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Optimizing Balance of Treatments in Prostate Cancer
Patients receiving radiotherapy to treat high-risk prostate cancer benefit from androgen deprivation therapy, and length of treatment may be dependent on radiation deliver, according to a recent study.
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Genetics of Eosinophilic Colitis Revealed
A genetic analysis indicates eosinophilic colitis is distinct from other eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases and inflammatory bowel disease, according to a recent study.
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New Treatment for Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
The drug darolutamid, administered with standard androgen-deprivation therapy and docetaxel chemotherapy, increased survival in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.
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Locoregional Therapy Does Not Improve Breast Cancer Survival
Treating breast tumors alongside distant metastases did not improve outcomes in women with stage IV breast cancer, according to a new study.
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Northwestern Study Honored by Clinical Research Forum
Robert Kushner, MD, ’80, ’82 GME, was honored for a study published in NEJM with a 2022 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award.
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Arrhythmia Genes More Common Than Previously Thought
Sequencing known cardiac arrythmia genes in more than 20,000 people without an indication for genetic testing identified pathogenic variants in nearly one percent of individuals.
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Transplant Chief: Next Era of Transplantation is Approaching
Satish Nadig, MD, PhD, is looking to build on Northwestern’s strong foundation of transplant initiatives and push forward into a new era of transplantation.
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Northwestern Investigates COVID-19: Omicron, Children and Pandemic’s Impact on Sexual Minorities
Northwestern Medicine investigators continue to study the COVID-19 pandemic, from the biological mechanisms of disease and infection patterns to the pandemic’s impact on women and sexual and gender minorities.
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Genetic Variant of High-risk Childhood Leukemia Revealed
A genetic mutation changing just one base pair of nucleotides greatly increases risk of a lethal subtype of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to a recent study.
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Olfactory Processing Comes in Waves
Neural waves of three distinct registers combine to give the brain a picture of what’s being smelled, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
