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May 15, 2002 Tau Protein Required for Development of Alzheimer’s Disease CHICAGO— Researchers have argued for years over whether neurofibrillary tau tangles or beta-amyloid plaques are the primary cause of Alzheimer’s disease. Autopsies show that these hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease are often found in the same brain regions—preferentially in areas responsible for learning and memory—but[…]

May 15, 2002 Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu Teen Sleep Deprivation May Affect Behavior, Academics EVANSTON, ILL.— Research has clarified what most parents already know about the sleep patterns of adolescents—they seem to have an unlimited capacity to sleep late on weekends. In a study presented April 18 at the Annual Meeting[…]

Campus Construction Moves Forward Within the last month constructon activity picked up on the Chicago campus. Barricades went up around the Wesley Pavilion, signaling the start of demolition that will be completed by year’s end to clear way for the new Prentice Women’s Hospital, slated for completion in 2007. The current Prentice Pavilion will continue[…]

Children’s Memorial Dedicates Middle School Health Center Thanks to Children’s Memorial Hospital, Arai Middle School in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood has become the first Chicago public middle school to house a school-based health center. Recently dedicated, the center provides a range of services, including mental health screening, counseling, and dental care. Cynthia J. Mears, DO, assistant[…]

April 12, 2002 Built-in ‘Failsafe’ Blocks Abnormal Growth of New Blood Vessels CHICAGO— Some inhibitors of angiogenesis prevent new blood vessel growth by triggering a built-in “failsafe” device in vessel-forming endothelial cells that marks them for apoptosis, or programmed cell death, according to a study from The Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University and[…]

NMH Honored for Patient Care Northwestern Memorial Hospital recently garnered accolades for excellence in patient care. Consumers’ Checkbook, a Washington, D.C.–based nonprofit consumer education organization, named NMH fifth on the list of “America’s Top Hospitals” in a 2002 national survey. The hospital’s Best Patient Experience (BPE) pilot project received the annual Patient Service Excellence Award[…]

Reunion Weekend a Big Success Alumni Weekend attracted more than 435 alumni and their guests to the medical school April 19–20. Keen interest in Northwestern’s progress made a state-of-the-school address, presented by Senior Executive Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer Jeffrey C. Miller, a major attraction. Strongly attended, the update generated “lively discussion,” reported Assistant[…]

Students Recognized with Fellowships Four first-year medical students have been selected to participate in the 2002–03 Chicago Schweitzer Fellowship Program. They are Sara B. Busarow of Racine, Wisconsin; Benjamin Levi of Highland Park, Illinois; Carla A. Morgan, of Valparaiso, Indiana: and Anna E. Ringwelski, of Budd Lake, New Jersey. They and 23 colleagues from other[…]