News
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Targeting Cellular Mechanisms May Improve Immune Response in Chronic Infections
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified cellular mechanisms that cause immune cells to differentiate and ultimately lose function during viral infection, findings that could improve therapeutic strategies for controlling chronic infection, according to a recent study.
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Transitions in Dermatology Leadership: Dr. Amy S. Paller to Step Down as Chair
Amy S. Paller, MD, the chair and Walter J. Hamlin Professor of Dermatology, will be stepping down as chair after more than two decades of transformative and visionary leadership.
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Common Anti-Seizure Drug Prevents Alzheimer’s Plaques from Forming
Northwestern University scientists have pinpointed when and where toxic proteins accumulate within the brains of Alzheimer’s patients — and discovered a decades-old Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug that can stop the accumulation process before it even begins, according to a recent study published in Science Translational Medicine.
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Paralysis Treatment Heals Lab-Grown Human Spinal Cord Organoids
Using lab-grown human spinal cord organoids — miniature organs derived from stem cells — Northwestern scientists have modeled different types of spinal cord injuries and tested a promising new regenerative therapy.
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Combination Treatment May Slow Disease Progression in Advanced Sarcoma
An oral combination treatment may prevent disease progression in patients with advanced leiomyosarcoma, one of the most common subtypes of soft tissue sarcoma, according to a recent study published in The Lancet Oncology.
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AI Model May Improve RNA Sequencing Research
Scientists in the laboratory of Rendong Yang, PhD, have developed a new large language model that can interpret transcriptomic data in cancer cell lines more accurately than conventional approaches, as detailed in a recent study published in Nature Communications.
Media Coverage
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Northwestern Medicine, Siemens roll out revamped cancer tech
“It is going to be a big deal” for cancer patients, said Northwestern Medicine’s Dr. James Carr, chair of the radiology department. “We can now really begin to leverage that technological expertise and really begin to focus some of those innovations in cancer care, as well as other areas.” Carr said Northwestern’s collaboration with Siemens…
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Neil Bluhm gifts Northwestern Medicine $50M to keep it at forefront of cardiac care
Neil Bluhm is putting another $50 million into Northwestern Medicine’s heart program — the one he launched 20 years ago — to ensure it will remain among the nation’s best for decades to come. Dr. Patrick McCarthy, director of the institute, said the idea behind this latest donation started last year, when Bluhm and the…
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TIME
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Time100 Health 2026: Sadiya Khan
In a study published in November in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers introduced the free tool, which aims to spark dialogue between patients and providers.
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NBC News
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Low-fat or low-carb — which is better for the heart? The answer may surprise you
The researchers defined unhealthy diets as relying more on refined grains and animal sources of protein and fat. Dr. Clyde Yancy, chief of cardiology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, said the study was particularly strong because of its size and duration and the way it drilled down into categories of low-fat and low-carb…
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Chicago Tribune
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Billionaire Neil Bluhm donating another $50 million to Northwestern for heart care
With the new gift, Bluhm will have donated $135 million over the last two decades to the institute, which started in 2005 with an initial $10 million gift from Bluhm. The institute provides care across 18 locations in the Chicago area. “It really is a vote of confidence in what we did for the last…
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ABC Chicago
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Doctor spreads awareness of heart risks for Black people
Heart disease is actually the leading cause of death both nationally and in Chicago. Black Americans are 35 percent more likely to die from heart related issues, than white people. Dr. Quentin Youmans, a heart specialist at Northwestern Medicine joined ABC7 to discuss the risk factors.
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