Byline: Will Doss
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Student Explores Declining Opioid Prescriptions
Ben Smith, a second-year medical student, led a study that found opioid prescriptions declined significantly between 2013 and 2018 in the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Emergency Department.
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Genetic ‘Neighborhoods’ Fuel Leukemia
A new study has found that genetic alterations in a rare form of leukemia physically change the architecture of DNA, fueling the replication and spread of cancer cells.
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Faculty Weigh in on the COVID-19 Response
There are variety of ways improve care delivery, interpret new information, and maintain clinical trials and experiments in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recent editorials published by Feinberg faculty.
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Adapting the Education Centered Medical Home to the COVID-19 Crisis
Students are conducting telehealth visits and reaching out to patients at high risk of complications from COVID-19, part of the transition of the Education Centered Medical Home to virtual care.
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Chronic Bronchitis Damages Lung Function
Adults with chronic cough and phlegm production are at risk for poor respiratory function, even if they don’t have more severe respiratory disorders, according to a new study.
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New Insights in Liver Zonation
A new Northwestern Medicine study has shed light on the complex phenomenon of liver zonation, showing that a protein known as Wnt is required for correct placement of tight junction and cell adhesion proteins within the liver.
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Study Finds Broad Therapeutic Potential for Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles traveled to different organs in the body depending on the type of protein coating applied, according to a recent study.
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Centrioles Aid Cellular Migration
A new study has found cells with high numbers of centrioles more quickly migrated through layers of tissue, a process known as radial intercalation, which may provide new insights into the development of many cancers.
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New Insights into Chromosome Folding
A new study has helped solve the mystery of how dysfunctional chromosome folding leads to cancer.
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New Radiotherapy Method Reduces Cognitive Decline
A new method of delivering radiation during whole brain radiotherapy could reduce neurotoxicity without compromising effectiveness, according to a new study.
