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  • Unfit Young Adults on Road to Diabetes in Middle Age

    Unfit Young Adults on Road to Diabetes in Middle Age ►Commentary on fitness and diabetes Most healthy 25 year olds don’t stay up at night worrying whether they are going to develop diabetes in middle age. The disease is not on their radar, and middle age is a lifetime away. As it turns out, many[…]

  • Dean Jameson Honored for Endocrinology Contributions

    Dean Jameson Honored for Endocrinology Contributions (R) Dr. J. Larry Jameson J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, Vice President for Medical Affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean of the Feinberg School, has received the Fred Conrad Koch Award, the highest honor bestowed by The Endocrine Society in recognition of exceptional contributions to endocrinology. In bestowing the honor,[…]

  • Bike-to-Work Week, June 13-19

    Bike-to-Work Week, June 13-19 Northwestern University has been working with various groups to promote transportation alternatives to ease traffic congestion and parking demand on the Chicago Campus. One transportation alternative that is relatively inexpensive, healthy, and non-polluting is commuting by bike. Whether you’ve considered biking to work but never tried it, are a regular bike[…]

  • Stimulus Funds Science Experience for Young Women

    Stimulus Funds Science Experience for Young Women Dr. Teresa Woodruff What has President Obama’s stimulus package got to do with research efforts to preserve the reproductive future of cancer survivors? Everything for two recent Chicago high school graduates and two high school science teachers who this summer and next will engage in research in the[…]

  • Study Finds New Risk for Snoring Pregnant Women

    Study Finds New Risk for Snoring Pregnant Women A new study from researchers at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has found that women who reported frequent snoring during their pregnancy were more likely to develop gestational diabetes—a condition than can cause health problems for the mother and baby. The study also found pregnancy[…]

  • Dr. Thaxton Honored for Nanotechnology Research

    Dr. Thaxton Honored for Nanotechnology Research Dr. C. Shad Thaxton C. Shad Thaxton, MD, PhD, assistant professor of urology, has been named 2009 researcher of the year by Bioscience Technology. Dr. Thaxton’s award is a result of his research using gold nanoparticles to develop new therapeutics for atherosclerosis, a disease caused by an imbalance of[…]

  • Bike-to-Work Week, June 13-19

    Bike-to-Work Week, June 13-19 Northwestern University has been working with various groups to promote transportation alternatives to ease traffic congestion and parking demand on the Chicago Campus. One transportation alternative that is relatively inexpensive, healthy, and non-polluting is commuting by bike. Whether you’ve considered biking to work but never tried it, are a regular bike[…]

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  • Few Pharmacies Can Translate Prescription Labels Into Spanish

    Few Pharmacies Can Translate Prescription Labels Into Spanish Stacy Cooper Bailey Surprisingly few pharmacies in the U.S. are able to translate prescription medication instructions into Spanish, making it difficult for patients who speak only Spanish to understand how to take their medications properly, according to a new study from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of[…]

  • FSM, NMFF, and NMH Working Together for a Great Cause

    FSM, NMFF, and NMH—Working Together for a Great Cause Feinberg School faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us on Saturday, June 13, when we revitalize and create beautiful spaces for the children in Chicago Public Schools as part of Service-a-thon, the largest day of community service in Chicago. Participation includes a T-shirt, breakfast,[…]