Author: medweb
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Sodium Levels in Processed Foods Still High Despite Known Health Risks
The dangerously high salt levels in processed food and fast food remain essentially unchanged, notwithstanding numerous calls from public and private health agencies for the food industry to voluntarily reduce sodium levels, reports a new Northwestern Medicine® study conducted with the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
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Stone Chair of Committee That’s Reshaping Nation’s Cholesterol Guidelines
Neil Stone, MD, is chair of a National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute panel scheduled to issue new cholesterol guidelines which may reshape the treatment of millions of Americans.
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Annual Alzheimer Day Highlights Science, Realities of Disease
Event provides the opportunity for students and researchers to learn more about the important aging and dementia research taking place at Northwestern.
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Disease Specialist to Head Neurology
Dimitri Krainc, MD, PhD, a distinguished investigator of international stature whose research has had a transformative impact in the area of neurodegenerative diseases, will join Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine on July 1 as Aaron Montgomery Ward Professor, chair of the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, and director of the newly established…
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New Center Uses Latest Research to Treat Women with Reproductive-Related Depression
One of only a handful of centers focused on women of all ages who may be suffering from reproductive-related depression, the Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders will integrate state-of-the art research into clinical care to make sure that women with depression receive the care that they need.
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Surgeon Devotes Career to Service in India
Marian Boehr, MD’51, spent 38 years performing surgery in Nellore, India. She believed it was her mission in life to serve others. During her career, she completed 34,000 surgical operations.
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Race, Ethnicity Affect Obstetric Care, Outcomes
William Grobman, MD, MBA, professor in obstetrics and gynecology-maternal fetal medicine, reviewed data from 115,502 women over a three year period and determined that race and ethnicity affect obstetric care and outcomes.
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Unknowns in Osteoporosis, Bone Metastases Keep Stern on Path to Discovery
Having dedicated her career to investigating how bones are developed and the mechanisms that cause their deterioration, Paula Stern, PhD, recently published an article on vitamin D and its effect on osteoperosis.
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Neon Exposes Hidden ALS Cells, Helps Scientists Study Why They Die
In a new preclinical study, a Northwestern Medicine® scientist has isolated the motor neurons in the brain that die in ALS and, for the first time, dressed them in a green fluorescent jacket. As a result, scientists will now be able to track what goes wrong in these cells to cause their deaths and be…
