Byline: Erin Spain
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Neuropsychologist Dissects Warning Signs that Telegraph Mass Murders
Written in part with convicted killer Tom Odle, Robert Hanlon, PhD, has authored “Survived By One: The Life and Mind of a Family Mass Murderer,” which offers rare insight at how child abuse, family dynamics, and a child’s antisocial behaviors and drug use can result in the ultimate act of domestic violence.
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High Debt Could be Hazardous to Your Health
A new Northwestern Medicine® study has found that high financial debt is associated with higher diastolic blood pressure and poorer self-reported general and mental health in young adults.
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Diabetes Discovery Could Lead to Big Difference in Lives of Moms and Offspring
Research on the genetics of diabetes could one day help women know their risk for developing gestational diabetes before they become pregnant – and lead to preventive measures to protect the health of offspring.
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Research into the Minds of Murderers May Lead to Better Prevention Methods
New study finds that murderers who kill impulsively, often out of rage, and those who carefully carry out premeditated crimes differ markedly both psychologically and intellectually.
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New Public Policy Leads to Improved Stroke Care in Chicago
More suspected stroke victims received emergency care and potentially life-saving treatments in Chicago’s stroke centers thanks to a 2011 policy change under the Illinois Primary Stroke Center Act.
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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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Personalizing Prostate Cancer Screening
With the help of genetics, prostate specific antigen (PSA) screenings may become more accurate and reduce the number of unnecessary prostate biopsies.
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Heart Failure Risk Similar for Blacks, Whites
Lifetime risk for heart failure is similar for blacks and whites and higher than expected for both groups, according to a new Northwestern Medicine® study.
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Hospitals Measuring Up for Medicare Reimbursement
A new study gives an early look at how hospitals are measuring up under the new, mandatory Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Purchasing Program that went into effect October 2012. Hospitals receive financial rewards or penalties according to achievement or improvement on several publicly reported quality measures.
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Study Finds Obese Pregnant Women Pass Insufficient Vitamin D to Babies
Women who are obese at the start of their pregnancy may be passing on insufficient levels of vitamin D to their babies, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
