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My Northwestern Medicine January 11, 2017

Halting Lethal Childhood Leukemia

Halting Lethal Childhood Leukemia

In research published in the journal Cell, Northwestern Medicine scientists identified a molecular therapy that may be able to prevent the growth of a rare pediatric leukemia.

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Testing a New Treatment for Crohn’s Disease

A new drug significantly improved symptoms for patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease, according to Northwestern Medicine clinical trials published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Medical Student Charts a Map of Memory in the Brain

Kelsey Bowman opted to extend her medical school program from four years to five years, to spend a year focusing on research, developing a test to map high-order cognitive functions, such as memory, in the brain.

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Program Shares the NM Mission With the World

The Northwestern Medicine International Program delivers world-class care with a personalized approach to patients from different countries.

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Dementia Rates Drop as Baby Boomers Age

Despite a rapidly aging population, a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found a decrease in the prevalence of dementia in older adults over the past 25 years.

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