Patients’ Stem Cells Could Treat Their Heart Disease Dr. Douglas Losordo Preliminary data presented on March 28 as a late-breaking abstract at the American College of Cardiology’s 58th annual scientific session from the largest CD34+ adult stem cell study for heart disease has shown the first evidence that delivering a potent form of autologous (from[…]

PAD Study Challenges Traditional Thinking Dr. Mary McDermott A recent study by a Feinberg School researcher challenges traditional thinking about what should be considered a normal score for an ankle-brachial index (ABI), a simple test used to diagnose peripheral artery disease. Furthermore the data suggest that even those with a borderline or low normal ABI[…]

Astronaut/Alum Carries University Banner in Space Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, Expedition 19 commander (center), NASA astronaut Michael Barratt (left), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata Astronaut Michael Barratt, who earned his MD from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, blasted off to the International Space Station today (March 26) with a white and purple[…]