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New Analytic Method Reveals ‘Building Blocks’ of Brain Activity
A new Northwestern Medicine study has introduced a novel machine learning method for understanding how the brain organizes complex behaviors, offering fresh evidence that neural activity is built from reusable “building blocks,” according to the study published in Neuron.
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Examining the Impact of Aging on Critical Cellular Processes
A new Northwestern Medicine study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has explored the impacts of aging on essential cellular processes, findings that could shape the development of future anti-aging therapeutic strategies.
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Northwestern Medicine Study Finds Lung Transplant Dramatically Improves Survival for Patients With Terminal Lung Cancer
A landmark study from the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute, published in JAMA, suggests lung transplantation can significantly extend survival in select patients with advanced lung cancer.
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Radiotherapy Reprograms Immune Response in Rare Skin Cancer
A new Northwestern Medicine study has discovered how radiotherapy alters the immune environment within cutaneous T-cell lymphoma tumors, revealing new molecular signatures associated with long-term treatment response and tumor recurrence.
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PA Program Celebrates White Coat Ceremony
On Friday, June 5, the Physician Assistant Program Class of 2028 celebrated the beginning of their medical journey with a white coat ceremony.
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Intricate Molecular Mechanisms Help Bacteria Evade Immune Detection
Northwestern scientists have identified a novel mechanism utilized by the bacteria responsible for gonorrhea to evade immune detection and achieve widespread infection, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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WGN
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Dr. Sterling Elliott: How Your Body Breaks Down Medication in the Heat
Dr. Sterling Elliott, Clinical Pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to answer listener questions. From statins to fish oils, Dr. Sterling Elliott gives his recommendations.
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USA TODAY
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Are You Getting the Right Cholesterol Test? Millions May Not Be
A cholesterol test that many Americans don’t receive may do a better job of identifying who needs treatment to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to new research from Northwestern Medicine. “We found that apoB testing to intensify cholesterol-lowering medication would prevent more heart attacks and strokes than current practice, and that…
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WGN
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Why Community Health Matters at Northwestern Medicine
Dr. Dinee Simpson, Transplant Surgeon and Chief Health Equity Executive, and Ann Hall, Vice President of Administration, Northwestern Medicine, join John Williams to talk about the launch of the Kathy Schreiber Community Health Institute, the importance of community health at Northwestern Medicine, why moving barriers to care matters, what the term ‘community health’ means and…
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WGN
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What Are Early Signs of Heart Failure?
Dr. Quentin R. Youmans, Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Cardiologist, Northwestern Medicine, joins John Williams to talk about heart health, why he encourages patients to start small when on the path to better heart health, why it’s important to bring heart health screenings into the community, what you should know about the early signs of…
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Lung Transplants Extend Lives of Sickest Cancer Patients Better Than Standard Treatment
The medical community has long considered it too risky to transplant lungs into patients with advanced cancer because of the potential risk for cancer cells to spread to the new lungs. But the new study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, challenges that notion, said Dr. Ankit Bharat, Northwestern’s chief of…
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Chicago Tribune
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Northwestern Study Shows Transplants Boost Survival for Patients with Terminal Lung Cancer
Hospitals don’t typically perform lung transplants on people with advanced lung cancer, partly over concerns that the cancer will recur after the transplant, leaving the patient no better off, said Dr. Ankit Bharat, a co-corresponding author of the study, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA on Wednesday. But over the last several years,…
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