Tag: Research
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Medical School Research Funding Reaches New Heights in 2019
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine received a record $534 million in research funding and awards during the 2018-2019 fiscal year.
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Study Assesses Asthma Treatment Options in African American Children and Adults
The use of long-acting bronchodilators to treat asthma had no impact for some African-American children, according to a new study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and the Department of Pediatrics.
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New Heart Failure Drug Fails to Reduce Hospitalizations
A new Northwestern Medicine study found an experimental drug did not lower hospitalization among patients suffering from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
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Genetically Modified Protein Improves Repair of Muscle Injuries
Genetic modifier protein Annexin A6 accelerates acute and chronic muscle injury repair by more than 50 percent.
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Revolutionary Simple Blood Tests for Diabetic Complications, Cancer
A revolutionary new approach that analyzes a tiny sample of blood, can detect life-threatening vascular complications in diabetic patients earlier and more accurately than traditional tests.
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New Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research Established
Northwestern has established the new Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research, which will provide investigators and patients more support while uncovering new discoveries from applied and basic science research on allergies.
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First Prostate Cancer Therapy to Target Genes Delays Cancer Progression
The first prostate cancer treatment based on the genetic makeup of the cancer resulted in significant improvements, according to a large international trial led by Northwestern Medicine investigators.
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Damaged Brain Circuit Linked to Amnesia
A recent investigation published in Nature Communications revealed how damage to a neural circuit can cause amnesia.
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Activating New Neurons Could Treat Depression
Boosting the activity of newly-created neurons mimicked the effect of antidepressant medication in mouse models, according to a recent study.
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Expanding Genetic Screening Guidelines for Colon Cancer
A new study provided evidence that current guidelines for genetic screenings for colorectal cancer-associated genes are missing patients and should be expanded.
