Paid Caregivers May Lack the Skills to Take on Health-Related Tasks in Seniors’ Homes Paid caregivers make it possible for seniors to remain living in their homes. The problem, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study , is that more than one-third of caregivers had difficulty reading and understanding health-related information and directions. Sixty percent…

IGP Offers Students Flexible Path for Pursuing Scientific Interests While Earning PhD The Integrated Graduate Program in the Life Sciences (IGP) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has trained graduate students in both basic science and clinical research for twenty years. The IGP offers students an integrated, interdepartmental PhD education in ten distinct areas…

Gonorrhea Acquires a Piece Of Human DNA If a human cell and a bacterial cell met at a speed-dating event, they would never be expected to exchange phone numbers, much less genetic material. In more scientific terms, a direct transfer of DNA has never been recorded from humans to bacteria. Until now. Northwestern Medicine researchers…