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New Formula Gives First Accurate Peak Heart Rate for Women
New Formula Gives First Accurate Peak Heart Rate for Women Women who measure their peak heart rates for exercise will need to do some new math, as will physicians giving stress tests to patients. A new formula based on a large study from Northwestern Medicine provides a more accurate estimate of the peak heart rate…
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Study Shows Direct Link Between Diabetes and Circadian Clock in Pancreas
New Role for Ancient Clock The pancreas has its own molecular clock. Now, for the first time, a Northwestern University study has shown this ancient circadian clock regulates the production of insulin. If the clock is faulty, the result is diabetes. The researchers show that insulin-secreting islet cells in the pancreas, called beta-cells, have their…
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New Target Identified for Scleroderma Therapy
New Target Identified for Scleroderma Therapy Investigators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have identified the molecule Egr-1 (early growth response factor 1) as a new therapy target for scleroderma, an autoimmune disease for which there currently is no cure. Scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis, is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the…