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November 1, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Northwestern Exposing Most Deadly Infectious Diseases in 3-D $31 Million Federal Project Aims to Spur Wave of New Drug Discoveries CHICAGO—A scientist slides on a pair of plastic 3-D glasses and an unearthly blue[…]

November 19, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Women Aren’t Men: New Institute Spurs Needed Research On Women’s Bodies and Different Medical Needs CHICAGO—Women’s bodies and medical needs are vastly different than men’s way beyond their reproductive systems. Women wake sooner from[…]

In Memoriam (Al Gerbie) Albert B. Gerbie, MD, professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology, died on Monday, October 15. He was 80. Born in Toledo, Ohio, he graduated from the University of Toledo in 1946 and continued his education at George Washington University in Washington, earning his medical degree in 1951. After serving in the[…]

October 4, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Northwestern Launches Largest Study on Chicago Kids’ Health CHICAGO—What are the most critical health problems of children in the Chicago area, and how can these problems best be prevented or treated? Northwestern University’s Feinberg[…]

October 11, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Patients Can’t Recall Their Medications to Tell Doctors CHICAGO—Doctors rely on patients to accurately tell them during outpatient visits what prescription medications­ and what dosages they are taking. (A patient’s chart may not always[…]

Stem Cell Promise Must be Fully Explored, Says Silverstein LecturerSean J. Morrison, PhD, who directs the University of Michigan Center for Stem Cell Biology, says he receives constant questions and pleas for help from people who suffer from ailments ranging from Parkinson’s disease to spinal cord injuries. The importance of stem cell research in helping[…]

The Art of Histology Dr. Telser (center) taught histology to several generations of medical students, using art from “the old masters” to help students develop their visual acuity. When Alvin G. Telser, PhD, associate professor emeritus of cell and molecular biology, looks at histology slides, he sees not only examples of tissues and organs, but[…]