January 23, 2008 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Scleroderma Study at Northwestern Will Test Anticancer Drug CHICAGO—Scleroderma, characterized by hardening of the skin and internal organs, is a chronic disease that is often classified as an autoimmune disorder. Scleroderma affects an estimated 300,000 people in the United States, most frequently young to…

January 21, 2008 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Kris Lathan at (312) 926-2963 or klathan@nmh.org First U.S. Trial Transplants CD34+ Stem Cells to Investigate Prevention of Leg Amputations CHICAGO—A Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researcher has launched the first U.S. trial in which a purified form of subjects’ own…

Northwestern to Observe MLK Jr. Day Northwestern has suspended classes on Monday, Jan. 21, on both campuses for a University-wide, full-day observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The celebration will include a series of events and talks, which are free and open to the public. Theodore M. Shaw, director-counsel and president of the National…