Year: 2025
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Novel Mechanisms Support Cellular Adhesion and Tissue Repair
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered new mechanisms underlying cellular adhesion and repair, findings that could inform the development of new therapeutics that boost cellular repair after tissue injury, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Cell Biology.
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Exploring Shared Decision-Making in Atrial Fibrillation
The use of decision-making aids helped atrial fibrillation patients to be more informed about their care, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.
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Weese-Mayer Honored with 2025 Stern Award
Debra E. Weese-Mayer, MD, the Beatrice Cummings Mayer Professor of Pediatric Autonomic Medicine at Feinberg and Chief of the Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, has been awarded the 2025 Paula H. Stern Award for Outstanding Women in Science and Medicine.
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Umbilical Cord Blood Biomarkers May Improve Preterm Infant Care
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how proteins expressed in umbilical cord blood at birth evolve during gestational development and could serve as biomarkers to inform new precision care strategies for infants born prematurely, according to a recent study.
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Pre-Health Day Invites Undergraduates to Explore Careers in Health Professions
More than 100 Northwestern University undergraduate students gathered for a Pre-Health Day hosted by Feinberg on January 25 and designed for Northwestern undergraduates interested in pursuing careers in the health professions.
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Investigating the Youth Mental Health Crisis
Many have posited the reason for rising mental health concerns among kids and teens – social media, the COVID-19 pandemic, stigma, etc. But the reality is there is a constellation of factors that contribute to this crisis, according to experts.
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Illinois Has a New Tool to Track Violence
A new dashboard operated by Northwestern scientists will allow Illinois to better monitor violent deaths and non-fatal firearm violence at the county level to help prevent and reduce violence in the state.
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Cancer Survivorship Expert Named Chair of Pediatrics
Tara O. Henderson, MD, MPH, has been named the Founders’ Board Centennial Chair of Pediatrics, effective March 31.
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Watson Named Hastings Center Fellow
Katie Watson, JD, professor of Medical Education, Medical Social Sciences in the Division of Determinants of Health, and of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been named a 2024 Hastings Center Fellow.
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Reprogramming Compromised Immune Cells to Fight Cancer
Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed a new avenue to reprogram compromised immune cells to work against tumors, according to a study published in Science Advances.
