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  • Study co-author Troy Teo, PhD, an instructor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, shows how a new AI tool contours a lung tumor as it moves with each breath.

    AI Matches Doctors in Mapping Lung Tumors for Radiation Therapy

    Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed an AI tool that not only matches doctors in accurately outlining lung tumors on CT scans but can also identify areas that some doctors may miss, according to a new study.

  • How a Common Metabolite Worsens Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified a surprising culprit in the progression of inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study published in Nature Immunology.

  • Diabetes Drug May Serve as Alternative Treatment Option for Hydrocephalus

    A drug commonly used to treat diabetes may reduce excess fluid in the brains of patients with hydrocephalus, which could help treat the disease less invasively than current treatments, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.