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There’s been an uptick in childhood food allergies in recent years, and new evidence from Northwestern shows they’re also becoming more common in adults.

A rare blood disorder related to people missing a protein, called PAI-1, was identified in a small Amish community. Douglas Vaughan, MD, studies the community and found that those without the protein seem to live longer and healthier lives.

Through his research and practice as a preventive cardiologist at Northwestern, Donald Lloyd-Jones is working to improve and preserve the heart health of Americans, one patient at a time. 

Marilyn Cornelis, PhD, PhD, studies the genetics of coffee consumption, caffeine metabolism and taste preferences and has some new findings to share about one of the most popular beverages in the world.

Massimo Cristofanilli, MD, talks about the state of breast cancer in America today.

Minoli Perera, PharmD, PhD, is a pioneer in the area of pharmacogenomics in African-Americans and has some new discoveries to share.

More than 50 percent of women who are of childbearing age are overweight or obese, which may put them at risk for complications during pregnancy and child birth and affect their babies’ health, too.

A new blood test developed at Northwestern has the potential to advance treatments of a variety of disorders and diseases.

Jeffrey Linder, MD, MPH, has developed effective ways to reduce the number of inappropriate prescriptions.

A. Vania Apkarian, PhD, explains his recent discoveries related to chronic pain and how placebos may be a very effective option for some.