Researchers Identify ALS Gene Mutation;Early Study Is Key to Latest Discovery Dr. Teepu Siddique Research that has discovered a new gene whose mutations cause 5 percent of inherited cases of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is part of a national study led by the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The study reported in Science today[…]

Healthy for You, Healthy for 2New program for obese pregnant women offers tailor-made plan Dr. Robert Kushner The Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity is tackling the growing health problem of obesity during pregnancy with a unique program. A team of health professionals—a physician, dietitian, exercise physiologist, and clinical psychologist—will help pregnant women develop better nutrition[…]

NUCATS Pilot Grant Awardees Think Outside the Box Above is an image of gold nanoparticle probes binding to a human breast cancer cell line from the research of Drs. Odom and Zhang. The Northwestern University Clinical Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute announces the recipients of the first Center for Translational Innovation pilot grant competition. These awardees[…]