Byline: Nora Dunne
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A New Target for Improving Movement Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
Excessive brain plasticity in the subthalamic nucleus may be pivotal to abnormal brain activity and impaired movement in Parkinson’s disease, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Remembering James L. Schroeder, 30-Year Rheumatology Professor
James L. Schroeder, MD, ’81 GME, longtime associate professor in Medicine-Rheumatology and former president and chief executive officer of Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, passed away on Dec. 30
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Connecting Cellular Aging to Human Aging
A Northwestern Medicine study has linked aging at the cellular level to overall human aging through a molecular interaction involving two proteins and chromosome ends called telomeres.
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Lectures on Campus: Life With AIDS, Shakespeare and Female Stroke Risk
During three recent events, Feinberg faculty led discussions about life with AIDS, medicine as depicted by Shakespeare and sex differences surrounding stroke risk.
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Overestimating Surgical Risk Linked to Anxiety and Delayed Treatment
In the first study to objectively examine patient estimation of surgical risk, Northwestern Medicine scientists demonstrated that overestimation is associated with preoperative anxiety and delayed surgical procedures.
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Considering Whole Genome Sequencing for Newborns
In a recent Northwestern Medicine exploratory study, genetics experts considered incorporating whole genome sequencing into traditional newborn screening, revealing varying opinions about handling the future of genomics.
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Mechanisms of Rare Disorder May Shed Light on Parkinson’s Disease
A Northwestern Medicine study shows that lysosome dysfunction caused by a genetic mutation in patients with a rare Parkinson’s-like disorder leads to neurodegeneration, a finding that may link to common forms of the disease.
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Studying the Structural Causes and Consequences of Whiplash
Northwestern Medicine scientists have received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate the biological reasons that a quarter of all people with whiplash injury from motor vehicle collisions fail to fully recover in the long-term.
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Evaluating Testosterone Replacement in Men With HIV
A new Northwestern Medicine study found that testosterone replacement in the United States is more than twice as common among HIV-infected men than the general population.
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Disentangling the Dopaminergic System
Northwestern Medicine scientists have found several molecularly distinct subtypes of dopamine neurons – important nerve cells associated with many diverse behaviors and diseases.
