Category: Disease Discoveries
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‘Soft’ Symptoms Detected Before Parkinson’s Disease
People who carry genetic mutations associated with an increased risk for Parkinson’s disease may exhibit minor symptoms long before the disease progresses to affect daily life, according to a study of over 300 patients.
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Site of Flow Resistance in Glaucoma Identified
According to a recent study, elevated ocular pressure in glaucoma is generated in the wall of a small vessel in the eye, the Schlemm’s canal.
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AI Model Improves Breast Cancer Detection
An AI model predicted breast cancer in mammograms more accurately than radiologists, reducing false positives and false negatives, according to a new study.
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Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Could Boost Cancer Therapy
A new lipid nanoparticle drug helped make tumor cells more vulnerable to therapy, significantly prolonging survival in models of glioblastoma.
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How Gene Mutation Causes Autism and Intellectual Disability
Scientists have discovered why a specific genetic mutation causes intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder in children.
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Revived Drug May Serve as New Parkinson’s Treatment
A cancer drug that washed out of clinical trials more than 15 years ago may be the key to slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
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Personalized Approach to Parkinson’s Treatment
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new strategy to treat Parkinson’s disease by mitigating the effects of harmful genetic mutations, according to a recent study.
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An Impactful Partnership Between the American Heart Association and Northwestern
This article was originally published in the Breakthroughs Newsletter. Find more stories like this, as well as the Breakthroughs Podcast, on the Breakthroughs homepage Cardiovascular health isn’t just about the heart, or about the thousands of veins, arteries, and capillaries that provide oxygen and other nutrients to every corner of the body. According to Clyde Yancy, MD,[…]
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Activating New Neurons Could Treat Depression
Boosting the activity of newly-created neurons mimicked the effect of antidepressant medication in mouse models, according to a recent study.
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Map of Broken Brain Networks Shows Why People Lose Speech in Language-Based Dementia
Northwestern Medicine scientists have pinpointed the location of dysfunctional brain networks that lead loss of language in primary progressive aphasia, a form of dementia.
