Author: kwm107
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No Pain, No Gain in Exercise for Peripheral Artery Disease
A Northwestern Medicine study has shown that a high-intensity home-based walking exercise program improved walking ability in people with peripheral artery disease.
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Expansion of 2GETHER Project Awarded $9 Million
The Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing has been awarded a five-year, $9 million for the expansion of the 2GETHER study, which aims to reduce HIV incidence by teaching relationship and sexual health promotion skills to young men who have sex with men.
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‘Sweat Sticker’ Diagnoses Cystic Fibrosis on The Skin in Real Time
Developed by Northwestern scientists, a novel skin-mounted sticker that absorbs sweat and then changes color can provide an accurate, easy-to-read diagnosis of cystic fibrosis within minutes.
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Examining Rare Neurological Complications of COVID-19 in Children
The largest study to date of neurological manifestations of COVID-19 in children demonstrated patterns in the rare complications seen among pediatric patients.
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Bioinformatic Computational Tool Analyzes Tissue Samples to Discern Disease
A novel integrative computational technique allowed scientists to classify disease conditions at the molecular level using epigenomic data sets.
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Feinberg Rises to 15th in U.S. News Ranking for Research-Oriented Medical Schools
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has been recognized as one of the best research-oriented medical schools in the nation, rising three spots to rank an all-time high of 15th, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, released today.
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Lurie Children’s Receives $4 Million to Study Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Northwestern and Lurie Children’s Hospital investigators have been approved for a $4 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome.
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Gutzman Named Academic Medical Librarian of the Year
Karen Gutzman, MSLS, MA, head of Research Assessment and Communications at the Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center, has received the Estelle Brodman Award for the Academic Medical Librarian of the Year.
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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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Celebrating 75 Years of Partnership with the VA
A model forged at Northwestern, academic affiliations with Veteran’s hospitals changed American medicine — providing care for veterans, training for future physicians and advancing scientific discovery.
