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Home » Preventive Medicine

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Clinical Breakthroughs
Feb 16, 2023

Lifestyle Interventions for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Combining intermittent fasting with exercise can help reduce the amount of fat around the liver for people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to findings published in Cell Metabolism.

Campus News
Feb 8, 2023

Carnethon Receives 2023 Paula H. Stern Award

Mercedes Carnethon, PhD, the vice chair and Mary Harris Thompson Professor of Preventive Medicine and of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, has been awarded the Paula H. Stern Award for Outstanding Women in Science and Medicine by the Northwestern Medical Women Faculty Organization.

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.

Disease Discoveries
Jan 4, 2023

Exploring Genetic Regulation of Immunoglobulin A

Increased levels of the antibody immunoglobulin A (IgA) are correlated with the manifestation of several diseases and African ancestry, according to findings published in Nature Communications.

Scientific Advances
Dec 15, 2022

Investigating Disparities in Machine Learning Algorithms 

Integrating social determinants of health helped mitigate bias when predicting long-term outcomes for heart failure patients, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.

Disease Discoveries
Nov 21, 2022

Education, Place of Birth Contribute to Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiovascular Health 

A study led by Northwestern Medicine investigators found that education and place of birth significantly contribute to racial and ethnic differences in cardiovascular health among U.S. adults.

Campus News
Nov 7, 2022

Celebrating 50 Years of the Department of Preventive Medicine

Originally founded in 1972 as a small team of fewer than 10 people, the department has grown to include seven divisions with 285 faculty and staff.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Oct 21, 2022

Evaluating Treatment Options for Peripheral Artery Disease

Telmisartan, an angiotensin receptor blocker drug, did not improve walking performance in patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease, according to a recent clinical trial published in JAMA.

Disease Discoveries
Sep 26, 2022

Investigating Heart Disease Mortality in Asian American Populations

Mortality rates for ischemic heart disease in Asian American subpopulations were found to be more burdensome than previously reported, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Disease Discoveries
Sep 6, 2022

Investigating Racial Differences in Multiple Myeloma

Investigators have identified distinct epigenetic pathways in African American and European American patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.

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