Author: kwm107
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Weekly Steroids Strengthen and Repair Muscles
Weekly doses of glucocorticoid steroids, such as prednisone, help speed recovery in muscle injuries and repair muscles damaged by muscular dystrophy, according to a study.
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Student Studies the Roots of Glioblastoma
Read a Q-and-A with Jasmine May, a fifth-year student in the Medical Scientist Training Program, who studies the pathophysiology of glioblastoma.
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Leaving Segregated Neighborhoods Reduces Blood Pressure for Blacks
Systolic blood pressure for African-American patients dropped between one to five points when they moved to less segregated neighborhoods, according to a new study.
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First Spherical Nucleic Acid Drug Injected into Humans Targets Brain Cancer
The first drug using spherical nucleic acids to be systemically given to humans has been developed by Northwestern University scientists and approved by the Food and Drug Administration as an investigational new drug for an early-stage clinical trial in the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme.
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Comparing Quality at Veterans and Civilian Hospitals
Veterans Affairs hospitals outperformed civilian hospitals on most measures of quality and patient safety, but scored lower on indicators of patient experience, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.
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Evaluating Cardiovascular Health in Middle Age
A Northwestern Medicine study research shows people with no major heart disease risk factors in middle age live and stay healthy longer than others.
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Uncovering the Genetic Mechanisms Driving Embryonic Development
A new Northwestern Medicine study, published in Genes and Development, has identified two DNA elements crucial to the activation of a set of genes that drive the early development of embryos.
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Battling Infectious Diseases With 3-D Structures
An international team of scientists, led by Northwestern, has determined the 3-D atomic structure of more than 1,000 proteins that are potential drug and vaccine targets.
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Students and Residents Travel to Support Health Equity and a Diverse Student Body
Feinberg medical students recently traveled to Atlanta, participating in the Student National Medical Association’s annual Medical Education Conference, in order to support health equity efforts and to help recruit a diverse student body.
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Race Ranks Higher Than Pounds in Diabetes, Heart-Health Risks
Americans of South Asian descent are twice as likely as whites to have risks for heart disease, stroke and diabetes, when their weight is in the normal range, according to a recent study.
