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RNA Therapy May Help Preserve Muscle During GLP-1 Weight Loss
A new Northwestern University study offers a potential solution to muscle loss during ending GLP-1 therapy: an experimental RNA therapy that induces the body to burn calories, enhancing the benefits of the weight-loss treatment.
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Genetic Toolkit May Improve Study of Gut Bacteria’s Role in Disease
A novel genetic toolkit may improve the study of how Clostridia bacteria in the gut contribute to disease and reveal new molecular mechanisms that may serve as effective therapeutic targets, as detailed in a recent study published in Nature Biotechnology.
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Experimental Drug Shows Potential for Hard-to-Treat Heart Disease
An experimental drug has been shown to improve symptoms, exercise capacity and heart failure status in patients with an inherited heart disease, according to a pair of newly published studies.
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Investigating the Role of Lymphatic Vessels in Heart Growth and Repair
A Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered a previously unknown signaling system that helps regulate heart growth during development, according to the study published in the journal Genes and Development.
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Research Day 2026 Recognizes Scientific Excellence and Collaboration
Feinberg students, staff, trainees and faculty celebrated scientific discoveries and collaboration and presented their research posters and abstracts at the 20th annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day on Thursday, Sept. 10.
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Combination Therapy May Improve Immune Response Against Advanced Prostate Cancer
Combining two therapies may improve immune response in a subgroup of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who responded poorly to initial treatment, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Media Coverage
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WGN
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Wendy Snyder on Sunday Morning | September 20
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy Snyder for this week’s health update. They discuss September being National Suicide Prevention Month and why you should be informing your doctors that you are feeling depressed.
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CBS News
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A Woman’s Postpartum Symptoms Wouldn’t Go Away. A Brain Tumor Was to Blame.
Her care team found a tiny benign tumor, known as a prolactinoma, on her pituitary gland. It was producing excess hormones and causing her symptoms. Operating on such tumors is rare, said Dr. Stephen McGill, a neurosurgeon at Northwestern University who treated Fasone. Instead, it is usually treated with an oral medication that typically results…
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WGN
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Can Drinking Hot Beverages Raise Your Chances of Getting Cancer?
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Lisa Dent to talk about strength and balance as we age. Plus, how hot beverages affect your esophagus and more!
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WGN
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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: People Can Start Getting New COVID Vaccine
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about Prostate Cancer Awareness month, and why you should ignore a new study that shows that drinking hot beverages could increase your cancer risk. Dr. Kopin gives an update on when to get COVID and…
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WGN
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Catching Pancreatic Cancer Early: A Northwestern Medicine Doctor’s Mission
Data shows that one in 60 people will get pancreatic cancer. Yet regular screenings are not offered to the masses. But for those with a family history and genetic factors, it’s one local doctor’s mission to catch it before the disease turns deadly. Dr. Rajesh Keswani, a Northwestern Medicine gastroenterologist, says the hope is to…
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WGN
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Dr. Santina Wheat Answers Vaccination Questions
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy Snyder for this week’s health update. They give vaccination updates and answer listener questions.
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