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For Healthy Holidays, Take it from the Pros Nutritionists are human too. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s, they face winter holiday treats and food traditions just like the rest of us. So how do they balance heart-healthy eating and exercise against the high-fat, high-calorie temptations of the season? Registered dieticians from the Feinberg School of[…]

November 4, 2003 Imagining Movement Aids Stroke Rehab CHICAGO— Imagining movement of arms and legs that have been weakened from stroke may facilitate functional recovery of affected limbs, a Feinberg School of Medicine study has found. The effects of stroke vary based on the type of stroke and its severity and location in the brain.[…]

November 11, 2003 Psychiatric Illness, Drug Abuse Common in Jailed Youth CHICAGO— A study by Feinberg School of Medicine researchers shows that about half of teens in juvenile detention have two or more psychiatric and substance abuse disorders. The study, conducted by Karen M. Abram, PhD; Linda A. Teplin, PhD; and co-researchers from the Psycho-Legal[…]

In Memoriam (Louis Boshes) Louis D. Boshes, MD ’36, GME ’49, former professor of neurology and psychiatry, died November 9 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital; he was 95. Dr. Boshes earned his undergraduate degree at Northwestern in 1931, followed by his MD degree in 1936. He completed internship and residency at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical[…]

November 11, 2003 Coping Behaviors Linked to Female Chromosome CHICAGO— Coping behaviors appear to be linked to at least three genes on the X, or female, chromosome, Feinberg School of Medicine researchers report. Therefore, males, who are XY, inherit coping behaviors from their mothers, while females, who are XX, can inherit coping behaviors from each[…]

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[…]

November 11, 2003 Estrogen Shrinks Some Breast Tumors CHICAGO— Striking, paradoxical discoveries by Feinberg School of Medicine researchers suggest that low levels of estrogen—the same hormone that promotes breast cancer in its early stages—can shrink breast tumors that have developed resistance to the drugs tamoxifen and raloxifene. The findings are described in two studies by[…]

Greenland Named Editor of Archives of Internal Medicine Philip Greenland, MD, Dingman Professor of Cardiology and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Feinberg School, has been named chief editor of the Archives of Internal Medicine effective January 1, 2004. Founded in 1908, the semimonthly journal has a circulation of more than 100,000.[…]

Health SmartLibrary Brings New Information Management Tools The Galter Health Sciences Library celebrated the launching of its new Web Site, the Health SmartLibrary (HSL), on Thursday, November 20, with hands-on demonstrations, discussions, and more from 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. in the Method Atrium of the Feinberg School of Medicine. Says library director James Shedlock, AMLS,[…]

October 20, 2003 Aphasia Confused With Alzheimer’s CHICAGO— Alzheimer’s disease is the single most common cause of dementia, a chronically progressive brain condition that impairs intellect and behavior to the point where customary activities of daily living become compromised. More than 4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. Its high prevalence may lead people to believe[…]