Alzheimer's affects more than 35 million people globally and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. GW's Ted Rothstein, M.D., associate professor of Neurology, says blood tests can show the accumulation of abnormal proteins forming plaque in the brain and help reveal the disease's progression.
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Basil Considine, a third-year medical student at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (GW SMHS), addressed U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) leadership, pharmaceutical representatives, and association stakeholders during a public meeting regarding the…
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) recently honored a pair of accomplished faculty members, Sharad Goyal, MD, and Christina M. Puchalski, MD ’94, RESD ’97, for their academic excellence and leadership in patient care by formally bestowing them with…
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