Byline: Melissa Rohman
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How Noninvasive Brain Simulation May Enhance Long-Term Memory
A Northwestern Medicine study found that episodic memory may be improved through the use of noninvasive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the posterior medial network in the hippocampus.
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Operation Warm Blanket Provides Support, Resources for Chicago’s Homeless
Northwestern’s Operation Warm Blanket program, run by Northwestern Medicine staff and Feinberg students , helps Chicago’s homeless get back on their feet through providing wrap-around services, supportive housing resources and medical care.
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Pediatric Choking Deaths Show Significant 50-Year Decline
Deaths related to choking on objects in children and adolescents — especially among children younger than three years old — have decline steadily for 50 years, according to a study published in JAMA.
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Medical Student Studies Wireless Infant Monitoring Sensors in South African Hospital
Kamya Bijawat, a second-year medical student, spent a month this summer in South Africa studying how wireless infant monitoring sensors developed at Northwestern could improve parent-infant bonding in low-resource settings.
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Number of Americans Receiving Primary Care Decreased Between 2002-2015
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that the percentage of Americans who received primary care — especially those who were male, younger, of minority backgrounds or who lived in the southern region of the United States — significantly decreased between 2002 and 2015.
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Medical Student Variety Show Benefits Chicago Family Support Center
Medical students performed a variety of comedy skits and musical numbers that parodied the medical school experience at the 41st annual performance of In Vivo, Feinberg’s sketch comedy and variety show.
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Lymphatic Capillaries Help Regulate Stem Cells for Tissue Regeneration
Lymphatic capillaries help regulate the niche microenvironment surrounding stem cells, which promote the regeneration of hair follicles after injury or damage, according to a study published in Science.
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Study Finds Many Visiting Healthcare Professionals Perform Outside their Training Overseas
A Northwestern Medicine study found that almost 30 percent of healthcare professionals and trainees from high-income countries have performed outside their scope of training while working or volunteering in low- and middle-income countries.
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ECMH Enhances Primary Care Education for Students
Students in Feinberg’s Education Centered Medical Home program — a four-year, team based clerkship in underserved settings — experienced superior primary care training, according to a recent study.
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Tissue Environment Shapes Gene Regulation in Skeletal Muscles
The tissue environment and chronic exercise can both influence gene expression in skeletal muscles, according to a study published in PLOS Biology.
