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Scientific Advances
Feb 3, 2023

Longtime Alcohol Consumption Speeds Up Biological Aging 

Consuming certain types of alcohol over long periods of time as well as binge drinking both speed up biological aging, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.

Scientific Advances
Dec 12, 2022

Aging Is Driven by Unbalanced Genes

In a new study, Northwestern investigators used artificial intelligence to analyze data from a wide variety of tissues, and discovered that the length of genes can explain most molecular-level changes that occur during aging.

Disease Discoveries
Aug 15, 2022

Inflammatory Signaling Linked to Leukemia Progression

An inflammatory signaling protein called interleukin-6 has been linked to the progression of acute myeloid leukemia, representing a potential target for future treatments of the disease.

Campus News
May 18, 2022

Morhardt Appointed to Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law

Darby Morhardt, PhD, LCSW, research professor in the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease and of Preventive Medicine in the Division of Public Health Practice, was recently appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law.

Campus News
May 11, 2022

General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics Becomes Two Divisions

The Department of Medicine’s Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics officially become two divisions: the Division of Geriatrics and the Division of General Internal Medicine.

Campus News
May 9, 2022

Celebrating Alzheimer’s Science and Clinical Care

The Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease held the 28th annual Alzheimer Day on May 5, returning to campus for the first time in three years.

Disease Discoveries
Apr 20, 2022

Epigenetic ‘Age’ Predicts Cognitive Function

Epigenetic markers of cognitive aging can predict outcomes on cognitive tests later in life, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.

Scientific Advances
Jan 31, 2022

Iron Accumulation Linked with Age-Related Cognitive Decline

Age-related breakdowns in regulatory mechanisms cause iron to build up in the brain, increasing oxidative stress and causing cellular damage, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.

Campus News
Jan 4, 2022

New Potocsnak Longevity Institute Hopes to Lengthen Human ‘Healthspan’

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has established the Potocsnak Longevity Institute, an ambitious multi-center institute, with the goal of rapidly advancing the science of aging.

Disease Discoveries
Oct 28, 2021

Of Balding Mice and Men and Women

A newly discovered cause of balding in aging male mice could reveal a cause of hair loss in men and women as well, reports a study from Northwestern Medicine scientists.

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