Byline: Anna Williams
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New Insights Into How the Retina Processes Orientation
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered cells in the retina that determine horizontal or vertical orientation, and demonstrated how they convey information.
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Student Investigates Sun Safety in Daycare
Daycares and early childhood education programs frequently use spray sunscreen on children, but still have room for improvement when it comes to sun safety, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Evaluating Quality of Life After Kidney Cancer Treatments
Patients with an advanced form of kidney cancer have similar quality of life outcomes on a therapy called cabozantinib, compared to those on a standard treatment.
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Striking Discoveries in Health Disparities
Scientists throughout Feinberg are deeply invested in identifying health disparities — those differences in health outcomes between populations — as well as exploring novel interventions.
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Study Shows Broader Benefit for Life-Saving Procedure After Stroke
An emergency thrombectomy, which surgically removes large blood clots, may be beneficial in far more stroke patients than previously thought, according to a new trial.
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Students Bring Cardiovascular Disease Prevention to Underserved Areas
At Keep Your Heart Healthy events, Feinberg medical students provide cardiovascular disease risk assessment and prevention counseling to underserved communities.
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Investigating the Impact of Checklists on Childbirth Outcomes
A checklist intervention improved the quality of childbirth care in India, but did not lead to a reduction in the death rate of mothers and newborns, according to a new study.
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Medical Student Promotes Wellness at Feinberg Through Research, Advocacy
Max Kazer, a third-year medical student, is investigating the impact of a meditation practice on stress reduction among medical students as part of his AOSC project.
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Symposium Spotlights Sex Inclusion in Autoimmunity Research
The 2nd Annual Symposium on Sex Inclusion in Biomedical Research, held on the anniversary of the National Institutes of Health’s landmark sex-inclusion policy, highlighted research on sex bias in autoimmune diseases.
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PhD Student Explores Role of Exosomes in Cancer Metastasis
Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated that tiny vesicles called exosomes released from non-metastatic melanoma cells trigger an immune response that prevents cancer from spreading throughout the body.
