Byline: Melissa Rohman
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Combination Therapy May Improve Treatment Response in Pancreatic Cancer
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that a novel combination treatment promotes cancer cell death and tumor regression in mouse models of pancreatic cancer, providing a rationale for testing in future clinical trials, according to recent findings.
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Targeting T-cell Lipid Metabolism May Improve Cancer Immunotherapy
Investigators have discovered that targeting specific mechanisms linked to lipid metabolism in immune cells within tumors may improve response to current and future cancer immunotherapies, according to a recent study published in the journal Immunity.
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Northwestern Establishes New Center for Ataxia Research and Treatment
Northwestern has established the Denning Ataxia Center, a multidisciplinary hub dedicated to improving the understanding of ataxia through integrating leading-edge research with patient-centered clinical care, with the goal of unraveling the complexities of the condition and developing improved treatments.
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Uncovering Regulatory Mechanisms of T-cells in Chronic Inflammation
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a new underlying mechanism that controls a specialized group of T-cells, findings that may serve as potential targets for treating inflammatory diseases and cancer, according to a recent study.
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Medical Students Provide Heart Disease Prevention to Underserved Chicago Communities
Since 2013, Feinberg medical students have provided cardiovascular disease risk assessments and health counseling to underserved community members across Chicago through the Keep Your Heart Healthy program.
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Combination Treatment Extends Survival in Advanced Bladder Cancer
Immunotherapy administered before and after chemotherapy along with surgical removal of the bladder improved survival compared to chemotherapy alone in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, according to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Research Day 2024 Celebrates Scientific Discovery and Advances
Feinberg students, staff, trainees and faculty gathered to celebrate scientific discovery and presented research posters and abstracts at Feinberg’s 18th annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day on Thursday, Sept. 12.
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Social Determinants of Health Associated with Diabetic Eye-Care Quality
Patients who live in rural communities, Hispanic patients and Black patients with pre-existing diabetic retinopathy are less likely to receive annual diabetic eye exams than white patients, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Molecular Profiling May Improve Meningioma Decisionmaking
Investigators have demonstrated how molecular profiling of tumors can be used to help predict treatment response and survival in patients with meningiomas, the most common type of primary brain tumor, according to a recent study published in Nature Medicine.
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Combination Treatment Improves Progression-Free Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer with Genetic Mutations
A combination therapy improved progression-free survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with genetic mutations compared to either therapy alone or sequentially, according to results from a Northwestern Medicine-led clinical trial.
