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  • Study authors Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, PhD, the director of the Center for Human Immunobiology, and Adam Williams, PhD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy and Immunology conducting allergy research in their lab. (Northwestern University)

    Asthma Drug Blocks Food Allergy Reactions in Mice

    A drug already FDA-approved for asthma was found to nearly eliminate life-threatening allergic reactions to food allergens in mice, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in the journal Science.

  • Most U.S. Adults Have Hearts Older than Their Actual Age

    Northwestern scientists have created a free online tool that calculates a person’s “heart age” based on their risk for cardiovascular disease using routine health data, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology.

  • Successful Gene Editing Demonstrated for a Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorder

    Scientists have implemented a novel gene-editing approach that may be an effective treatment for alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC), a rare neurodevelopmental disorder in children, according to a recent study published in Cell.