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Gene Technique Targets Alzheimer’s Memory Loss Feinberg School of Medicine researchers have prevented learning and memory deficits in a model of Alzheimer’s disease using a gene-targeting approach to block production of beta-amyloid, or “senile” plaques, one of the hallmarks of the disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative condition affecting more than 15 million people worldwide[…]

Annual Report Recognized for Design “Only the Best,” the Feinberg School’s 2001–02 annual report, was recognized among the “Chicago 50” for design at the Unisource Annual Report Show this fall at the Chicago Hilton and Towers. Viewed as the “event of the year” among the graphic design community, the show highlights 50 annual reports that[…]

December 10, 2003 Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Northwestern Receives $10 Million for Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials CHICAGO— Northwestern University has been named one of six leading research institutions to conduct early-phase cancer prevention clinical trials. Of the total $42 million award from the National Cancer Institute, Northwestern will receive[…]

Children’s Memorial Research Programs Continue Robust Growth Research programs at Children’s Memorial Hospital (CMH), affiliated with the Feinberg School of Medicine, are experiencing significant growth with the arrival of several new recruits. Mary J.C. Hendrix, PhD, is the new president and scientific director, and Xiaobin Wang, MD, MPH, ScD, director of the Mary Ann and[…]

December 16, 2003 Early Fitness Protects Middle Age Hearts CHICAGO— Fitness in early adulthood greatly reduces the likelihood of developing high blood pressure and diabetes—both major risk factors for heart disease and stroke—in middle age, a new study has found. Reporting in the December 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association ,[…]

Ceremony Honors New Lurie Research Center Weathering the brisk morning air on December 18, Feinberg School students and faculty and staff members joined Northwestern dignitaries and donors to participate in the “topping out” of the new Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center of Northwestern University. In one of the construction industry’s oldest traditions, a ceremonial[…]

December 10, 2003 Edible Urban Plants Found to Contain Lead EVANSTON, Ill. — Chicago has one of the highest rates of lead poisoning in the United States, an extremely persistent health problem that particularly plagues urban areas. Now a new study by Northwestern University researchers shows that edible plants grown in urban gardens could contain[…]

December 16, 2003 Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu A Little Stress May Be Good EVANSTON, ILL.— We’ve often heard that red wine and dark chocolate in moderation can be good for you. Now it appears that a little stress may be beneficial too. Northwestern University scientists have shown that elevated levels of[…]

November 4, 2003 Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Among Elderly, Depression More Prevalent in Hispanics and Blacks CHICAGO— Elderly Hispanics and African Americans have higher rates of depression than their white counterparts, due largely to greater health burdens and lack of health insurance, a Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine[…]