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Clinical Breakthroughs
Jan 30, 2015

Detecting Heart Transplant Complications With MRI

Northwestern Medicine scientists are developing an MRI test to detect heart transplant complications that is less costly and invasive than current biopsy protocols.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Jan 29, 2015

Social Network Connections Associated with Better Weight-loss Outcomes

A recent Northwestern Medicine study is the first to explore the influence of online social networks in weight-management programs, finding that people who were more socially engaged also lost more weight during the program.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Jan 26, 2015

Debating Electronic Health Records In Medical Education

Gregory E. Brisson, MD, ’94 GME, assistant professor of Clinical Medicine-General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, and colleagues published an article discussing the debate behind using electronic health records as a learning tool in medical education.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Jan 22, 2015

Family Voices And Stories Speed Coma Recovery


A new Northwestern Medicine study has shown that playing recorded family stories can help wake up coma patients’ unconscious brain more quickly, and with improved recovery.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Jan 15, 2015

Tracking Physical Activity and Recovery from Spine Surgery

Northwestern Medicine investigators are monitoring physical activity using Fitbit trackers to better predict recovery over time for patients who undergo spine surgery.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Jan 9, 2015

Music Eases Kids’ Pain After Surgery

Pediatric patients who listened to 30 minutes of music or audiobooks of their choosing had a significant reduction in pain after major surgery, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Jan 5, 2015

Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Engineer ACL Replacements

Using nanotechnology, Northwestern Medicine scientists are working to engineer an artificial ACL replacement to improve treatment for ACL rupture, one of the most devastating injuries in professional sports.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Dec 22, 2014

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.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Dec 18, 2014

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.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Dec 17, 2014

Zinc Fireworks When Egg Meets Sperm

Sparks literally fly when a sperm and an egg hit it off. The fertilized mammalian egg releases from its surface billions of zinc atoms in “zinc sparks,” one wave after another, a Northwestern University-led interdisciplinary research team has found.

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