Author: medweb
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Stone Honored with Stokes Award for Achievements in Preventive Cardiology
Neil Stone, MD, has been selected to receive the 2018 Joseph Stokes, III, MD Award from the American Society of Preventive Cardiology.
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Students Explore Entrepreneurship in Medicine
A new dinner series aims to incite enthusiasm for entrepreneurship among medical students and educate them on the business side of medicine.
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Hospital Volume Not Associated With Quality of Heart Failure Care
A recent trend of using hospital volume as a surrogate measure of cardiovascular care may not accurately represent quality, according to a recent study published in Circulation.
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Scientists Develop New Tool to Study Nicotine Receptors
A team of scientists has developed a new technique that allows investigators to better study the effects of nicotine on brain cells.
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Obesity Linked to Improved Survival in Male Melanoma Patients
A new study has found that obese patients with metastatic melanoma live significantly longer than those with a normal body mass index — especially male patients treated with targeted or immune therapy.
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DNA Methylation Plays Key Role in Stem Cell Differentiation
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how DNA methylation triggers stem cells to transform into more specialized neuronal cells.
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Shorter Treatment for Hepatitis C Shown To Be Equally Effective
A new, shorter drug regimen to treat certain types of Hepatitis C was found to be as effective as the current, longer treatment, according to the findings of a large multi-center trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Celebrating Match Day 2018
On Match Day, fourth-year medical students celebrated their success as they learned where they will spend the next three to seven years as residents.
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Medical Honor Society Welcomes 2018 Inductees
Northwestern’s Alpha Omega Alpha honor society chapter inducted 36 new members in a ceremony held at the University Club in downtown Chicago, counting students, residents, fellows and staff among the new inductees.
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Key Polarity Protein Uncovered
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a signaling protein that regulates cell organization, with implications for early development and certain diseases.
