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Scientific Advances
Sep 7, 2023

New Genetic Variants Associated with Resting Heart Rate and Cardiovascular Disease Risk 

Investigators have identified more than 60 previously unknown genetic variants associated with resting heart rate that may also contribute to increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to findings published in Nature Communications.

Campus News
Aug 28, 2023

CARDIA Study Grant Renewed for 10 Years, $11 Million 

The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study has received a 10-year $11 million grant renewal from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Aug 8, 2023

Comparing Efficacy of Weight Management Strategies   

Time-restricted eating without calorie counting was as effective as a calorie restriction diet for weight loss and cardiometabolic risk reduction in obese adults, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Jul 11, 2023

Metformin May Prevent Long COVID, Trial Finds

Metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, may prevent the development of “long COVID,” according to a clinical trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Disease Discoveries
Jun 21, 2023

Genetic Variants Linked to Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

People genetically predisposed to have high LDL cholesterol are at an increased risk for coronary heart disease even if their cholesterol levels are only modestly elevated, according to a recent study published in Circulation.

Disease Discoveries
Jun 7, 2023

Biological Aging Increases Risk of Depression, Anxiety in Adults 

Advanced biological aging may increase the risk of depression or anxiety in midlife for older adults, according to a recent study published in Nature Communications.

Clinical Breakthroughs
May 22, 2023

Investigating the Benefits of Salt Substitutes in Elderly Patients

Salt substitutes may be effective in lowering blood pressure and reducing cardiovascular events in residents of elderly care facilities, according to a recent multi-center study published in Nature Medicine.

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.

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Sep 28, 2023

Lloyd-Jones Announces He is Stepping Down as Chair of Preventive Medicine

Sep 27, 2023

Small, Implantable Device Could Sense and Treat Cancer

Sep 26, 2023

Gene Linked to Glioblastoma Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Immunosuppression

Sep 26, 2023
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