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Human stem cells transformed into key neurons lost in Alzheimer’s
CHICAGO — Northwestern Medicine researchers for the first time have transformed a human embryonic stem cell into a critical type of neuron that dies early in Alzheimer’s disease and is a major cause of memory loss.
This new ability to reprogram …
Struggling to follow doctor’s orders
CHICAGO — Paid caregivers make it possible for seniors to remain living in their homes. The problem, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study, is that more than one-third of caregivers had difficulty reading and understanding health-related …
Peripheral artery disease harder on women
CHICAGO — Small calf muscles may be a feminine trait, but for women with peripheral artery disease (PAD) they’re a major disadvantage. Researchers at Northwestern Medicine point to the smaller calf muscles of women as a gender difference that may …
NFL linemen recover from back surgery, and so can you
CHICAGO — If NFL linemen can recover from back surgery and return to their spine-bruising careers, so can you get back into your “game” of horsing around with your kids or working out at the gym after back surgery.
That’s the good news from a…
Individuals with partial hearing loss may benefit from hybrid cochlear implant
CHICAGO — Hearing loss can affect anyone, at any time. But it can be especially frightening for someone who suddenly starts to lose his hearing during adulthood. Tom Groves, 77, first noticed his diminishing hearing when he was in his early 40s. He…
Is heart disease genetic destiny or lifestyle?
CHICAGO — Is cardiovascular health in middle age and beyond a gift from your genes or is it earned by a healthy lifestyle and within your control?
Two large studies from Northwestern Medicine confirm a healthy lifestyle has the biggest impact o…
Patients receiving dialysis are at a heightened risk for sudden cardiac death
Approximately 500,000 Americans require dialysis to treat kidney disease; of that population nearly half of the deaths that occur are caused by cardiovascular disease. Dialysis patients are at elevated risk for sudden cardiac death, but physicians …
Small assist device used in emergency case as twin, heart booster pumps for first time in US
The Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern Memorial Hospital recently implanted a patient with two of the smallest experimental ventricular assist devices (VADs) currently available for study in humans. VADs are designed to assist either the…
Soy may stop prostate cancer spread
CHICAGO — Northwestern Medicine researchers at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University have found that a new, nontoxic drug made from a chemical in soy could prevent the movement of cancer cells from the prostate…
