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Disease Discoveries
Nov 3, 2021

Gene Therapy Boosts Parkinson’s Disease Drug Benefits

A new Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature explains why dopamine neurons are lost in Parkinson’s disease, and demonstrated that a gene therapy targeting the brain’s substantia nigra can substantially boost the benefits of levodopa, an important medication for treating the disease.

Campus News
Oct 27, 2021

$18 Million For Parkinson’s Disease Research to Study Brain Circuits Driving Symptoms

Northwestern University scientists have received two awards totaling nearly $18 million to address key knowledge gaps in the basic circuit mechanisms that contribute to the development and progression of Parkinson’s disease.

Disease Discoveries
Oct 14, 2021

Lewy Body Dementia Exacerbated by Immune Response

T-cells respond to buildup of alpha-synuclein with a harmful auto-immune response, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Science.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Oct 7, 2021

The Long Haul

The growing number of patients suffering from long-term complications of COVID-19 has spurred the creation of Northwestern Medicine’s Comprehensive COVID-19 Center, which provides coordinated, multidisciplinary care.

Scientific Advances
Oct 4, 2021

Excitatory Neural Receptors Aid Development of Adult-born Neurons

A unique interaction between an excitatory neural receptor and a chloride transporter are critical for development of adult-born neurons in the dentate gyrus.

Disease Discoveries
Oct 1, 2021

Translational Science: Glioblastoma

Northwestern’s Brain Tumor SPORE — part of the Lurie Cancer Center — is now three years old, and the bench to bedside process is producing results.

Disease Discoveries
Sep 20, 2021

Brain Insult From Hypertension Discovered in Middle-Aged Adults

Hypertension that leads to vascular dementia in older adults begins to impact the brain by middle age, according to a new study, the first to show the process beginning so early.

Education News
Sep 13, 2021

PhD Student Studies Mechanisms of Habit Formation

Priscilla Ambrosi, a student in Northwestern University’s Interdepartmental Neuroscience (NUIN) PhD program, investigates midbrain dopamine circuits and how they control the automation of motor programs.

Scientific Advances
Aug 11, 2021

Neurons That Respond to Touch are Less Picky Than Expected

Touch-sensitive neurons responded to many types of touch and to varying degrees – in a much messier and jumbled manner than previous predicted, according to a recent study.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Jul 16, 2021

Anti-Seizure Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Doesn’t Harm Child’s Cognitive Outcomes

Children born to women with epilepsy who took anti-seizure medications during pregnancy versus children born to women without epilepsy did not differ in terms of cognitive outcomes and overall neurodevelopment, according to findings published in JAMA Neurology.

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