News & Announcements
Read the latest news from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology.
10.31.2024Treatment 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.
09.19.2024A new Northwestern Medicine study may better inform doctors’ decisions about which brain areas to preserve during surgery, thereby improving patients’ language function after brain surgery.
08.30.2024An international team of investigators have discovered that oligodendrocytes contribute approximately one-third of plaque formation alongside neurons in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience.
08.20.2024Get to know Steven P. Cohen, MD, who recently joined Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine as the inaugural Edmond I. Eger Professor of Anesthesiology and vice chair of Research and Pain Medicine.
06.27.2024A pair of recent studies led by Joseph Mazzulli, PhD, have uncovered previously unknown cellular mechanisms involved in neuronal protein aggregation and misfolding, key characteristics of Parkinson’s disease, which may serve as therapeutic targets.
06.20.2024People with irregular heartbeats taking a common blood pressure drug may be at greater risk of serious bleeding, according to a study recently published in JAMA.
06.14.2024Combining two cancer drugs may be a promising treatment for advanced metastatic breast cancer, according to the results of a clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
06.06.2024Northwestern Medicine scientists have used ultrasound technology to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and provide a small dose of a chemotherapy and immunotherapy, a major advance for the treatment of this deadly cancer.
06.04.2024The Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease celebrated its 30th Annual Alzheimer’s Day on May 3, 2024, where researchers and community members came together to learn about recent accomplishments in the field, early-onset Alzheimer’s and community efforts raising awareness for those experiencing cognitive decline.
05.28.2024A large international team of scientists have uncovered genetic risk factors for multiple system atrophy, according to a study published in Neuron.
05.16.2024A recent study from the laboratory of Shi-Yuan Cheng, PhD, has identified novel mechanisms underlying RNA splicing events within glioma tumor cells, mechanisms which may serve as novel therapeutic targets, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
05.10.2024A unique genetic variation in the MAPT gene was associated with increased risk of Pick’s disease, a rare form of frontotemporal dementia, according to a recent study published in The Lancet Neurology.
04.25.2024A team of Northwestern Medicine investigators has discovered novel DNA methylation patterns in the blood of patients with Parkinson’s disease, findings that demonstrate the potential for using DNA methylation as a biomarker to identify the disease.
03.20.2024Northwestern Medicine investigators led by Amy Heimberger, MD, PhD, have discovered a new mechanism in which cancer-associated fibroblasts are associated with tumor grade and mediate immune suppression in glioma tumors.
03.08.2024Thrombolytic therapy administered longer after the onset of ischemic stroke than current recommendations did not demonstrate improved clinical outcomes as compared to placebo, according to a recent trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
02.14.2024A new study has found the immune system in the blood of Alzheimer’s patients is epigenetically altered, and many of these altered genes are the same ones that increase an individual’s risk for Alzheimer’s.
01.24.2024An experimental drug designed to block blood-clotting proteins may slightly lower the risk of recurrent strokes, according to a dose-finding trial published in The Lancet Neurology.
01.19.2024A new Northwestern Medicine study has identified short strands of toxic RNAs that contribute to brain cell death and DNA damage in Alzheimer’s and aged brains.
01.02.2024Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that specialized immune cells within the glioblastoma tumor microenvironment use a unique “feeding” mechanism that promotes tumor growth and treatment resistance, according to findings published in the journal Cell Metabolism.
12.11.2023An established transcription factor known for bone formation also supports specialized cells in the central nervous system to promote brain tissue stiffness, findings that could inform new therapeutics for neuronal regeneration, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Neuron.
12.04.2023Modulating the activity of a kinase in motor neurons may help mitigate mitochondrial defects and other symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy, offering a new therapeutic avenue for the devastating disease, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
11.30.2023Insertable cardiac monitors detected a higher incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients with prior ischemic stroke over a three-year period than standard medical monitoring methods, according to results published in JAMA Neurology, based on long-term findings from the Northwestern Medicine-led STROKE AF clinical trial.
11.15.2023A new Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered previously unidentified intracellular mechanisms in the peripheral nervous system that cause Charcot–Marie–Tooth Type 2B disease, findings that may inform the development of new targeted therapies.