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August 22, 2006 Study Explores Congenital Limb, Heart Malformations CHICAGO—New research published in the August issue of the Journal of Cell Biology explains for the first time why congenital heart defects so often occur with limb deformities. In their research into the molecular mechanisms that control embryonic limb and heart development, Northwestern University researcher Hans-Georg[…]

August 7, 2006 Contact: Charles R. Loebbaka at 847/491-4887 or atc-loebbaka@northwestern.edu Study Warns of Looming Crisis in Cook County Health System Kevin Weiss, MD [video: Dr. Kevin Weiss discusses the current issues facing the Cook County Healthcare System] CHICAGO—The Cook County health care system is facing a crisis that will require a comprehensive effort to[…]

August 16, 2006 Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu Northwestern Receives Gates Grant for Medical Diagnostics David Kelso, PhD EVANSTON, Ill.—Northwestern University has received a four-year, $4.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop and produce affordable diagnostic devices for infectious diseases plaguing developing countries. The grant is part[…]

In Memoriam (Sang Chae Nam & Mi Ra An Nam) Sang Chae Nam, DVM, former visiting professor of physiology, and his wife, Mi Ra An Nam, PhD, former research staff member/visiting scholar in the endocrinology division, died August 3 in a head-on automobile crash near Bozeman, Montana. The couple was traveling with son Abraham, 10,[…]

August 1, 2006 Identifying Medical Proxy Should Be Part of Routine Care CHICAGO—One-third of married individuals choose someone other than their spouse as a surrogate for medical decision-making. And more often than not, when adult patients chose a parent, sibling, or child, they prefer their mothers, sisters, and daughters to serve as medical proxies over[…]

In Memoriam (George Sisson Sr.)George A. Sisson Sr., MD, emeritus professor of otolaryngology—head and neck surgery, died August 6 after a long illness. Dr. Sisson grew up in Jamestown, New York, and earned his MD degree from Syracuse University, where he served as a residency program director before joining Northwestern as professor and chair of[…]

Thinking Twice is Good Advice Before Tattooing or Piercing Having a butterfly tattooed above the buttocks or “I love Serena” on the upper arm may be just perfect now, but is it something you want 20 or 30 years from now? This was among many questions raised on August 2 by Anne E. Laumann, MBChB,[…]

Malaria Parasite, Potato Famine Pathogen Share Trait CHICAGO—The malaria parasite that infects humans and the Irish potato famine pathogen use the same strategy to inject disease-causing proteins into the cells of their respective hosts. That’s what researchers from Northwestern University and Ohio State University reported in the May 31 issue of the journal PLoS Pathogens.[…]

July 11, 2006 Physical Activity Extends Life of Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease CHICAGO—Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) who are physically active have death rates less than one third of those in PAD patients who are inactive, according to research reported in the July issue of the journal Circulation. “We found that a survival[…]