Author: kwm107
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AQSI Receives Award for Dedication to Improving Healthcare Quality
The Northwestern Medicine Academy for Quality and Safety Improvement received the 2015 Leape Ahead Award from American Association for Physician Leadership.
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Telomere Changes Predict Cancer
A distinct pattern in the changing lengths of telomeres years before cancer diagnoses could yield a new biomarker that predict cancer, according to a new study.
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Barry Coller, MD, to Speak at 2015 Commencement
Barry Coller, MD, vice president for medical affairs and David Rockefeller Professor at Rockefeller University, will speak at the medical school’s commencement on Monday, May 18.
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Distinguished Scientists to Speak at Lectures in Life Sciences
The Lectures in Life Sciences series runs throughout the academic year and features prominent scientists speaking on topics ranging from pathology to cell and molecular biology.
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Vimentin Implicated in Lung Inflammation and Fibrosis
A new Northwestern Medicine study shows that a protein called vimentin may help activate an inflammatory response that leads to acute lung injury.
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Northwestern Medicine Researchers Solve Mystery of Deadly Transplant Infection
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a specific bacteria that may be the cause of a rare lung infection that affects lung transplant patients.
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Structure of Parainfluenza Virus 5 Reveals How Replication Occurs
Northwestern Medicine scientists have for the first time, determined the protective structure of the parainfluenza virus 5 nucleocapsid ring, which hides the viral RNA genetic material from the outside environment. These findings may help to explain how the virus and other membrane-enveloped viruses including measles and mumps replicate with minimal changes to the protective ring[…]
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Nanotech-Enabled Moisturizer Speeds Healing Of Diabetic Skin Wounds
New Northwestern Medicine research shows spherical nucleic acids can silence a gene that interferes with wound healing, opening the door to new treatments for diabetic skin wounds, as well as many other conditions.
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Tracking HIV to the Cell Nucleus
Northwestern Medicine scientists explored how HIV uses host factor FEZ-1 to move in cells to the nucleus.
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Reuniting and Reminiscing at Alumni Weekend
Former students returned to Feinberg for Alumni Weekend on April 17 and 18 to reunite with old classmates and check out what’s happening at the medical school.
