The outpatient surgery wing at Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital has gone from 4 to 8 operating rooms after a ribbon cutting today. Dr. Joseph Moskal is a senior Vice President for Carilion Clinic; he says Roanoke's aging population in part led to the need for the outpatient surgery expansion at Carilion Community. Moskal also says it
Gate Neurosciences opened a lab in Evanston, expanding their research and development of next-generation neuroscience therapies, according to the company’s May 3 news release. The Indiana-based biotech startup uses precision medicine to develop drugs aimed at treating nervous system disorders, including depression. The lab, based at NorthShore Evanston Hospital, will expand the company’s capabilities for.
A new therapy could treat Phelan-McDermid syndrome, a rare subtype of autism spectrum disorder, according to a December study by a group of Northwestern researchers. Before the study, there was no drug or therapy specifically designed to treat patients with Phelan-McDermid syndrome. The new therapeutic drug addresses cognitive function and motor behavior deficiencies, among other.