Byline: Nora Dunne
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Synapse Abnormalities Shed Light on Psychiatric Disorders
Genetic mutations that cause neuropsychiatric disorders may make synapses smaller and weaker, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Physician Assistant Class of 2017
The 30 students in Feinberg’s Physician Assistant Program Class of 2017 received their white coats during a welcome ceremony June 5.
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Mechanism Behind Asthma and Chronic Rhinosinusitis Proposed
A protein called Oncostatin M (OSM) may compromise the airway’s epithelial barrier, a wall of cells that blocks pathogens, environmental factors and allergens from entering tissue.
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Trainees Broaden Clinical Research Skills
Enrollees in Feinberg’s Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) program developed research projects including a yoga intervention for patients with Parkinson’s disease and a cardiovascular risk assessment for cholesterol guidelines.
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Shanley Named Chair of Pediatrics
Thomas Shanley, MD, a national leader in pediatric intensive care, has been appointed chair of the department of Pediatrics at Feinberg and chairman of the Department of Medicine at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
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Soy Supplements Do Not Improve Asthma
Despite previous findings suggesting a link between soy intake and decreased asthma severity, a new Northwestern Medicine study shows that soy supplements do not improve lung function for patients with asthma.
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Feinberg Selected for New Parkinson’s Disease Fellowship
Feinberg has been chosen by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to host one of five inaugural Edmond J. Safra Fellowships in Movement Disorders, a specialized training program for clinician-researcher neurologists.
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Science Maps on Exhibit at Galter Library Embrace the Power of Data
One hundred maps guide exploration of both the physical world and abstract ideas in Places & Spaces: Mapping Science, a visiting exhibit on display at the Galter Health Sciences Library through September 23, 2015.
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Detecting Early Signs of Risk in Hospital Patients
A new Northwestern Medicine study validated a scoring system that measures physicians’ personal judgment of how sick a patient may become in the next 24 hours.
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Groundbreaking Launches Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center
Leaders from Northwestern University, the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern Medicine and the city of Chicago broke ground on the Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center during a ceremony on May 8.
