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New Target Identified for Scleroderma Therapy Investigators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have identified the molecule Egr-1 (early growth response factor 1) as a new therapy target for scleroderma, an autoimmune disease for which there currently is no cure. Scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis, is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the[…]

White Coat Ceremony Initiates First Class of Students to Feinberg PA Program The 30 members of the Physician Assistant Program inaugural class hail from 23 states and 20 undergraduate institutions, and boast 20 undergraduate majors. The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine recently welcomed its first class of students[…]

The Feinberg Student Senate Serves as the Liaison for the Student Body, Elects 2010-2011 Board Members The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Student Senate represents the student body in their interactions with each other, the university, medical school faculty and deans, and hospital administration. The senate also organizes and funds educational and social activities[…]

Protein Could Heal Erectile Dysfunction After Cancer Surgery After men have surgery to remove a cancerous prostate gland, up to 80 percent of them will lose the ability to have an erection because of damage to a critical nerve that runs along the prostate. New research from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine shows the[…]

Sex Bias in Trials and Treatment Must End Women remain vastly underrepresented in biomedical research despite significant differences in the way they experience many diseases, medications, and therapies compared to men. Despite federal mandates to include women in studies, there is much that still needs to be done, says Teresa Woodruff, PhD, a leading women’s[…]

Nanoparticle PSA Test Predicts if Prostate Cancer Will Return Men who have just had their cancerous prostate gland removed have one pressing question for their doctors: Am I cured? But conventional tests haven’t been sensitive enough to provide a concrete answer. Current tests that measure the level of protein called PSA (prostate-specific antigen), which signals[…]

The Les Turner ALS Foundation 30th Anniversary Symposium (from left) Teepu Siddique, MD, Les Turner ALS Foundation/Herbert C. Wenske Foundation Professor and director of the Division of Neuromuscular Medicine; Joel Schechter, vice president of the Les Turner ALS Foundation; Harvey Gaffen, founding member and president of the Les Turner ALS Foundation; Pembe Hande Ozdinler, PhD,[…]

Blocking Tumor’s Death Switch Stops Tumor Growth Every cell contains machinery for self-destruction, used to induce death when damaged or sick. But according to a new research study, a receptor thought to mediate cell suicide in normal cells may actually be responsible for the unrestrained growth of cancerous tumors. Blocking the activity of this “death[…]

Study Reveals Unique Way Capillaries Clear Blockages and How Process Slows in Aging Brain Spitting can be a good thing when it comes to blood vessels. Scientists at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered capillaries have a unique method of expelling debris, such as blood clots, cholesterol or calcium plaque, that blocks the[…]

MS in Clinical Investigation Offers Formal Clinical and Translational Science Research Training to Residents, Fellows, and Junior Faculty The Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) Program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has grown from five to more than 60 students since its inception in 1999. This part-time master’s degree program, sponsored by[…]