Researchers Discover Genetic Link Between Both Types of ALS Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered a link between sporadic and familial forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Researchers found that a protein called FUS forms characteristic skein- like cytoplasmic inclusions in spinal…

Feinberg Graduate Program Prepares Students for Careers in Genetic Counseling Taylor Sale, a student in the Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling at Feinberg, practices patient interactions with Catherine A. Wicklund, MS, CGC, assistant professor and director of the program. The Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling, offered through the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Center…

Can a Mother’s Voice Spur Recovery from a Coma? Karen Schroeder’s voice, recorded on a CD, reminded her son, Ryan, of his 4-H project when he was 10 and decided to raise pigs. “You bid on three beautiful squealing black and white piglets at the auction,” she said softly. “We took them home in the…