Byline: Marla Paul
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Scientists Discover Clue to Controlling HIV Virus
The finding may be useful in shortening drug treatments for those with the disease.
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Overhauling Confusing Prescription Medicine Instructions
Northwestern Medicine, Walgreens, Alliance of Chicago community health centers and Merck are collaborating on a study with the goal of providing clear instructions on prescription medicine labels so patients don’t make mistakes.
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Study Shows First Evidence that Fear Can Be Reduced During Sleep
The finding offers a potentially new way to enhance typical daytime treatment of phobias by adding a nighttime element.
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Predicting Who Will Have Chronic Pain
In a study published September 16 in the journal Pain, A. Vania Apkarian, PhD, found that abnormalities in brain axons predispose people to chronic back pain after injury.
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Safety Net Catches Suburban Poor
Northwestern Medicine study illustrates the potential benefits of Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation and a promising solution to accessible health care for what are expected to be up to 30 million people who will remain uninsured even after ACA implementation.
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Study Finds Exercise is No Quick Cure for Insomnia
If you have insomnia, you can’t exercise yourself into sleep right away, according to a Northwestern Medicine® study. It takes time for the positive effects of daily activity to kick in.
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New Test May Help Reveal Early-Onset Dementia
Simple tests that measure the ability to recognize individuals such as Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, or Oprah Winfrey may help doctors identify early dementia in those 40 to 65 years of age, according to new Northwestern Medicine® research.
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New Website Offers Guidance for End-of-Life Decisions
Northwestern Medicine’s® Mary Mulcahy, MD, and Chicago journalist Randi Belisomo have launched a new website/portal that they intend to be the premier provider of information and support for everyone involved in end-of-life decisions.
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Study Finds Oxytocin Strengthens Memories of Both Bad and Good Events
While it’s long been known that oxytocin promotes feelings of love, social bonding, and wellbeing, only recently have scientists discovered it’s link to anxiety-producing bad memories.
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Interspecies Transplant Works in First Step for New Diabetes Therapy
In the first step toward animal-to-human transplants of insulin-producing cells for people with type 1 diabetes, Northwestern Medicine® scientists have successfully transplanted islets, the cells that produce insulin, from one species to another. And the islets survived without immunosuppressive drugs.
