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An Update on Lymphoma Research
Faculty from the Division of Hematology/Oncology presented a panel discussion on lymphoma research, treatment and novel trials.
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Disease that Causes Blindness in Children Tied to New Gene
Northwestern Medicine scientists and collaborators discovered that mutations in the TEK gene lead to primary congenital glaucoma, validating previous findings in mice and suggesting a target for future therapies.
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Evaluating Smartphone Support in a Health Crisis
Smartphone conversational agents like Apple’s Siri respond to questions about health crises inconsistently and incompletely, according to a recent study.
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Kristine Paik, MD, receives the American Academy of Pediatrics Resident Research Award
Resident Kristine Paik, MD received the American Academy of Pediatrics Resident Research Award(AAP) for her study “Incidence, independent predictors, and outcomes of unplanned, postoperative intubation in the pediatric patient” at the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) 2016 meeting.
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From Beginning to Hopeful End
Northwestern researchers collaborate across fields and disciplines to use every means possible to fight HIV/AIDS.
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Studying the Herpes Virus Using Neuroscience, Virology and Developmental Biology
Osefame Ewaleifoh, a second-year PhD/MPH student, studies the herpes virus in the lab of Gregory Smith, PhD. He investigates the mechanism behind differential susceptibility to herpes simplex viral encephalitis in children and the source of energy for viral transport.
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Developing a Response to the Next Flu Pandemic
Michael Ison, MD, associate professor in Medicine-Infectious Diseases and Surgery-Organ Transplantation, is co-chair of a group of scientists responsible for drafting the next edition of influenza treatment guidelines.
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Alumna Spreads Awareness of Oncology, Women’s Health Abroad
Her strong interest in education and traveling led alumna Evangelia Razis, MD’87, PhD, to raise awareness on breast and cervical cancer in countries such as Sudan, Honduras, Albania and Sri Lanka. Also an avid researcher, she has published more than 60 papers and has opened the first group oncology practice in Greece to pursue translational…
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Gene Shown to Regulate Cell Recovery from Stress
A group of scientists from Germany, Korea and the United States has shown how a member of the sirtuin gene family acts as a tumor suppressor to protect genome integrity.
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Discovery May Aid Treatment of Rare Blood Disorder
Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, new research by Elizabeth Eklund, MD, points toward an alternative approach to treating the inherited and devastating bone marrow condition Fanconi anemia.
