Author: medweb
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Reengineering Important Motor Protein
Scientists have redesigned a motor protein so that it’s sensitive to chemical inhibition and accessible for future research on neurodegenerative diseases.
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Analyzing Gene Expression
Scientists demonstrated a new, focused approach to genomic analysis in a study that dissected inflammatory gene expression in immune cells.
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Feinberg Students Organize Youth Mentoring Program
Medical students and physical therapy students mentored high school and college students from groups underrepresented in medicine, during the Health Professions Recruitment & Exposure Program.
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Feinberg’s Mentors of the Year Share Best Practices
Medical Faculty Council Mentors of the Year Diane B. Wayne, ’91 MD, and Kenzie Cameron, PhD, ’08 MPH, shared best practices and their own experiences at a mentoring workshop for faculty.
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Explaining How Brain Signals Control Movement
A Northwestern Medicine study has shown how signals from neurons in the motor cortex produce precise and consistent movement over time, findings that could inform the design of brain machine interfaces.
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Prospective Students Take a Second Look at Feinberg
During Second Look, prospective members of Feinberg’s Class of 2020 toured campus and met faculty and students before making their final decision on where to attend medical school.
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Nanoparticle Acts Like Trojan Horse to Halt Asthma
A biodegradable nanoparticle can hide an allergen in a friendly shell to convince the immune system not to attack it, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.
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Stem Cell Method Predicts Patient Response to Cancer Drug
New Northwestern Medicine research has shown that reprogrammed stem cells can be used to identify patients with cancer who are likely to experience a dangerous side effect of a common chemotherapy drug.
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Testing Diabetes Drug Dosage
Northwestern Medicine physicians participated in a clinical trial to investigate the safety and efficacy of a drug for weight management in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Evaluating Smartphone Support in a Health Crisis
Smartphone conversational agents like Apple’s Siri respond to questions about health crises inconsistently and incompletely, according to a recent study.
