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  • Predicting Risk in Children with Heart Defects

    A multi-center study has identified critical risk factors that increase the likelihood of death in children with Fontan circulatory failure who are awaiting or have recently undergone heart transplantation, according to findings published in Circulation.

  • 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.