Byline: Melissa Rohman
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Specialized Immune Cells May Improve Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease
An elevated presence of specialized immune cells were found in patients prior to developing motor symptoms and receiving a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, which may help improve early detection.
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Chemotherapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer Associated with Greater Cognitive Impairment
In women with early-stage breast cancer, Northwestern Medicine investigators found chemoendocrine therapy was associated with greater cognitive impairment at three and six months compared to endocrine therapy alone.
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Medical Students Hold Online COVID-19 Education Sessions
A team of Feinberg medical students are holding online COVID-19 information sessions for community members and organizations across the Chicagoland area.
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Celebrating the MD Class of 2020
Feinberg celebrated the MD Class of 2020 at the school’s 161st commencement ceremony, which was held virtually this year through Zoom on May 18.
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Modeling COVID-19 Transmission and Containment Efforts
Jaline Gerardin, PhD, assistant professor of Preventive Medicine in the Division of Epidemiology, discussed how data modeling has helped evaluate COVID-19 transmission rates and containment efforts in Illinois during a recent IPHAM webinar.
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Determining Aspirin’s Benefit for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Coronary artery calcium levels may help clinicians better identify patients with a higher risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who will benefit from taking aspirin to prevent a heart attack.
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Zee Receives Sleep Research Society’s Distinguished Scientist Award
Phyllis Zee, MD, PhD, GME ’87, the Benjamin and Virginia T. Boshes Professor of Neurology, has been awarded the Sleep Research Society’s 2020 Distinguished Scientist Award for her significant contributions to sleep and circadian research.
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Transitioning to Virtual Medical Curriculum in Response to COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the state of Illinois’ stay-at-home order, Feinberg transformed nearly its entire medical school curriculum to be delivered online. Online learning efforts include virtual simulation courses, telehealth visits, virtual standardized patient exams and online team-based active learning activities.
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MSTP Student Explores Mechanisms of Sex Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease
Sky Dominguez, a second-year student in the Medical Scientist Training Program, is currently studying the biological mechanisms underlying a sex difference in Alzheimer’s disease, as approximately two-thirds of those with the disease are women.
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Novel Drug Shows Promise for Inherited Blood Disorder
A novel drug called luspatercept may reduce blood transfusion burden for patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder.
