Tag: Research
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New Huntington’s Treatment Prevents Protein Aggregation in Mice
In research published in Science Advances, scientists at Northwestern and Case Western Reserve universities have developed the first polymer-based therapeutic for Huntington’s disease, an incurable, debilitating illness that causes nerve cells to break down in the brain.
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Scientists Develop Approach to Accurately Predict Pneumonia Outcomes
By applying a sophisticated machine-learning approach to electronic health records of patients with pneumonia, investigators at Northwestern University have uncovered five distinct clinical states in pneumonia.
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Chronic Pain Can Be Predicted Within Three Days of an Injury
Within a few days of injury, scientists can predict which patients will develop chronic pain based on the extent of cross “talk” between two regions of the brain, and the person’s anxiety level after the injury, according to a new Northwestern study.
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Implant Could Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths
A team of scientists led by Northwestern Medicine investigators has created an implant capable of stopping an opioid overdose, according to findings published in Science Advances.
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More Inpatient Beds Needed to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis
The number of pediatric inpatient psychiatric beds has not risen to meet demand amid a growing youth mental health crisis, according to a Northwestern Medicine-led study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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Thrombectomy Does Not Improve Outcomes for Patients with Large Strokes
Treatment with endovascular thrombectomy did not significantly improve outcomes after 90 days in patients with a large core stroke, as compared to patients who received standard stroke care alone, according to a recent clinical trial published in JAMA.
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Delayed Antibody Treatment May Improve Efficacy of mRNA Vaccines
Investigators led by Pablo Penaloza-MacMaster, PhD, associate professor of Microbiology-Immunology, have discovered that administering an antibody treatment four days after mRNA vaccination significantly improved vaccine efficacy in mice, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Bonow Honored as Distinguished Scientist by American Heart Association
Robert Bonow, MD, the Max and Lilly Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Cardiology and a leading authority on valvular heart disease, has been named a 2024 Distinguished Scientist by the American Heart Association.
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Little-Studied RNA Might be Key to Regulating Genetic Disorders Like Epilepsy, Autism
Scientists have discovered an RNA that controls how much or how little protein is produced by a gene, with implications for neurodevelopmental disorders like epilepsy and autism.
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Study Identifies Potential Therapeutic Target for PTSD
Targeting a specific neural circuit through noninvasive neuromodulation may reduce symptoms in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience.
