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My Northwestern Medicine June 27, 2018

Drug Protects Neurons in Parkinson’s Disease

Drug Protects Neurons in Parkinson’s Disease

Treating mice with isradipine, a calcium channel blocker, reduced mitochondrial stress that might cause Parkinson’s disease, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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Podcast Now Streaming

Listen to the people behind the science in the medical school’s Breakthroughs Podcast series, which highlights the powerful collaborations and extraordinary discoveries happening at Feinberg.

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Partnership Expands Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Program

Teen Cancer America gave a gift of nearly $500,000 to support the program that focuses on young patients caught between the worlds of pediatric and adult oncology.

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New Technique Helps Uncover Changes in ALS Neurons

Northwestern Medicine scientists used an innovative technique to measure electrical activity in ALS neurons, finding changes in excitability that indicated disease.

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Erectile Dysfunction Could Signal Risk for Heart Attack, Stroke

Middle-aged men with erectile dysfunction had a greater chance of experiencing cardiovascular events, according to a research letter published in Circulation.

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Cardiologist Serves Up Nutrition Knowledge

Healthcare professionals learn about the science of nutrition in order to help patients — and themselves.

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