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  • Priya Freaney, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, speaking to a patient at Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

    Premature Menopause Raises Long-Term Heart Risk by 40 Percent

    Women who enter natural menopause before age 40 face about a 40 percent higher lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease than women who experience menopause later, according to a large Northwestern Medicine study.

  • Advancing Epilepsy Research Through Genetic Insights

    Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders affecting nearly one percent of people worldwide. The Department of Pharmacology at Feinberg is leading research to understand the genetic causes of childhood-onset epilepsy, and to investigate what is happening perinatally to brain development in these cases.

  • FDA-Approved Compound Promotes Neuroprotective Effects in Parkinson’s Disease

    Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered an FDA-approved compound promotes neuroprotective effects in experimental models of Parkinson’s disease, according to a recent study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.