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Effective Cancer Treatments Follow the ClockEVANSTON, Ill.— Oncologists have long thought that cancer treatments tend to be more effective at certain times of day. But they have been unable to turn this knowledge into practice because they did not understand the phenomenon well enough. Now, a research team including Joseph S. Takahashi, PhD, a Howard[…]

Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu New Test Is First Step in Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease Commercial enzyme-linked immunoassays (ELISA) can only detect ADDLs in brain tissue where the biomarker is most highly concentrated. The bio-bar-code amplification technology, which is a million times more sensitive than ELISA, can detect ADDLs in cerebrospinal[…]

Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu February 8, 2005 Auditory Test to Help Identify Learning Impairments EVANSTON, Ill. — Scientists in the Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory at Northwestern University have developed a new diagnostic tool that can quickly and objectively identify disordered auditory processing of sound, a problem associated with learning impairments in many[…]

NMH, RIC to Lease VA Land Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) are one step closer to leasing the land occupied by the former VA Lakeside Medical Center (VALMC). During a formal ceremony on January 18 in Washington, NMH and RIC officials met with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J.[…]

Superior Street Water Main Project StartsWhen the City of Chicago first installed the water main pipe that currently runs below Superior Street—between Lake Shore Drive and Fairbanks Court—traffic jams may have involved as many horses and carriages as cars. In place since 1911, the existing 8-inch pipe will soon be replaced with a larger, 12-inch[…]

Aspirin Underused in Diabetic Women, Young Adults CHICAGO—Cardiovascular disease risk is extremely high in adults with diabetes. Yet women as well as people under 50 who have diabetes do not use aspirin, despite the fact that aspirin has been found an effective and inexpensive means to reduce risk of first and subsequent heart attack. Previous[…]

January 4, 2005 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Deconstructs Brain’s Complex Network CHICAGO—A team headed by scientists at Northwestern University, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), has shown how to visualize the human brain as a massive, interacting, complex network governed by a few underlying dynamic principles. The research opens fascinating possibilities for future basic and applied[…]

Feinberg School Has Role in New Breast Cancer DrugResearch at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine played a significant role in Food and Drug Administration approval of AbraxaneTM (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. “The approval means that women with metastatic breast cancer no longer need to endure[…]

Toxicities and Off-Label Use of Cancer DrugsBy Elizabeth Crown CHICAGO—Food and Drug Administration policies prevent pharmaceutical manufacturers from informing patients about potentially fatal toxicities that occur with some cancer drugs—policies that should be revised immediately, according to Northwestern University researchers. Andrew M. Evens, DO, instructor in medicine, and Charles L. Bennett, MD, PhD, professor of[…]

Adverse Events in Hospitalized Children Are Preventable By Elizabeth Crown A study by researchers at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine suggests that each year nearly 70,000 children hospitalized in the United States experience an adverse event and that at least 60 percent of these errors may be preventable. Adverse events are injuries caused by[…]