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Scientists discovered that a compound from fiber-fed gut bacteria can teach your intestine to fight inflammation for weeks, even after the compound is gone. This breakthrough could reshape how we prevent and treat inflammatory bowel disease.
A 26-year-old Chicago woman with a rare autoimmune disorder donated her thymus for research and helped scientists discover why some patients relapse after treatment. The finding could lead to more targeted therapies without harsh side effects.
David Peterson was given months to live when stage four lung cancer spread to both lungs, but an innovative transplant program at Northwestern Medicine gave him a second chance. He's now cancer-free years later, thanks to doctors who dared to try what was once considered impossible.
Northwestern Medicine doctors are saving lives by offering lung transplants to stage 4 cancer patients whose disease hasn't spread beyond their lungs. All 17 transplant patients survived their first year, compared to grim outcomes for those on standard treatment alone.
A 33-year-old man survived two days without lungs thanks to a groundbreaking artificial system that kept his heart pumping until a transplant could save his life. The Chicago medical team's innovation could help thousands of patients facing deadly lung infections.
A 33-year-old man's lungs were completely removed and replaced with an artificial system for two days, giving his body time to heal enough for a life-saving transplant. Three years later, he's thriving.
Surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital created an artificial lung system that kept a dying patient alive for two days with no lungs in his body. The groundbreaking procedure saved a Missouri man's life and gave him time for a double lung transplant.
A 33-year-old man dying from influenza survived after surgeons built an innovative artificial lung system that kept him alive for two crucial days. Two years later, he's thriving with new transplanted lungs.
Northwestern Medicine researchers discovered how to help mice with ALS live longer and stay stronger by targeting a protein that was accidentally protecting toxic buildup in their cells. The breakthrough opens a new path for treating multiple brain diseases.