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Wrinkles are Scarier Than Skin Cancer for Young Tanners Warnings about a ruined appearance is best way to reduce tanning salon visits What’s the most effective way to convince young women to cut back on their indoor tanning, a habit that hikes their risk of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, by 75 percent?[…]

Caregivers of Brain Cancer Patients Play a Key Role in Medical Assessments Despite grim prognoses and aggressive treatments, cancer patients suffering from malignant gliomas — primary brain tumors — often rate their quality of life more optimistically than their caregivers do according to a new Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine study. The research suggests[…]

Medical School Journey Complete for the Feinberg Class of 2010 Members of the Class of 2010 spent four momentous years navigating the challenging world of medical school — studying and training in a focused effort to absorb all they could about the practice of medicine. On May 20, these 156 Northwestern University Feinberg School of[…]

Feinberg Hosts Department of Health and Human Services Conference on Childhood Obesity William L. Lowe, Jr., MD, dean of faculty affairs and professor of medicine-endocrinology at Feinberg, discusses the Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity and its Healthy for You, Healthy for 2 program during his welcome remarks. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine hosted Assistant[…]

Researchers Discover Genetic Link Between Both Types of ALS Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered a link between sporadic and familial forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Researchers found that a protein called FUS forms characteristic skein- like cytoplasmic inclusions in spinal[…]

Feinberg Graduate Program Prepares Students for Careers in Genetic Counseling Taylor Sale, a student in the Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling at Feinberg, practices patient interactions with Catherine A. Wicklund, MS, CGC, assistant professor and director of the program. The Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling, offered through the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Center[…]

Can a Mother’s Voice Spur Recovery from a Coma? Karen Schroeder’s voice, recorded on a CD, reminded her son, Ryan, of his 4-H project when he was 10 and decided to raise pigs. “You bid on three beautiful squealing black and white piglets at the auction,” she said softly. “We took them home in the[…]

Medical School Graduates Reconnect at Alumni Weekend 2010 J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, vice president for medical affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean at Feinberg, addresses medical school graduates at a welcome lunch during alumni weekend. Members of the Class of 1960 retired their short white lab coats 50 years ago, yet 42 of these Northwestern[…]

Maggie Daley Center for Women’s Cancer Care Debuts The Maggie Daley Center for Women’s Cancer Care, part of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, was unveiled at a ceremony on April 19. The center is a partnership between Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Northwestern Memorial Hospital[…]

Large Study Tests if Exercise Can Prevent Disability in Older Adults A new study will test if exercise can prevent or delay the declining ability to walk in older adults. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine will be the Chicago site of a national trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. It is the[…]