New Data Analysis and Coordinating Center Announced
Feinberg has announced the launch of the new Northwestern University Data Analysis and Coordinating Center, with the goal of synergizing all components of the clinical research study life cycle.
Exhibit Honors Northwestern’s WWII Medical History
A new exhibit at Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center showcases the medical experiences of hundreds of Northwestern physicians, nurses, dentists and enlisted men in World War II.
Exploring the Molecular Mechanisms of Ion Channels and Kidney Disease
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered the molecular mechanism by which voltage-dependent gates regulate the flow of ions in a unique sub-class of proteins called polycystic receptor potential channels.
Targeting a Weak Link in Pediatric Brain Cancer
A new study has found that a particularly deadly form of pediatric brain tumor may have a weakness that could inspire future treatments.
Incoming Medical Students Celebrate Founders’ Day
Founders’ Day welcomes first-year medical students to campus, honors Feinberg’s founders and marks the official start of the academic year.
PT Students Help Get Kids On the Move for Go Baby Go
With help from students in the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences (PTHMS), and support from McCormick School of Engineering, a group of toddlers took electric cars for a spin at Northwestern as part of the Go Baby Go program.
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Major surgeries linked to small decline in mental functioning in older age
The new report offers “good news and bad news,” said Sandra Weintraub, a professor and clinical core director at the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. The good news is that for most people the decline “wasn’t that great,” Weintraub said. “Having said that, it really puts patients between a rock and a hard place if they’re told they need surgery and worry about losing mental function,” Weintraub said.
The Impact of Racism on Children’s Health
Dr. Nia Heard-Garris, an attending physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, was the lead author of a 2017 review of research studies looking at the impact of racism on children’s health. Too often, she said, studies control for race without considering what experiences are structured into society by race.
Northwestern researcher who studied nearly 100 mass shootings says people must do more to fight hate speech because ‘the killing follows’
Those are some of the conclusions of Lori Post, a sociologist and epidemiologist at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine who studied nearly 100 mass shootings in the United States since 1982. “They’re coming at a faster clip,” said Post, who’s also director of the Buehler Center for Health Policy and Economics. She believes mass shootings will continue to devastate communities across the country unless access to military-grade weapons is restricted and law enforcement agencies become better at tracking people with specific risk factors, she said.
Major surgeries linked to small decline in mental functioning in older age
The researchers don’t know exactly why there was a decline in cognition in the participants who had surgery. “It’s widely considered that anesthesia may affect long-term cognition, but this has not been strongly supported by the recent literature,” Sanders said in an email. The new report offers “good news and bad news,” said Sandra Weintraub, a professor and clinical core director at the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.