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Mar 29, 2023

Adolescent Sexual Health Program Receives Funding for Social Marketing Campaign

The PrEP4Teens initiative received over $300,000 from from the Chicago Department of Public Health, Alphawood Foundation, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, and the Third Coast Center for AIDS Research.

Disease Discoveries
Mar 29, 2023

The Future of IgE-Mediated Allergy Research and Treatments

In a recent editorial published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, Cecilia Berin, PhD, discusses the current state of IgE-mediated food allergy treatments, targeting type 2 immune responses, and next steps for food allergy research and treatment development.

Campus News
Mar 28, 2023

Weintraub Appointed to Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law

Sandra Weintraub, PhD, professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Division of Psychology and associate director of the Northwestern Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease, was recently appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law.

Scientific Advances
Mar 27, 2023

Investigating Protein’s Role in Hearing Loss

The fast motor function of prestin, a protein found in the inner ear, is essential for mammalian hearing, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Disease Discoveries
Mar 23, 2023

Sex-Specific Mechanisms for Major Depressive Disorder Identified in Response to Dysregulated Stress Hormones

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered novel sex-specific mechanisms that control how stress hormones impact dopamine transmission and motivation, findings that can inform new therapeutic strategies for treating major depressive disorder.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Mar 23, 2023

Pre-Surgery Immunotherapy May Increase Survival in Advanced Melanoma

Patients with advanced-stage melanoma who received immunotherapy both before and after surgery had longer event-free survival than patients who received immunotherapy only after surgery, according to a recent clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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NBC 5 ChicagoMar 28, 2023

Strep Is on the Rise in Kids. Parents Should Be Aware of These Less Common Symptoms.

A recent explosion in strep infections, many of which are presenting with few or atypical symptoms, is concerning experts around the U.S. Strep throat – caused by the bacteria Group A streptococcus and common in children and teens – can occur any time of the year, but peak season usually starts in December and goes through April. And while it is typical to see strep throat spike around this time of year, this is the worst it has been in a long time, experts warn. “It is important to recognize strep because if we treat it, then you can prevent complications,” said Dr. Alin Abraham, MD, health system clinician of general internal medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The sore throat and other symptoms of strep throat usually go away on their own within five to seven days, says Abraham. But it’s still necessary to seek treatment from a healthcare provider in order to treat the bacterial infection itself. If left untreated, it can lead to complications like abscesses, ear or sinus infections, rheumatic fever and kidney problems, the experts note.

TODAYMar 27, 2023

Should parents get to control whether teens use social media? It’s already law in one state

After Utah became the first state to require parental consent in order for minors to use social media, parents, teens and experts are sharing their thoughts on government-enforced mandates for social media use. Sara Houston Katsanis, MS, a research assistant professor focusing on pediatric consent and social media at Northwestern University, says the mandates are “quite extreme,” adding that “teenagers will find ways to access what they are interested in, especially if it’s touted as something forbidden.” “I don’t disagree that social media is a problem and tech addiction is a problem among teenagers and among children,” Houston Katsanis tells TODAY.com. “Rather than trying to restrict what children have access to, let’s work with communities to limit the need for phones.” Numerous studies have found links between an increase in social media use and adverse mental health outcomes in teens, including depression, anxiety and low self-esteem.

Chicago TribuneMar 26, 2023

Mike Adamle, the former’s Bears running back and sportscaster, deals with slowly advancing dementia: ‘I’ll wake up one day, and there goes another part of me’

Adamle’s mind is slowly eroding, a result of the brain-rattingl concussions he suffered playing for Northwestern and the NFL Chiefs, Jets and Bears. He has post-traumatic epilepsy. His doctors also believe he’s showing symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a disease also tied to brain trauma and frighteningly common among former football players. Dr. Stewart Shankman, a professor and Northwestern Medicine’s chief of psychology in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, said he’s hopeful mental issues someday no longer will be stigmatized but rather viewed like other chronic diseases. “Nobody has to come out that they have diabetes or come out that they have thyroid problems,” Shankman said. “They just take their medicine and move on. But we need to be moving forward by having more awareness.”

NBC 5 ChicagoMar 22, 2023

Health Experts Set the Record Straight on Menopause, From Symptoms to Treatments

Women can spend more than half their life in menopause, but women’s health experts say there are still many misconceptions about menopause care. “A lot of women think hot flashes is menopause. That’s one thing but, really, estrogen affects so many parts of your body – your bones, your brain, your skin,” said Pat Handler, , instructor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a certified menopause provider at the Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause at Northwestern Medicine. Handler explained the different between perimenopause, which can start in your early 40’s, and menopause. “Perimenopuase is when a woman’s hormones begin to fluctuate,” Handler said. “Menopuase is when a woman has completely stopped making estrogen.” Northwestern Medicine created the Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause in 2017 to help women navigate menopause and the various treatment options.

Events

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

A Defense of Physician Facilitated Death – Mark Sheldon – Montgomery Lecture Series

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Thursday, March 30, 2023

Children’s Mental Health in Crisis

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Friday, March 31, 2023

CTPR Seminar Series: “A social affective neuroscience lens on pain” with Lauren Atlas PhD

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Monday, April 3, 2023

Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute Pediatric Science Seminar

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Faculty and Awards

AOA Honors New Members

Mar 20, 2023

Lieber Receives VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Award 

Mar 13, 2023

McGaw Hosts Third Annual Health Equity Week

Mar 9, 2023

Understanding the Role of Long-Lived Mitochondrial Proteins

Mar 7, 2023

Harvard Medical School Dean to Speak at 2023 Commencement 

Mar 3, 2023
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