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Campus News
May 26, 2023

Celebrating Advances in Alzheimer’s Research and Clinical Care

Attendees gathered on May 11 for Alzheimer Day, an annual event hosted by the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease to showcase dementia and aging research conducted throughout Northwestern and bring those discoveries to the community.

Scientific Advances
May 25, 2023

Understanding How Hormones Influence Anemia

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how peptides produced by bones during inflammation prevent anemia in mice, according to a recent study published in the journal Blood.

Campus News
May 24, 2023

Groundbreaking Geneticist Delivers Epigenetics Lecture

Huda Yahya Zoghbi, MD, the inaugural winner of the 2016 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science at Northwestern University, returned to Feinberg on Monday as part of the Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics Distinguished Lecturer Series.

Clinical Breakthroughs
May 23, 2023

CT Scan Best at Predicting Heart Disease Risk in Middle Age

CT scans are better at predicting a middle-aged person’s risk for a heart disease, such as a heart attack, than genetics, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA.

Clinical Breakthroughs
May 22, 2023

Investigating the Benefits of Salt Substitutes in Elderly Patients

Salt substitutes may be effective in lowering blood pressure and reducing cardiovascular events in residents of elderly care facilities, according to a recent multi-center study published in Nature Medicine.

Disease Discoveries
May 19, 2023

Understanding How Aggressive Thyroid Cancer Evolves

Northwestern Medicine scientists have shed new light on how the deadliest form of thyroid cancer becomes more aggressive, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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NBC 5 ChicagoMay 24, 2023

Suburban Mom With ALS Aims to Raise Awareness For Other Younger Patients

After two months of tests, a mom of three was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS impacts the nerves that control our muscles, causing them to weaken and atrophy. There’s no cure. “It was devastating to realize that our plans for our young family were completely upended by my diagnosis,” Rankin said. Dr. John Coleman, a critical care pulmonologist at Northwestern Medicine and a member of Rankin’s extensive care team, says Rankin is not alone. “I think she is a testament of the younger generation of people who have ALS. ALS has always been kind of thought about as a disease that has affected older people, maybe in their 60s or 70s, but we’re seeing more and more young people being diagnosed with ALS,” Coleman said.

The Washington PostMay 22, 2023

How to control your cholesterol and when to consider taking statins

Sometimes it may seem as if half the population of the United States takes medication for high cholesterol levels. About 40 million Americans are taking statins such as atorvastatin (Lipitor and generic), lovastatin (Altoprev) and simvastatin (Zocor), which are by far the most commonly prescribed of all types of cholesterol drugs. Statins can be quite effective. Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, shares advice on how to lower cholesterol. Regular consumption of unsaturated fats (olive oil, avocados, nuts, seeds) and soluble fiber (oats, barley, psyllium) may lower LDL cholesterol by about 7 to 15 mg/dL. Limit full-fat dairy, red meat and fried food because their saturated fat can raise LDL, says Donald Lloyd-Jones, chair of preventive medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

The Washington PostMay 21, 2023

Cardiovascular disease is poised to kill more older people

Cardiovascular disease — the No. 1 cause of death among people 65 and older — is poised to become even more common in the years ahead, disproportionately affecting Black and Hispanic communities and exacting an enormous toll on the health and quality of life of older Americans. “Whatever focus we’ve had before on managing [cardiovascular]disease risk in Black and Hispanic Americans, we need to redouble our efforts,” said Clyde Yancy, chief of cardiology and vice dean for diversity and inclusion at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. He was not involved with the research.

CBS NewsMay 18, 2023

FDA advisers vote in support of RSV vaccine to protect newborns

The US Food and Drug Administration’s independent vaccine advisers voted Thursday in favor of recommending approval of a new vaccine to prevent infants from respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. RSV is the No. 1 reason for child hospitalizations in the US. In a single year, there are about 34 million episodes of RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infections in children under the age of 5, and about 10% need to go to the hospital for treatment, studies show. Nearly 80% of children hospitalized with RSV before age 2 had no underlying medical conditions, the FDA said in its presentation to the committee Thursday. Once at the hospital, most kids improve with supportive care, but there is no specific drug to treat RSV. In some cases, the infection can turn into pneumonia and become deadly. Dr. Bill Muller, an infectious disease physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, said anything that would decrease RSV infections would be a “welcome intervention.” Additionally, “Just decreasing the amount of disease that we see would really be an important advance in pediatric medicine,” said Muller, who is also a professor of pediatrics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Events

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

CDB Trainee Seminar Series Presents: Daniela Samaniego Castruita and Katiannah Moise

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Friday, June 2, 2023

FCVRRI Series Seminar – Kevin Donahue, MD

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, June 4, 2023

Cancer Survivors’ Celebration Walk & 5K

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Breakthroughs Podcast

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Faculty and Awards

Feinberg Again Ranks Among Top Medical Schools in the Nation

May 11, 2023

Lurie Children’s Hospital First in Illinois to Be Designated as a Rare Disease Center of Excellence

May 8, 2023

Silverman Elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 8, 2023

Simpson Querrey Lung Institute for Translational Science Launches

May 5, 2023

Fisher Appointed Graduate School Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion

May 2, 2023
Student Awards
See how Feinberg students have been recognized for their extraordinary achievements in the clinic, laboratory and community. For more information, visit our Student Awards page.
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