Author: kwm107
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Electric Scalp Device Prolongs Survival in Deadly Brain Cancer
A device attached to a patient’s scalp that delivers a continuous dose of low-intensity electric fields improves survival and slows the growth of a deadly brain tumor, according to a new trial.
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Herpes Virus Mutant Points Towards New Vaccine Strategy
A newly-designed mutant herpes virus provides a strategy for the development of novel herpes virus vaccines.
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Medical Student Investigates Health Disparities in South Asian Communities
Second-year medical student Apoorva Ram strives to reduce cardiovascular health disparities among South Asian Americans in both her research and her volunteer work.
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Preemies’ Dads More Stressed Than Moms After NICU
For the first time, scientists have measured the stress levels of fathers of premature babies during the transition between the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and home and discovered fathers are more stressed than mothers.
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Synthetic Cannabis-like Drug Reduces Sleep Apnea
A synthetic cannabis-like drug in a pill was safe and effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Northwestern Surgeon Describes Working in a War Zone
Samer Attar, MD, assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, was recently featured on CBS’ 60 Minutes for his volunteer work in Syria’s makeshift hospitals.
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Northwestern Research Funding Breaks Records
Northwestern’s sponsored research awards grew to $676.5 million last fiscal year, the largest amount in the University’s history, including $471.7 million from Feinberg investigators.
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Northwestern to Advance Our Understanding of the Role of Environment on Genes
A new $10 million gift from University trustees and supporters Louis A. Simpson ’58 and Kimberly K. Querrey will create a center to study the effects of environment on the activation and expression of genes.
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Amish Longevity May Be Due to Genetic ‘Fountain of Youth’
The first genetic mutation that appears to protect against multiple aspects of biological aging in humans has been discovered in an Amish family in Indiana, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Drug Improves Muscle Function and Survival in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
More than half of infants with infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy who were treated with nusinersen gained motor milestones, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine trial.
