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Daylight Saving Time Impacts Risk of Retinal Vascular Disease
For the first time, Northwestern Medicine scientists have detailed how autumn and spring daylight saving time transitions impact a person’s risk of developing retinal vascular disease, according to a recent study published in Scientific Reports.
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Immune Receptor Plays Dual Role in Promoting T-cell Exhaustion in Cancer
A new Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered how a key immunoregulatory receptor plays an unexpected dual role in promoting T-cell exhaustion during chronic infection and cancer, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Treating a Rare Form of Obesity Caused by Brain Injury
A rare condition that causes rapid, uncontrollable weight gain can now be treated, according to a recent phase 3 clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.