Month: March 2021
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Medical Student Investigates Gender Bias in Academic Publishing
Wadsworth Williams, a third-year medical student, has published two studies investigating the impact of gender bias in academic publishing.
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New Spherical Nucleic Acid ‘Drug’ Kills Tumor Cells in Humans With Glioblastoma
An experimental spherical nucleic acid drug developed by Northwestern scientists was able to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and trigger the death of glioblastoma cells.
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Medical Student Tricia Pendergrast Honored as Crain’s Notable Healthcare Hero
Second-year medical student Tricia Pendergrast has been included in Crain’s Chicago Business 2021 Notable Healthcare Heroes list for co-founding and operating GetMePPEChicago.
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Suppressive Immune Cells Combat Chronic Inflammation
A team of Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that a specific type of immune cell is necessary for the suppression of chronic inflammation, revealing a potential therapeutic target for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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DPT Student Expands his Horizons
Cole Graves, a third-year student in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, is interested in sports rehabilitation or neurological and vestibular therapy.
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New Genetic Cause of Dystonia Revealed
Northwestern Medicine scientists discovered mutations in a scaffolding protein contributes to dystonia, an incurable movement disorder.
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Cancer Drug May Have Potential for Pain Relief
Scientists discovered a previously unknown receptor site in a voltage-gated sodium channel, suggesting that a commonly-used cancer drug could be used to target this channel and relieve pain.
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Medical Student Discusses Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Research
Sydney Olson, a second-year medical student, is the lead author of a study published in JAMA Surgery which found a linear growth pattern for 70 percent of patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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Predicting the Severity of Cardiomyopathy via Genetic Modifiers
A team of Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified specific genetic regions that regulate the expression of genes associated with inherited cardiomyopathy and disease severity.
