Year: 2023
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Bone Transcription Factor Controls Nervous System Gene Expression
An established transcription factor known for bone formation also supports specialized cells in the central nervous system to promote brain tissue stiffness, findings that could inform new therapeutics for neuronal regeneration, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Neuron.
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Evolving Telehealth Research and its Place in Healthcare Delivery
Since the COVID-19 pandemic thrust many providers into telehealth appointments, scientists have been asking questions about the benefits and concerns of telehealth. While telehealth was in use and gathering interest prior to the pandemic, the need for it accelerated during a time when people were encouraged to stay home.
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Global Health Day Highlights Pandemic, HIV Research
Northwestern investigators, faculty, students and community partners came together to share and celebrate global health research, education and outreach as part of the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health’s 12th annual Global Health Day.
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AI May Spare Breast Cancer Patients Unnecessary Treatments
A new AI tool may make it possible to spare breast cancer patients unnecessary chemotherapy treatments by using a more precise method of predicting their outcomes, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Medicine.
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Drug Extends Survival in Prostate Cancer with Genetic Mutations
Men with hormone-resistant prostate cancer and specific genetic mutations who were treated with the drug olaparib survived longer than men treated with traditional hormone therapy, according to a post hoc analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Pioneering Biochemist Craig Crews Named Winner of 2024 Kimberly Prize
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics announced today that renowned biochemist Craig M. Crews, PhD, who pioneered the pharmaceutical field of targeted protein degradation, has been named the winner of the annual $250,000 Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics.
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Family Language Tied to Hospitalization Rates in Feverish Babies
Babies of parents who speak a language other than English may be more likely to be unnecessarily hospitalized when visiting the emergency department for high fevers, according to a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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New Therapeutic Strategies for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Modulating the activity of a kinase in motor neurons may help mitigate mitochondrial defects and other symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy, offering a new therapeutic avenue for the devastating disease, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
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Investigating Drug Combinations for Heart Failure
A common diabetes medication may help some patients with treatment-resistant hypertension slightly lower their high blood pressure and lessen their risk of heart failure events such as stroke, according to an analysis of a clinical trial published in Circulation.
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Comparing Cardiac Monitoring Methods to Detect Atrial Fibrillation After Stroke
Insertable cardiac monitors detected a higher incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients with prior ischemic stroke over a three-year period than standard medical monitoring methods, according to results published in JAMA Neurology, based on long-term findings from the Northwestern Medicine-led STROKE AF clinical trial.
