST THAT can predict with 90 percent accuracy if a healthy person will develop mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer’s disease within three years has been discovered and validated

New Blood Test Can Predict Alzheimer’s, Mild Dementia

Cells from the eye are inkjet printed for the first time

A group of researchers from the UK have used inkjet printing technology to successfully print cells taken from the eye for the very first time. The breakthrough, which has been detailed in a paper published today, 18 December, in IOP Publishing’s journal Biofabrication, could lead to the production of artificial tissue grafts made from the

Cells from the eye are inkjet printed for the first time

Compound Derived from Vegetables Shields Rodents from Lethal Radiation Doses

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) researchers say a compound derived from cruciferous vegetable such as cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli protected rats and mice from lethal doses of radiation. Their study, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests the compound, already shown to be safe for humans, may protect normal tissues

Compound Derived from Vegetables Shields Rodents from Lethal Radiation Doses

Dolphins’ ‘Remarkable’ Recovery from Injury Offers Important Insights for Human Healing

A Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) scientist who has previously discovered antimicrobial compounds in the skin of frogs and in the dogfish shark has now turned his attention to the remarkable wound healing abilities of dolphins. A dolphin’s ability to heal quickly from a shark bite with apparent indifference to pain, resistance to infection, hemorrhage

Dolphins’ ‘Remarkable’ Recovery from Injury Offers Important Insights for Human Healing

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Georgetown awarded $23.6M to study treatments for acute rhinosinusitis
WASHINGTON (July 28, 2022) – The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has awarded a Georgetown University Medical Center research team led by Dan Merenstein, MD, professor of fam ...
After getting polio at 10, he chose medical career
Dr. John Gustavus chose a career in medicine because he wanted to help. "I always liked science and I did well in it," says Gustavus, the son of a Southern Baptist preacher. "Of course, growing up in ...
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The Georgetown University Medical Center ... Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Biomedical Graduate Research Organization and Georgetown University Hospital. The School of Medicine was ...
Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Acquires Second SRT System from Sensus Healthcare
Researchers at the Johnson Family Equine Hospital to study superficial radiation therapy in horses following the University’s successful use in companion animals BOCA RATON, Fla., July 20, 2022 (GLOBE ...
Research initiative studies prevention of neurodegenerative diseases
Working with UC Berkeley researchers, the Glaucoma Research Foundation launched a research initiative July 15 studying neurodegenerative diseases.