Byline: Nora Dunne
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Assessing Wait Time Versus Talk Time in the Emergency Department
Northwestern Medicine investigators evaluated the amount of time patients spend talking with healthcare providers compared to time spent waiting in the emergency department. The results can help providers plan better ways to use a waiting time to increase patient satisfaction.
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HIV Research Expands at Feinberg
Scientists at Feinberg are attacking HIV from all sides in an effort to understand, prevent and cure the virus that affects more than 35 million worldwide.
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Uncovering the Genetics of Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
Northwestern Medicine scientists found a genetic biomarker to pinpoint some patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, making it possible to give them an effective alternative therapy sooner.
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Answering Questions about Ebola
Sanjeev Malik, MD, ’07 GME, assistant professor in Emergency Medicine answers questions about emergency protocols and resources to help keep healthcare workers, Feinberg students and members of the public safe and informed about the Ebola outbreak.
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Investigating SuperAgers’ Remarkable Memory
Scientists at Feinberg’s Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center have received a five-year, $2.28 million NIH grant to continue studying SuperAgers, people over 80 with remarkable, age-defying memory power.
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Faculty Building Tissue Chip Model of the Female Reproductive System for Safer Drug Screening
Feinberg faculty received an NIH grant to build a microphysiologic model of the female reproductive system to predict drug safety and effectiveness in humans.
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Exploring How Diabetes Promotes Heart Disease
A new Northwestern Medicine study identified the pathway that mediates the link between diabetes and cardiomyopathy.
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Specific White Blood Cells May Induce Rheumatoid Arthritis
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that a specific type of white blood cell’s behavior may explain how rheumatoid arthritis develops.
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Signs of ALS Detected in the Eye
Northwestern Medicine scientists identified the same protein deposits that are usually found in the brains of ALS patients in the retina, opening a new potential avenue for diagnosing and tracking the disease.
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3-D Printed Models Provide Lifelike Simulations for Training Pediatric Surgeons
Katherine Barsness, MD, ’11 MS, created life-sized, reusable models of a newborn’s ribcage with 3-D printing technology to provide uniquely authentic simulation-based education to training pediatric surgeons.
