People who speak two languages may be better at shifting their attention from one thing to another compared to those who speak one, according to a study published this month in the…
911 is the most well-known phone number in the country. When 911 launched in 1968, its original intent was to alert responders to emergency situations such as fire, crime, and accidents. Today, though, about two-thirds…
Investigators at Northwestern Medicine have identified a novel therapeutic agent that is effective in treating metastatic breast cancer and brain metastases with minimal side effects, according to a recent study published in the Journal…
A new partnership based at Northwestern Medicine’s Comprehensive Transplant Center will help leading academic biomedical investigators in Chicago deliver innovative treatments and technologies to patients faster. The Chicago Biomedical Consortium Hub for Innovative Technology…
A new targeted drug, studied by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James), may offer a…
At a glance: Firearm deaths and injuries among young people exert a massive physical toll and mental health burden on survivors and their families. Financial costs are also high, with survivor health…
A nationwide Medicare program that aims to improve health care and reduce costs by linking health-care reimbursements to health quality and cost outcomes resulted in no improvements in mental health care, according…
Nothing calls to mind nonsensical treatments and bizarre religious healing rituals as easily as the notion of Dark Age medicine. “The Saturday Night Live” sketch Medieval Barber Theodoric of York says it…
A new analysis shows that the monkeypox, or mpox, virus is rapidly diverging into several lineages characterized by mutations resulting from continued interaction with the human immune system, suggesting that the virus…
The development of sex-specific characteristics is frequently seen in mammals. These characteristics stem from the activation of corresponding genetic programmes that until now have been largely undescribed by the scientific community. An…