VIDEO: Spotlight on Research at Feinberg

</p> </div></div> <div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)" class="taxonomy-post_tag d-flex wp-block-post-terms"><a href="https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/tag/research/" rel="tag">Research</a></div></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%" id="sidebar"><div class="wp-block-template-part"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" style="margin-top:0;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0px">Latest News</h2> <div class="wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow"><ul class="wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow"><li class="wp-block-post post-169146 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-disease-discoveries tag-emergency-medicine tag-health-and-lifestyle tag-research byline-olivia-dimmer"> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="border-top-color:#e8e8e8;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:35%"><figure style="aspect-ratio:16/9;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/04/23/fewer-long-distance-runners-die-of-cardiac-arrest-study-finds/" target="_self" ><img loading="lazy" width="250" height="166" src="https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/womanrunning.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Fewer Long-Distance Runners Die of Cardiac Arrest, Study Finds" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" srcset="https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/womanrunning.jpg 250w, https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/womanrunning-150x100.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></a></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:65%"><h3 class="wp-block-post-title"><a href="https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/04/23/fewer-long-distance-runners-die-of-cardiac-arrest-study-finds/" target="_self" >Fewer Long-Distance Runners Die of Cardiac Arrest, Study Finds</a></h3> <div style="color:#6b6b6b;" class="has-link-color wp-elements-fe00fc85e16d1ce955329a468fe2d185 wp-block-post-date has-text-color"><time datetime="2025-04-23T09:30:56-05:00">Apr 23, 2025</time></div></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-169137 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-disease-discoveries tag-public-health tag-research byline-olivia-dimmer"> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="border-top-color:#e8e8e8;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:35%"><figure style="aspect-ratio:16/9;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/04/22/sugary-drinks-linked-to-gut-bacteria-changes-and-diabetes/" target="_self" ><img width="1000" height="667" src="https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Soda-stock-photo.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Sugary Drinks Linked to Gut Bacteria Changes and Diabetes" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Soda-stock-photo.jpg 1000w, https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Soda-stock-photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Soda-stock-photo-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></a></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-10 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:65%"><h3 class="wp-block-post-title"><a href="https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/04/22/sugary-drinks-linked-to-gut-bacteria-changes-and-diabetes/" target="_self" >Sugary Drinks Linked to Gut Bacteria Changes and Diabetes</a></h3> <div style="color:#6b6b6b;" class="has-link-color wp-elements-fe00fc85e16d1ce955329a468fe2d185 wp-block-post-date has-text-color"><time datetime="2025-04-22T09:39:18-05:00">Apr 22, 2025</time></div></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-169120 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-campus-news tag-leadership tag-press-release tag-research byline-amanda-morris"> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="border-top-color:#e8e8e8;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:35%"><figure style="aspect-ratio:16/9;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/04/21/northwestern-launches-pioneering-medical-research-institute-with-10-million-gift-from-trustee-kimberly-querrey-bringing-her-total-university-giving-to-391-million/" target="_self" ><img width="2560" height="1706" src="https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SQBRC_Exterior_PM_June-2019-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Northwestern Launches Pioneering Medical Research Institute With $10 Million Gift From Trustee Kimberly Querrey, Bringing Her Total University Giving to $391 Million" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SQBRC_Exterior_PM_June-2019-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SQBRC_Exterior_PM_June-2019-scaled-300x200.jpg 300w, https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SQBRC_Exterior_PM_June-2019-scaled-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SQBRC_Exterior_PM_June-2019-scaled-768x512.jpg 768w, https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SQBRC_Exterior_PM_June-2019-scaled-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SQBRC_Exterior_PM_June-2019-scaled-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SQBRC_Exterior_PM_June-2019-scaled-150x100.jpg 150w, https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SQBRC_Exterior_PM_June-2019-scaled-450x300.jpg 450w, https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SQBRC_Exterior_PM_June-2019-scaled-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-12 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:65%"><h3 class="wp-block-post-title"><a href="https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/04/21/northwestern-launches-pioneering-medical-research-institute-with-10-million-gift-from-trustee-kimberly-querrey-bringing-her-total-university-giving-to-391-million/" target="_self" >Northwestern Launches Pioneering Medical Research Institute With $10 Million Gift From Trustee Kimberly Querrey, Bringing Her Total University Giving to $391 Million</a></h3> <div style="color:#6b6b6b;" class="has-link-color wp-elements-fe00fc85e16d1ce955329a468fe2d185 wp-block-post-date has-text-color"><time datetime="2025-04-21T09:08:53-05:00">Apr 21, 2025</time></div></div> </div> </li><li class="wp-block-post post-169096 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-disease-discoveries tag-neurology tag-press-release tag-research byline-amanda-morris"> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="border-top-color:#e8e8e8;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:35%"><figure style="aspect-ratio:16/9;" class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/04/18/als-drug-effectively-treats-alzheimers-disease-in-new-animal-study/" target="_self" ><img width="2309" height="1299" 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