Tag: Research
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Gender-Affirming Hormones Improve Mental Health in Transgender and Nonbinary Youth
Transgender and nonbinary youth experienced sustained improvements in depression and anxiety over two years after starting treatment with gender-affirming hormones, according to a recent study.
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Investigating the Connection Between Steps and Heart Disease Risk
The recommendation to reach 10,000 steps a day has long been the gold standard for staying fit and improving heart health. But new research suggests that it might not be the magic number after all.
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Transforming the Way Cancer Vaccines are Designed and Made
A new way to significantly increase the potency of almost any vaccine has been developed by Northwestern scientists.
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Calcium Channels Regulate Neuroinflammation and Neuropathic Pain
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that specific calcium channels help regulate sex differences in the functioning of immune cells for neuroinflammation and overall neuropathic pain.
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Shortage of Mental Health Professionals Linked to Increase in Youth Suicides
Shortages of mental health professionals across U.S. counties were associated with an increase in youth suicides, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
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Understanding How Childhood Brain Tumors Develop
Scientists have identified a new cell type implicated in the development of medulloblastoma, according to a study published in Nature.
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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.
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Novel Therapeutic Targets Discovered for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Targeting cellular post-transcription mechanisms in the CD73 ectoenzyme may promote anti-tumor immunity and slow cancer progression in triple-negative breast cancer, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Vitamin D Improves Symptoms of Toxic Erythema of Chemotherapy
High doses of vitamin D alleviated symptoms for patients with toxic erythema of chemotherapy significantly faster than current treatments, according to a recent study.
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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.
