Year: 2021
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Ophthalmology Receives Grant to Support International Collaboration
Steven DeVries, MD, PhD, has received a $75,000 International Research Collaborators Award from Research to Prevent Blindness to support international collaborations.
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Northwestern Selected as Home for Journal of Clinical Investigation; McNally to Serve as Editor-in-Chief
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has been selected to serve as the home of the Journal of Clinical Investigation for its next five-year term, and Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD, has been elected as the journal’s next editor-in-chief.
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A Day in the Life: Medical Student Zach Cross
Follow along with a typical day in the life of third-year Feinberg medical student, as he spends a shift in the OB-GYN ward, including assisting with a delivery.
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Uncovering the Degenerative Basis of Parkinson’s Disease
Northwestern investigators have discovered the molecular signature of a subset of dopaminergic neurons that increases their vulnerability to degeneration.
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Effectiveness of Subcutaneous Defibrillators
Electric shocks delivered by subcutaneous defibrillators are equally effective compared to shocks delivered by conventional transvenous defibrillators, according to a recent study.
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Global Health Day Celebrates Research, Education and Impact
Feinberg’s Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health hosted the 10th annual Global Health Day symposium on December 3, featuring keynote speakers, online poster presentations, and question and answers sessions.
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Fatty Acid Length Predicts Parkinson’s Disease Risk
Long chains of fatty acids in the lysosome are associated with a degenerative form of Gaucher disease, an inherited condition related to Parkinson’s disease.
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Quaggin Elected to National Academy of Inventors
Susan Quaggin, MD, the Charles H. Mayo, MD, Professor and chief of Nephrology and Hypertension in the Department of Medicine, has been elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
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ALS Therapy Should Target Brain, Not Just Spine
A new study has shown that the degeneration of brain motor neurons in ALS is not merely a byproduct of the spinal motor neuron degeneration, and is a target for future treatments for the disease.
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Statins Cost-Effective in Young Adults
Statin therapy has been shown cost-effective for lowering cholesterol in young adults, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
