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Intensive Crohn’s Treatment is Safe
Intensive treatment for patients with Crohn’s disease showed no safety differences compared to the current standard of care.
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Investigators Identify New Connections Between Circadian Rhythm and Muscle Repair
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered a novel mechanism that connects circadian rhythm-controlled cellular metabolism and regeneration with muscle repair after injury.
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Optimizing Balance of Treatments in Prostate Cancer
Patients receiving radiotherapy to treat high-risk prostate cancer benefit from androgen deprivation therapy, and length of treatment may be dependent on radiation deliver, according to a recent study.
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Genetics of Eosinophilic Colitis Revealed
A genetic analysis indicates eosinophilic colitis is distinct from other eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases and inflammatory bowel disease, according to a recent study.
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New Treatment for Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
The drug darolutamid, administered with standard androgen-deprivation therapy and docetaxel chemotherapy, increased survival in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.
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Investigating Prevalence Risk of Familial Heart Failure
Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) was found to have a familial etiology in 30 percent of individuals diagnosed with DCM, and the overall risk for a family member of developing DCM was nearly 20 percent by the age of 80.
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Possible Third Cure To HIV: Progress in a Time of Regression
Associate vice president of research Richard D’Aquila, MD, shares his perspective on the news of a possible third person cured of HIV, and the progress of HIV research in the future.
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection Increases Risk of Maternal Mortality and Obstetric Complications
Pregnant and postpartum individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy have an increased risk of maternal mortality or morbidity from obstetric complications, according to a recent study.
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Drug Combination Fails to Improve Outcomes in Influenza
A new combination of antiviral drugs did not improve clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with severe influenza, warranting further investigation into new therapeutic strategies, according to a recent clinical trial.
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Elucidating Parkinson’s Disease
Recent advances from Northwestern investigators have powered a new, deeper understanding of Parkinson’s disease that could pave the way to a disease-modifying treatment.
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Locoregional Therapy Does Not Improve Breast Cancer Survival
Treating breast tumors alongside distant metastases did not improve outcomes in women with stage IV breast cancer, according to a new study.
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Northwestern Study Honored by Clinical Research Forum
Robert Kushner, MD, ’80, ’82 GME, was honored for a study published in NEJM with a 2022 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award.
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Novel Combination Therapy May Extend Pancreatic Cancer Survival
A novel combination treatment approach extended survival in mice with pancreatic cancer, demonstrating a potential second-line therapy for patients.
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Poor Heart Health Before Pregnancy Linked to Adverse Outcomes
A new study shines a spotlight on an important but often overlooked matter of the heart — optimizing cardiovascular health before getting pregnant.
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Medical Student Variety Show Supports Chicago Public School Families and Students
Medical students performed comedy skits and musical numbers that satirized the medical school experience at In Vivo, Feinberg’s annual sketch comedy and variety show.
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Police Violence Linked to Higher Rates of Preterm Delivery, Heart Disease Among Black Women
A new study suggests that one contributor to inequities in pregnancy and cardiovascular outcomes may be the stress created by police violence occurring in Black women’s neighborhoods.
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Arrhythmia Genes More Common Than Previously Thought
Sequencing known cardiac arrythmia genes in more than 20,000 people without an indication for genetic testing identified pathogenic variants in nearly one percent of individuals.
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Transplant Chief: Next Era of Transplantation is Approaching
Satish Nadig, MD, PhD, is looking to build on Northwestern’s strong foundation of transplant initiatives and push forward into a new era of transplantation.
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Feinberg Augments Anatomy Curriculum with Mixed Reality Software
A new anatomy curriculum for the MD and PA programs integrates the HoloAnatomy software, which allows students to visualize every part of the body through a virtual, three-dimensional perspective.
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Study Finds Dopamine Signaling Promotes Compulsive Behavior
Northwestern investigators have discovered that dopamine signaling in the dorsomedial striatum promotes the development of compulsive behaviors, according to findings published in Current Biology.
