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May 2, 2006 Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu Discoveries Should Aid Research into Cause of ALS EVANSTON, Ill.—Two teams of researchers at Northwestern University have found a novel pathological hallmark of the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the molecular level. The neurologists and biochemists show how and why the mutated[…]

May 18, 2006 Program Launched to Treat Skin Problems from Anticancer Drugs CHICAGO—Northwestern University has launched the nation’s first program to treat skin conditions resulting from anticancer drugs. The Cancer Skin Care (Cancer Study of Chemotherapy-Induced Cutaneous Adverse Reactions) Program was established to develop research and clinical management strategies for skin conditions in cancer patients[…]

Children’s Memorial Hospital to Move to StreetervilleAfter reviewing various sites in the city of Chicago, Children’s Memorial Hospital’s (CMH) board of directors voted unanimously on April 4 to begin planning for a $800 million replacement hospital in the Streeterville area. This would place the Feinberg School of Medicine and its primary pediatric teaching hospital (affiliated[…]

Graduates Sent Off to Next Phase of Medical Careers On a cool spring day, with vistas of the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan around them, 143 members of the Class of 2006 at the Feinberg School of Medicine received their MD degrees during graduation ceremonies held May 19 at Navy Pier. Eight other graduates did[…]

Health Care Fraud Growing, Says Lisa Madigan As attorney general of Illinois, Lisa Madigan serves as the “people’s lawyer,” protecting consumers from fraudulent practices, recovering restitution on their behalf, and educating them about emerging scams. So why was she the keynote speaker at the Buehler Center on Aging’s long-term care conference held May 22 at[…]

April 25, 2006 Education Linked to Atherosclerosis CHICAGO—Higher levels of education are associated with a lower prevalence of coronary artery calcium, an indicator of low-grade or asymptomatic atherosclerosis (thickening and plaque deposits in the artery walls) among young adults and those in early middle age, according to a study in the April 19 issue of[…]

March 28, 2006 Drinkers, Smokers, and Men Develop Colorectal Cancer Earlier CHICAGO—Alcohol use, tobacco smoking, and male gender are associated with an earlier onset of colorectal cancer and with location of tumors, according to a study by Northwestern University researchers. Findings from the study, published in the March 27 issue of the Archives of Internal[…]

Julius Dewald Named Department Chair Dean Lewis Landsberg, MD, has named Julius P.A. Dewald, PT, PhD, chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, effective April 1. Dr. Dewald has been associated with Northwestern since 1988 when he was a postdoctoral fellow in physiology. He holds undergraduate and master’s degrees from Vrije[…]

In Memoriam (Howard Lieberman) Howard L. Lieberman, MD, GME ’49, professor of clinical ophthalmology, died of respiratory failure March 17 in Chicago; he was 83. Born and raised on Chicago’s North Side, Dr. Lieberman received his MD degree from the University of Illinois in 1946. There he met his future wife, Natalie. They were married[…]

March 28, 2006 Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu New ‘Litmus Test’ Could Aid Discovery of Anti-Cancer Drugs EVANSTON, Ill.—Using the unusual color properties of gold at the nanoscale, scientists at Northwestern University have developed a “litmus test” for DNA and small molecule binding that eventually could be used by pharmaceutical companies to[…]