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Extra Pounds Reduce Memory
Extra Pounds Reduce Memory The more an older woman weighs, the worse her memory, according to new research from Northwestern Medicine. The effect is more pronounced in women who carry excess weight around their hips, known as pear shapes, than women who carry it around their waists, called apple shapes. The study of 8,745 cognitively…
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New Mouse Model to Study a Rare Form of Human Epilepsy
New Animal Model Uncovers the Role of Beta-2 Nicotinic Receptors in the Activity-rest Cycle, Natural Reward, and Anxiety Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have created a new mouse animal model to study a rare form of human epilepsy. The research team, led by Anis Contractor, PhD, published their first findings in the…
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Introduction to Clinical Clerkship White Coat Ceremony
Third-Year Medical Students Accept New White Coats in Transition to Clerkship At the ceremony, medical students were given new white coats symbolizing a new beginning — the start of their two-year clerkship, a period where they will work directly with patients and learn alongside trained clinicians. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine held an Introduction…