Science news articles about 'stritch school of medicine'

  • Brain surgery is getting easier on patients

    ... professor, neurological surgery, at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Less-invasive brain surgery can result in decreased pain and shorter hospital stays. It ...
  • New hope for stroke patients

    ... and department of neurology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Ill. and chief of neuroscience research at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, ...
  • More aortic chest aneurysms being treated with less-invasive stents

    ... in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. The stent graft used in chest arteries is a polyester tube covered by metal webbing. ...
  • Unusual case of a woman who suffered stroke during sex

    ... of the report and chairman of the Department of Neurology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. The woman was taken to a community hospital, then transferred to Loyola. There was ...
  • Is re-emerging superbug the next MRSA?

    ... Johnson, associate professor of medicine, division of infectious diseases, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. "It's a very hardy strain and it seems to persist." C-diff, as it is ...
  • Why binge drinking is bad for your bones

    ... bone strength, increasing the risk of osteoporosis. Now a Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine study has found a possible mechanism: Alcohol disturbs genes necessary for maintaining healthy ...
  • Purdue researcher invents molecule that stops SARS

    ... ; and Katrina Sleeman and Srendranath Baliji from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. The team is evaluating the potential to design similar inhibitors for cancer and continues to ...
  • Heating heart with catheter works better than drugs for heart rhythm disorder

    ... lead researcher Dr. David Wilber, director of the Cardiovascular Institute at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Il. Atrial fibrillation, often called A-Fib, is the most common ...
  • Study identifies causes of bone loss in breast cancer survivors

    ... of endocrinology and metabolism, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. A co-author of the study, Dr. Kathy Albain, said breast cancer survivors "are just like the ...
  • Moderate drinking can reduce risks of Alzheimer's dementia and cognitive decline

    ... Collins, Ph.D., a professor and neuroscientist at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and lead author of the refereed report in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental ...
  • Physical activity may not be key to obesity epidemic

    ... professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Physical activity is defined as anything that gets your body moving. U.S. ...
  • Vitamin D is the 'it' nutrient of the moment

    ... included Glen W. Sizemore, MD, emeritus professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, and Diane E. Wallis, MD, Midwest ...
  • Minority health-care clinics separate but unequal

    ... Varkey, MD, lead author, assistant professor in the department of medicine, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and medical director of general medicine at Loyola Outpatient Center, ...
  • Dangers of body piercing below the belt

    ... sex,' reports Sarah Wagner, MD, instructor, obstetrics and gynaecology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and obstetrician and gynaecologist, Loyola University Health System...
  • What makes C-Diff superbug deadly?

    ... Medicine, Maywood, Ill., and associate chief of staff for Research, Hines VA Hospital. C- ... diseases, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. "The more you understand the way an organism ...

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