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January 15, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Surprising Drug Blocks Malaria CHICAGO—Northwestern University researchers have discovered how malaria parasites persuade red blood cells to engulf them—and how to block the invading parasites. The malaria marauders hack into the red cell’s signaling system and steal the molecular equivalent of its password to[…]

In Memoriam (Joseph Pasternak) Joseph F. Pasternak, MD, associate professor of pediatrics and of neurology at the Feinberg School, died December 5, 2006, after a five-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Dr. Pasternak received a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics from the University of Iowa in[…]

January 15, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Researchers Discover Genetic Cause of Word-Finding Disease CHICAGO—Northwestern University researchers have discovered a genetic cause of a mysterious neurological disease in which people have trouble recalling and using words. The illness, primary progressive aphasia (PPA), differs from Alzheimer’s disease, in which a person’s memory[…]

January 22, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Performing Exam for Skin Cancer with Partner Could Save Your Life CHICAGO—If you learn to examine yourself for skin cancer with a partner, you are more likely to follow up with self-exams that could detect early melanoma and save your life. Northwestern University researchers[…]

December 27, 2006 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu How Your Brain Helps You Become a Wine Expert CHICAGO—You don’t need to sign up for pricey wine appreciation classes to parse the subtle difference between the black cherry bouquet of a pinot noir and the black currant scent of a cabernet sauvignon. Just[…]

December 20, 2006 Contact: Pat Vaughan Tremmel at 847/491-4892 or atp-tremmel@northwestern.edu Paying Attention Sets Off Symphony of Cell Synchronization EVANSTON, Ill.—You know the sensation. When something has your full attention you see it vividly. And when you don’t pay attention, you’re liable to miss something important. Now a new Northwestern University study sheds light on[…]

In Memoriam (William Brand)William N. Brand, MD ’62, former director of radiation oncology and a medical school faculty member for 35 years, died December 14 in Durango, Colorado, of complications from emphysema exacerbated by acute pneumonia. He was 72. The native Chicagoan served as a physician assistant in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War,[…]

Using Feedback Effectively With communication, feedback comes in many forms, from written and verbal to modifying behavior. In the case of Monica van de Ridder, a graduate student from the Netherlands, her “positive” feedback to a talk given by William C. McGaghie, PhD, professor of medical education and faculty development, resulted in a plane ticket[…]

Psychoanalysis—Couch and All—Still Going Strong As president-elect of the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA), Prudence Leib Gourguechon, MD, GME ’83, wants people to know that the field of psychoanalysis is alive and well and helping many people who don’t respond to quicker therapies. “My patients have usually been in psychotherapy or on medication for 10–20 years,”[…]