‘Smart’ chemo drug goes easy on fertility
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A new chemotherapy drug in the form of nanoparticles is less toxic to young women’s fertility but extra tough on cancer, say researchers. Continue…
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OCD symptoms higher among new moms
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Eleven percent of new mothers experience significant obsessive-compulsive symptoms compared to two to three percent in the general population. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 28, 2012 14:05 - 2 Comments
In kids, psoriasis strongly linked to obesity
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Children around the world with psoriasis are about twice as likely to be overweight or obese as children who don’t have the disease, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 25, 2012 12:38 - 1 Comment
To slow Parkinson’s, shut out calcium
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A new family of compounds slows the progression of Parkinson’s disease by slamming the door on calcium. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 8, 2012 12:40 - 2 Comments
Youth struggle with alcohol, drugs after detention
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Five years after leaving juvenile detention more than 45 percent of males and nearly 30 percent of females have one or more psychiatric disorders, a recent study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 31, 2012 10:55 - 0 Comments
Lots of tantrums can signal mental trouble
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A new tool helps parents figure out when a child’s frequent temper tantrums could point to developing mental health problems. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 14, 2012 13:08 - 0 Comments
How smell bounces back after a cold
NORTHWESTERN (US) — When we have a head cold, our brain works overtime to make sure our sense of smell is just as sharp when our stuffed nose clears up. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2012 10:16 - 0 Comments
Risky steroid used to engineer sex of fetus
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A new study reports that a dangerous synthetic steroid is being prescribed off-label to US women in order to “normalize” potentially intersex fetuses. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 3, 2012 12:41 - 4 Comments
When brain talks, odds of chronic pain rise
NORTHWESTERN (US) — The more two sections of the brain related to emotional and motivational behavior communicate, the greater the chance chronic pain will develop, say researchers. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 3, 2012 10:53 - 2 Comments
To treat genes, apply directly to the skin
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Scientists have shown that they can deliver gene-regulation technology directly through the skin with regular moisturizers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 23, 2012 15:39 - 0 Comments
Quick therapy stomps on fear of spiders
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A single brief therapy session for adults with a lifelong debilitating spider phobia resulted in lasting changes to the brain’s response to fear. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2012 12:26 - 3 Comments
New blood test detects teen depression
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A new blood test diagnoses major depression in teens—an approach that offers an objective diagnosis by measuring a specific set of genetic markers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 20, 2012 10:40 - 0 Comments
Brain signals move hand, but not via spine
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A new device delivers messages from the brain directly to muscles—bypassing the spinal cord—to enable voluntary and complex movement of a paralyzed hand. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 22, 2012 14:06 - 0 Comments
New Alzheimer’s drugs botch brain’s wiring
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Alzheimer’s drugs currently in clinical trials may have potentially adverse side effects, including memory damage. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 15, 2012 16:09 - 0 Comments
Family support prevents LGBT teen suicide
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Family and friends’ support helps counteract bullying and prevent suicide among sexual minority teenagers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2012 12:48 - 0 Comments
Calculation may lowball heart attack risk
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Men and women may have a false sense of security about their chances of having a heart attack or stroke based on the current practice of calculating a patient’s risk 10 years into the future. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2011 12:00 - 0 Comments
Protein slows brain atrophy in mice
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A protein that promotes the growth of neurons and blood vessels may halt the spread of a brain disease that ravages the cerebellum. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 11, 2011 11:15 - 2 Comments
Immunity ‘trick’ turns off peanut allergy
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Researchers have turned off a life-threatening allergic response to peanuts by tricking the immune system into thinking the nut proteins aren’t a threat to the body. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 28, 2011 10:33 - 0 Comments
All-natural nanosponge captures CO2
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Nanostructures made of sugar, salt, and alcohol are able to effectively detect, capture, and store carbon dioxide—and are themselves carbon-neutral. (more…)
