Medical research
Multiple pregnancies might make women's cells 'age' faster
Multiple pregnancies might make women's cells age more quickly, a new Northwestern University study suggests.
Jul 25, 2018
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Northwestern University
Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists find new path in brain to ease depression
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a new pathway in the brain that can be manipulated to alleviate depression. The pathway offers a promising new target for developing a drug that could be effective in individuals ...
Oct 5, 2016
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Neuroscience
Ending chronic pain with new drug therapy
A brain region controlling whether we feel happy or sad, as well as addiction, is remodeled by chronic pain, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Dec 21, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Eylea outperforms other drugs for diabetic macular edema with moderate vision loss
In an NIH-supported clinical trial comparing three drugs for diabetic macular edema (DME), Eylea (aflibercept) provided greater visual improvement, on average, than did Avastin (bevacizumab) or Lucentis (ranibizumab) when ...
Feb 18, 2015
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Neuroscience
Post-COVID pain or weakness? Request an ultrasound or MRI
After recovering from COVID-19, some patients are left with chronic, debilitating pain, numbness or weakness in their hands, feet, arms and legs due to unexplained nerve damage. A new Northwestern Medicine study shows how ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Medications
Two new treatments for Crohn's disease equally effective
Two new treatments for Crohn's disease showed roughly equal performance in a clinical trial, according to findings published in The Lancet.
Jul 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists discover concussion biomarker
The secret to reliably diagnosing concussions lies in the brain's ability to process sound, according to a new study by researchers from Northwestern University's Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory.
Dec 22, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Three-month-old infants can learn abstract relations before language comprehension
Three-month-old babies cannot understand words and are just learning to roll over, yet they are already capable of learning abstract relations. In a new study, Northwestern University researchers show for the first time that ...
Apr 3, 2018
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Gastroenterology
Engineered probiotic can 'sense' inflammatory bowel disease
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed an engineered probiotic capable of detecting inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Sep 12, 2023
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Medical research
When injured muscles mistakenly grow bones
For hundreds of thousands of people, injuring a muscle through an accident like falling off a bike or having surgery can result in a strange and serious complication. Their muscles start growing bones.
Jul 20, 2011
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