Expanding prescription of statin medication to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol could be a cost-effective intervention against cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study.
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Obese mice that were fed a high-fat diet and that received prednisone one time per week had improved exercise endurance, got stronger, increased their lean body mass and lost weight.
Exposure to even moderate ambient lighting during nighttime sleep, harms cardiovascular function during sleep and increases your insulin resistance, according to a new study.
Robert Kushner, MD, ’80, ’82 GME, was honored for a study published in NEJM with a 2022 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award.
Northwestern is part of a $170 million, multi-institution National Institutes of Health program that is the first comprehensive study to investigate precision nutrition.
Among patients with no detectable coronary artery calcium, those who smoke, have diabetes or hypertension have the highest risk of cardiovascular disease events, according to a recent study.
Statin therapy has been shown cost-effective for lowering cholesterol in young adults, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
A salt substitute with less sodium reduced rates of stroke and heart attack in rural China, according to a recent trial.
Certain racial and ethnic minorities develop type 2 diabetes at a younger age than white Americans, meaning current diabetes screening and prevention practices for them may be inadequate and inequitable, according to a new study.
One of the biggest diseases of the modern era is a pernicious cluster of risk factors called metabolic syndrome, and Northwestern scientists across disciplines are looking for new ways to understand, target, treat, and even prevent this syndrome, with the hopes of ultimately creating a much healthier nation.