Category: Clinical Breakthroughs
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Quality of Life Holds Steady With Prostate Cancer Drug
In a recent clinical trial, a drug called apalutamide added to standard therapy slowed cancer progression in men with prostate cancer, while maintaining quality of life.
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Diabetes Drug Reduces Risk of Heart Attacks, Strokes From Air Pollution
Metformin, an inexpensive diabetes drug, has been found to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes triggered by air pollution by reducing inflammation in the lungs that triggers clotting.
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Drug Shows Promise for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
An oral therapy called ibudilast significantly reduced the rate of brain tissue loss in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis, according to the results of a phase II trial.
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Researchers Demonstrate First Example of a Bioresorbable Electronic Medicine
Scientists have developed the first example of a bioresorbable electronic medicine: an implantable, biodegradable wireless device that speeds nerve regeneration and improves the healing of a damaged nerve.
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Clinical Trial Improves Outcomes for Older Patients With Hodgkin Lymphoma
A novel chemotherapy regimen led to improved outcomes for older patients with Hodgkin lymphoma, similar to those of younger patients, according to a Northwestern Medicine clinical trial.
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Reducing HIV Risk in Young Transgender Women
A behavioral program significantly reduced the sexual risk for HIV infection among young transgender women, according to a Northwestern Medicine clinical trial.
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Sugar Pills Relieve Pain for Chronic Pain Patients
Scientists have shown they can predict which chronic pain patients will respond to a placebo pill based on brain anatomy and psychological characteristics.
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New Blood
A gene therapy delivers novel solution for treating serious blood disease. Read the story in Northwestern Medicine magazine.
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High Blood Sugar In Pregnancy Linked To Child’s Obesity, Diabetes In Mom
A pregnant woman’s higher blood sugar level is linked to a significantly greater long-term risk of obesity in her child – even more than a decade later.
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Simple Blood Test Reveals Body’s Internal Clock
The first simple blood test to identify your body’s precise internal time clock as compared to the external time has been developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists.
