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Finding Offers Insight into Rare Childhood Disease that Affects Breathing
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that children with a rare breathing disorder have a diminished rather than absent response to changes in oxygen and carbon dioxide levels within their bloodstream. The finding was recently published in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
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Scientists Find Heart Disease Can Be Reversed by Adopting Healthy Habits
Northwestern Medicine study found when adults in their 30s and 40s drop unhealthy habits they can potentially reverse the natural progression of coronary artery disease.
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Math Models Show Influence of Macromolecular Crowding
A recently published Northwestern Medicine study uses math models based on the physical interactions within cells to make predictions of how gene transcription might be effected.
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Study Finds Sex-Specific Differences in Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Kathryn E. Hulse, PhD, research assistant professor in Medicine-Allergy-Immunology, found that while men are more likely to have chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, women with the disease have a more severe form.
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Study Investigates Bacteriology, Immunology of Legionnaires’ Disease
Celeste Mallama, a fourth-year graduate student, studies how the bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ Disease infects host cells.
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Targeted Radiation Controls Spreading Breast Cancer
Radioembolization may offer an alternative to chemotherapy for breast cancer patients whose tumors have spread to the liver.
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Yancy and Stone Honored With American Heart Association Awards
Clyde Yancy, MD, received the American Heart Association’s 2014 Gold Heart Award, and Neil J. Stone, ’68 MD, ’74, ’75 GME, received the AHA’s 2014 Physician of the Year Award.
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Professor Who Revolutionized Treatment of Swallowing Disorders Passes Away
Jerilyn Ann Logemann, ’68 PhD, professor in Neurology and Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, died June 19 at age 72.
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Physical Therapy Students Transition to Clinical Internships
First-year Doctor of Physical Therapy students celebrated the 8th Annual Clinical Practice Ceremony on June 20, receiving patches for their white coats as they start their full-time clinical internships.
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Carotid Artery May Hold Clues to Predicting CVD in Lupus
Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD, professor of Medicine-Rheumatology, recently published a paper in the American Journal of Cardiology that links plaque in the carotid artery of women with lupus to an increased risk of cardiovascular events.
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Choices in High School Elevate Lifetime Cancer Risk for LGBT Students
One of more than a dozen connected papers to be published in the American Journal of Public Health, a recent study has shown that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender youths make an increased number of choices that elevate their risk of cancer.
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Creating New Measurements for Spinal Cord Trauma
Mark Hoggarth, a DPT/PhD student, created a new screening measure that has the potential to decipher if a patient has whiplash and the severity of the trauma.
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Automated Reminders Increase Rate of Colon Cancer Screenings in Low-Income Communities
A Northwestern Medicine study finds more frequent testing combined with automated reminders yields dramatic improvements in colorectal cancer screening rates among low-income and minority communities.
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First Large-Scale Study to Look at Death Rates in Delinquent Youth
New Northwestern Medicine study shows delinquency in youth predicts a much higher rate of being shot to death before age 30.
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Enzymes Shown to Protect Mitochondrial DNA from Stress
David Kamp, MD, completed his residency and fellowship at Northwestern, where he now studies a range of lung disorders as well as cellular apoptosis, a process of programmed cell death.
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Exploring the Structural Basis of Kainate Receptors
Theanne Griffith, a fourth year graduate student in the Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience PhD Program, studies the role of kainate receptors in neurons. Last year she was awarded a two-year pre-doctoral fellowship by the American Heart Association.
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New Director of the Center for Heart Valve Disease Named
James D. Thomas, MD, will join Northwestern Medicine as the director of the Center for Heart Valve Disease at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and a professor of Medicine.
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Study Illustrates Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Colon Cancer Screening
A new study has found that large racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer screening persist in America, including substantial differences between English-speaking and Spanish-speaking Hispanics. The research confirmed continued low screening rates among all residents of the U.S.
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PA Class of 2016 Receives White Coats
The incoming Class of 2016 received their white coats during a ceremony that marks the beginning of their journey as physician assistant students.
