Professor, Student Identify Alternative DNA Structure for Shape-Shifting Pathogen Light micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and white cells from a person with gonorrhea August 21, 2009 – Researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine have identified an alternative DNA structure existing within the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae that enables the pathogen to change its shape to avoid[…]

2009 Founders’ Day Address Stephen L. Ondra, MD, senior policy advisor for health affairs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, gave the keynote address at the Feinberg School of Medicine’s Founders’ Day Convocation. August 28, 2009 – Stephen L. Ondra, MD, senior policy advisor for health affairs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, gave the[…]

Traffic Jam in Brain Causes Schizophrenia Symptoms: Researchers Reveal How Schizophrenia Works in the Brain and Provide a Fresh Opportunity for Treatment There are fewer pathways (green strands on right) for information to flow between neurons in the brain of a mouse bred to have symptoms of schizophrenia compared to a normal mouse. Fewer pathways[…]