Some Chemotherapy Side Effects Could Be Prevented
Harmful side effects from a common chemotherapy drug could be prevented in patients with a specific mutation by targeting retinoic acid receptors, according to a recent study.
Metropolitan Chicago Data-science Corps to Partner with Area Organizations
A new partnership of five universities integrates community needs with academic learning.
New Genetic Mutations Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disease
Northwestern Medicine scientists have characterized several variants of the gene GRIK2 that cause nonsyndromic neurodevelopmental disorder.
Ryans Make Historic Gift Naming the Havey Institute for Global Health
Northwestern University Trustees and alumni Patrick G. Ryan and Shirley W. Ryan have made a historic gift to name and endow the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health.
Surface Protein Helps Tumor Cells Form Clusters
Circulating tumor cells use the surface protein ICAM1 to strengthen stem cell programs and facilitate formation of tumor cell clusters, which can travel from primary tumors to other organs in the body.
Residents and Medical Students Practice Advanced Physical Diagnosis Skills
Senior medical students and residents joined together to learn about and practice advanced physical diagnosis skills during a recent workshop on September 15.
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AHA News: Clot-Removing Procedure Appears Safe for Pregnant Stroke Patients
Dr. Sadiya Khan, an assistant professor of medicine and preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, said the study shows the importance of research about pregnant and postpartum women.
What is the C.1.2 coronavirus variant – and should we be worried?
Will the United States be next? Should we be worried? To find out, we talked with Dr. Stuart Ray, an immunologist and infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Ramon Lorenzo-Redondo”, a molecular virologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Few people medically exempt from getting COVID-19 vaccine: Experts
Dr. Jeff Linder, the chief of general internal medicine and geriatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, told ABC News that research so far shows that those who have a severe allergic reaction are likely triggered by polyethylene glycol (PEG), a component in the vaccines.
Pioneering Gene Therapy Freed Her of Sickle Cell. Is a Cure at Hand?
In January, his doctor, Alexis Thompson of Northwestern University, told him he no longer had sickle cell disease. It is strange, Mr. Hubbard said, to think he has a future. “I am becoming more serious about life,” he said. “I didn’t think I would have a life.”