Month: May 2022
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Blood Test Predicts Response to Immunotherapy
A blood-based tumor biomarker can predict the benefit of immunotherapy to patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
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Study Identifies New Therapeutic Target for Most Common Type of Pancreatic Cancer
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered a potential therapeutic target for the most common type of pancreatic cancer, according to a study published in Developmental Cell.
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Morhardt Appointed to Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law
Darby Morhardt, PhD, LCSW, research professor in the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease and of Preventive Medicine in the Division of Public Health Practice, was recently appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law.
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Student Investigates Private Equity in Dermatology
Rohail Memon, a second-year medical student, used his finance background to investigate the rise of private equity ownership in dermatology practice.
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Recurring Brain Tumor Growth is Halted with New Drug
A new study has identified a drug that inhibits growth of aggressive meningiomas and how to most accurately identify which tumors will respond to the drug.
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New Regulator of Therapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer
Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified a gene that confers resistance to a common prostate cancer treatment, according to a study published in Cancer Research.
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Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Sustains Inflammation
A Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Immunology has discovered that mitochondria control the activation of a specific protein complex linked to inflammation and the progression of chronic diseases.
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First-Ever Millennial Lung Health Study Launches in Chicago Amid COVID-19
Northwestern and the American Lung Association have begun a first-of-its-kind longitudinal study to track and analyze the lungs of millennials at the peak of their lung health.
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General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics Becomes Two Divisions
The Department of Medicine’s Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics officially become two divisions: the Division of Geriatrics and the Division of General Internal Medicine.
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Medical Students Learn How to Apply Arts and Humanities to Medicine
Feinberg’s arts and humanities seminars allow medical students to approach the world of medicine and healthcare from different perspectives and with new skills.
