Byline: Kristin Samuelson
-
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.
-
New Technology to Manipulate Cells Could One Day Help Treat Parkinson’s, Arthritis, Other Diseases
A synthetic material developed at Northwestern Medicine could direct a patient’s existing cells to transform into stem cells, creating a new treatment path for stem cell therapy.
-
Cosmetic Complaints Climb, But Products Still on Market
Consumer complaints for cosmetic products have more than doubled, but consumers may remain at risk because the industry receives little regulatory scrutiny, according to new research.
-
New Cancer Drug Can Prevent Reactions to Common Airborne Allergens
A cancer drug for certain types of leukemia and lymphoma can also prevent reactions to some of the most common airborne allergies, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
-
SuperAger Brains Shrink More Slowly Than Peers’ Brains
According to a new study, normal agers lost volume in the cortex, which contains neurons, twice as fast as SuperAgers, a rare group of older people whose memories are as sharp as those decades younger.
-
Simon Appointed to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Melissa Simon, MD, the George H. Gardner Professor of Clinical Gynecology, has been appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which makes evidence-based recommendations for preventive screenings, counseling services and medications.
-
NIH Director Visits Northwestern to Discuss Importance Of Research Funding
National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin spoke to an auditorium of nearly 300 physicians and researchers at Northwestern about the critical importance of sustaining momentum in medical research funding.
-
New Diabetes Screening Recommendation Misses More Than Half of High-Risk Patients
The latest government guidelines for diabetes screening missed 55 percent of high-risk individuals with prediabetes or diabetes, a new Northwestern Medicine study found.
-
Northwestern To Participate In White House-Led Precision Medicine Study
In collaboration with four local institutions, Northwestern University will receive $51 million over 5 years via the National Institutes of Health to help launch the Cohort Program of President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative.
-
Senator Durbin Visits Feinberg to Discuss Research Funding
Sen. Dick Durbin visited Feinberg to highlight importance of medical research and discussed a $2 billion increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health in 2016.
