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Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which relies on the antioxidant manganese to protect it from its host’s immune system. Both removing or adding too much manganese weakens the bacteria. Disrupting this balance could lead to new treatments for Lyme disease.

In a new Northwestern Medicine study, scientists have developed a more precise genetic risk score to determine whether a person is likely to develop arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat that can lead to serious conditions such as atrial fibrillation (AFib) or sudden cardiac death.

Today’s doctor visits look and feel a lot different than they did even just a couple decades ago. To help reverse these trends, a new report from Northwestern University provides six practical strategies to reinvigorate a waning culture of bedside medicine in this new health care environment.

Astrophysicist Pieter van Dokkum, a world-renowned expert in galaxy formation and evolution and a visionary in astronomical instrumentation and telescopes, will join Northwestern University as the Kimberly Querrey Professor of Astrophysics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

Through her work with her non-profit organization, Fair Fight Action, voting rights activist Stacey Abrams has made it her life’s mission to address voter suppression throughout the U.S., including in Georgia where she served for a decade in the House of Representatives.
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“Amplified gains from transportation infrastructure investments,” will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 700 University Place in Evanston.
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Pancreatic cancer is notoriously hard to treat and often resists the most advanced immunotherapies. Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a novel explanation for that resistance: Pancreatic tumors use a sugar-based disguise to hide from the immune system. The scientists also created an antibody therapy that blocks the sugar-mediated “don’t-attack” signal.

Millions of Americans could lose access on Saturday to food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, as the federal government remains shut down. Northwestern Medicine clinical dietitian Bethany Doerfler is available for interviews on the likely scenario to discuss the short- and long-term consequences of food insecurity, including impacts on child development, chronic disease management and cancer prevention, as well as the role of food assistance programs in supporting healthy diets.
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Rates of leg and foot amputations in Illinois hospitals increased 65% between 2016 and 2023, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

A new Northwestern University study explains a long-standing mystery of why nerve cells overfire in ALS and FTD but also highlight a promising new drug to slow or prevent disease progression.