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Doctors Fear Asking Mentally Ill to Quit Smoking But These Big Smokers Likely to Benefit From Treatment Brian Hitsman, phD, assistant professor of preventive medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine People with mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety are the heaviest smokers in the country, but their doctors are afraid to ask them[…]

Surprising Rate of Recurring Heart Attacks, Strokes Globally: U.S. Doesn’t Fare as Well as Japan and Australia Mark Alberts, M.D., professor of neurology at the Feinberg School of Medicine and director of the stroke program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital August 31, 2009 – Despite many medicines and other treatments for patients with vascular disease, a[…]

Professor, Student Identify Alternative DNA Structure for Shape-Shifting Pathogen Light micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and white cells from a person with gonorrhea August 21, 2009 – Researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine have identified an alternative DNA structure existing within the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae that enables the pathogen to change its shape to avoid[…]

2009 Founders’ Day Address Stephen L. Ondra, MD, senior policy advisor for health affairs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, gave the keynote address at the Feinberg School of Medicine’s Founders’ Day Convocation. August 28, 2009 – Stephen L. Ondra, MD, senior policy advisor for health affairs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, gave the[…]

Traffic Jam in Brain Causes Schizophrenia Symptoms: Researchers Reveal How Schizophrenia Works in the Brain and Provide a Fresh Opportunity for Treatment There are fewer pathways (green strands on right) for information to flow between neurons in the brain of a mouse bred to have symptoms of schizophrenia compared to a normal mouse. Fewer pathways[…]

Dr. Woodruff Receives Mentoring Honor Dr. Woodruff Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD, was selected by members of the Medical Faculty Council as the 2009 Mentor of the Year. Dr. Woodruff is the director of the Institute for Women’s Health Research, the director of the Oncofertility Consortium and a professor in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department. She[…]

Founders’ Day Kicks Off 2009 Academic Year Dean J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD welcomes the Class of 2013. As the fierce debate on health care reform rages on around the country, the Feinberg School of Medicine’s Founders’ Day Convocation not only welcomed the Class of 2013 to the official opening of the academic year on[…]

Hughes Legacy Lives On at Medical School The tragic death of prolific filmmaker and life-long Chicagoan John Hughes on August 6 at age 59 was felt personally at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. A long-time resident of the North Shore, Mr. Hughes love for Chicago not only translated into producing movies showcasing the[…]