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Campus News
May 26, 2023

Celebrating Advances in Alzheimer’s Research and Clinical Care

Attendees gathered on May 11 for Alzheimer Day, an annual event hosted by the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease to showcase dementia and aging research conducted throughout Northwestern and bring those discoveries to the community.

Disease Discoveries
Mar 6, 2023

Social Deficits and Seizures in Autism Type Tied to Overexcited Brain Circuits

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified the cause of a genetic subtype of autism and schizophrenia that results in social deficits and seizures in mice and humans.

Disease Discoveries
Mar 1, 2023

Calming the Destructive Cells of ALS by Two Independent Approaches

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered two ways to preserve diseased upper motor neurons that would normally be destroyed in ALS.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Feb 23, 2023

First Transient Electronic Bandage Speeds Healing by 30 Percent

Northwestern University scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible, stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by delivering electrotherapy directly to the wound site.

Disease Discoveries
Feb 6, 2023

Potential Therapeutic Target for Schizophrenia Identified 

Targeting calcium signaling in neurons may represent a promising therapeutic approach for treating a rare form of schizophrenia, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.

Campus News
Jan 19, 2023

Medical School Establishes New Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience

Feinberg has established the Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, a collaborative hub created to unite interdisciplinary scientists to understand neural mechanisms underlying mental illness, elucidate mechanisms of psychotropic drug action and develop novel therapeutics.

Scientific Advances
Jan 13, 2023

Wireless Brain Implant Monitors Neurotransmitters in Real Time

Scientists have developed a wireless, battery-free implant capable of monitoring dopamine signals in the brain in real-time, an advance that could aid in understanding the role neurochemicals play in neurological disorders.

Scientific Advances
Jan 12, 2023

Mature ‘Lab Grown’ Neurons Hold Promise for Neurodegenerative Disease

Northwestern scientists have created the first highly mature neurons from human induced pluripotent stem cells, a feat that opens new opportunities for medical research and potential transplantation therapies for neurodegenerative diseases.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Dec 26, 2022

Northwestern Investigators Develop New Therapy for Autism Subtype

A team of Northwestern investigators led by Peter Penzes, PhD, has developed a new therapy that could treat Phelan-McDermid syndrome, a subtype of autism spectrum disorder.

Disease Discoveries
Dec 13, 2022

New Immune Culprit Discovered in Alzheimer’s Disease

A new Northwestern Medicine study has discovered the role of cerebrospinal fluid in cognitive impairment, such as Alzheimer’s disease.

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