Category: Clinical Breakthroughs
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Gene Signature Predicts Response to Radiation Therapy
In a retrospective study, scientists developed and validated a gene expression signature that can predict which patients with prostate cancer will benefit most from postoperative radiotherapy.
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Longitudinal Study Links Air Pollution With Cardiovascular Disease Risk
New research suggests increased concentrations of air pollution are associated with progression of cardiovascular disease.
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Physical Activity Helps Older Adults Maintain Mobility
A regular physical activity program reduced the amount of time older adults spent with a major mobility disability, according to recent research.
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New Consortium Will Capture How Environmental Exposures Impact Child Health
Northwestern University has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to help scientists across the country study how environmental factors influence health outcomes for children.
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Leveraging Big Data to Improve Patient Care in Cardiology
Northwestern Medicine scientists utilized a data science approach to develop more efficient methodology that can be used to inform a wide variety of quality improvement strategies in clinical practices.
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RNA Test Helps Identify Bacterial Infections in Infants
Northwestern Medicine scientists evaluated whether an RNA biosignature could distinguish if infants 60 days or younger with fever had a serious bacterial infection.
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Untangling the Financial Dynamics of Pharmaceutical Innovation
Victor Roy, an MD/PhD candidate, described the tension between pharmaceutical innovation and affordability in a recently published analysis.
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Accelerating Precision Medicine for African American Patients
Northwestern Medicine scientists have received a $7.5 million grant to study how genetic information from African American patients can predict their responses to medications.
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Guidelines Published for Managing Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors
An expert panel led by Northwestern Medicine investigator Judith Paice, PhD, RN, developed recommendations to help clinicians manage the chronic pain of cancer survivors.
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2010 Cholera Epidemic Linked to Hypervirulent Strain
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that the cholera strain responsible for the 2010 epidemic in Haiti is a hypervirulent variant.
