Author: mrr5831
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Novel Therapy Extends Survival in Metastatic Cancer
Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified a novel therapeutic agent that is effective in treating metastatic cancer and brain metastases, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Clements Receives AAFP Family Medicine Award
Deborah Clements, MD, the chair and the Nancy and Warren Furey Professor of Family and Community Medicine, has been honored with the American Academy of Family Physicians’ Thomas W. Johnson Award for her significant contributions to family medicine education.
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Visual Abstracts in Journal Articles Increase Social Media Engagement, Readership
Social media posts with visual abstracts — images with text and icons that convey a study’s methods and findings — of clinical trials published online in peer-reviewed academic journals increased social media engagement compared to social media posts with article figures, according to a recent research letter published in JAMA.
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Investigating the Role of DNA Damage in Cardiac Hypertrophy
A novel cellular pathway regulates DNA damage and structural changes in cardiomyocytes which contributes to the development of cardiac hypertrophy according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Circulation.
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Combination Therapy Improves Quality of Life in Advanced Stomach Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
Combining an immune checkpoint inhibitor with standard chemotherapy improved quality of life for patients with advanced stomach cancer or esophageal cancer compared to chemotherapy alone, according to recent findings published in The Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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RISE Program Empowers Medical Students Pursuing Research
Now in its second year, Feinberg’s Research Intensive Scholarly Emphasis (RISE) program supports medical students engaging in an additional year of research during their medical school career.
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Study Explores How Endocannabinoids Regulate Brain’s Response to Stress
Investigators have identified new signaling mechanisms utilized by endocannabinoids to regulate a subset of neurons in response to stress, according to recent findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Mapping Neural Activity Patterns and Odor Perception
A new Northwestern Medicine study has demonstrated how differences in neural activity within the brain’s olfactory and orbital cortices cause people to perceive the same odors differently, according to findings published in Nature Neuroscience.
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Investigating the Link Between Iron Deficiency and Regulation of Cell Growth
Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered new mechanisms by which iron deficiency inhibits cell growth and proliferation in eukaryotic cells, findings that could improve the understanding of cancer growth and the development of targeted cancer therapies.
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Bethany Ekesa, Associate Director of SPARC, Honored with Jean E. Shedd University Citizenship Award
Bethany Ekesa, associate director of Feinberg’s Sponsored Project and Research Catalysts (SPARC) team, was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Jean E. Shedd University Citizenship Award.
