Feng Chen, senior research associate, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine, captures the calm and serenity of the sea in a wood block oil painting entitled, “Tranquil Harbor.” Medical student Rina Crawford’s oil on canvas piece, “Grandma’s House,” is an artistic reminder of her grandmother’s home in central Iowa. Art Exhibit Features Faculty, Staff,[…]

New Study Tests Islet Transplants for Severe Diabetes Not all patients with type 1 diabetes are able to achieve good control of their blood sugar with multiple daily insulin injections. Some patients still suffer episodes of dangerously low levels of blood sugar and others—who can’t sense the drop in their blood sugar—may suddenly lose consciousness[…]

Zebrafish May Help Solve Ringing In Vets’ Ears Ernest Moore, an audiologist and cell biologist at Northwestern University, developed tinnitus—a chronic ringing and whooshing sound in his ears—twenty years ago after serving in the U.S. Army reserves medical corps. His hearing was damaged by the crack of too many M16 rifles and artillery explosions. He[…]