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Clinical Breakthroughs
Mar 13, 2017

Investigating the Impact of Testosterone Treatment on Older Men’s Health

Testosterone treatment in older men reduced anemia but did not improve cognitive function, and was associated with a significant increase in arterial plaque, according to Northwestern Medicine clinical trials.

Disease Discoveries
Mar 10, 2017

Sickle Cell Trait May Distort Diabetes Test Results

A JAMA study has found that hemoglobin A1C measurements — a biomarker frequently used to diagnose diabetes — may be less accurate in African-Americans with sickle cell trait.

Scientific Advances
Feb 13, 2017

Uncovering Metabolism’s Clockwork

Joseph Bass, MD, PhD, chief of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, focuses his research on illuminating how the body’s clocks regulate feeding behavior and glucose metabolism, and identifies how disruptions in that overarching circadian system play a role in metabolic disease.

Scientific Advances
Oct 20, 2016

Muscles Have Circadian Clocks That Control Exercise Response

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered circadian clocks in muscle tissue that control the muscle’s metabolic response and energy efficiency depending on the time of day.

Disease Discoveries
Sep 15, 2016

Stopping Diabetes in its Tracks

For the last decade, Ronald Ackermann, MD, MPH, has worked on implementing a method to halt diabetes that is both effective for patients and affordable for insurers. He and colleagues have focused on adapting an intervention called the Diabetes Prevention Program.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Jul 18, 2016

New Diabetes Screening Recommendation Misses More Than Half of High-Risk Patients

The latest government guidelines for diabetes screening missed 55 percent of high-risk individuals with prediabetes or diabetes, a new Northwestern Medicine study found.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Apr 15, 2016

Testing Diabetes Drug Dosage

Northwestern Medicine physicians participated in a clinical trial to investigate the safety and efficacy of a drug for weight management in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes.

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