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Stress Reduction Therapy Prevents M.S. Brain Lesions
A weekly stress management program for patients with multiple sclerosis prevented the development of new brain lesions, a marker of the disease’s activity in the brain, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.
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Nanoparticles Give Gene-Altering Lotion Power to Fight Cancer, Skin Disease
A team led by a physician-scientist and a chemist – from the fields of dermatology and nanotechnology – is the first to demonstrate the use of commercial moisturizers to deliver gene regulation technology that has great potential for life-saving therapies for skin diseases.
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New Study Finds Many Agencies Place Unqualified Caregivers in Homes of the Elderly
A troubling new national study finds many agencies recruit random strangers off Craigslist and place them in the homes of vulnerable elderly people with dementia, don’t do national criminal background checks or drug testing, lie about testing the qualifications of caregivers, and don’t require any experience or provide real training.
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NUPOC Graduates Restoring Lives, Teaching Future Doctors at Clinic in Guatemala
Founded in 2005 by Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center graduates David Krupa, CP, and Eric Neufeld, CPO, the Range of Motion Project has provided prostheses and orthoses to thousands of Guatemalans.
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Northwestern Start-Up Wins TechWeek Competition
The medical device start-up company, BriteSeed developed by a team of four Northwestern University graduate students, won first place at the second annual 2012 TechWeek LAUNCH competition, earning the company more than $100,000 in cash and prizes.
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Third-Year Medical Students Receive New White Coats
Third-year medical students received their white coats on July 3 to symbolize their transition from the classroom to the clinic.
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First DPT/PhD (Eng) Graduate Headed to NIH for Fellowship
Theresa Sukal Moulton, DPT/PhD ’12, is the first graduate of the new Doctor in Physical Therapy and PhD in Engineering Program at Northwestern University. The dual degree, the only of its kind in the country, offers individuals interested in movement and rehabilitation sciences the training to help them become the next generation of leaders in…
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June Robinson, a Crusader Against Melanoma
June Robinson, MD, research professor of dermatology, has spent more than 20 years advocating for restrictions on indoor tanning and more than 30 years treating melanoma.
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Northwestern Docs and Illinois Gov. Quinn Team Up to Train Junior-high Kids in CPR
A new bill signed by Illinois Gov. Quinn aims to train all sixth through eighth graders across the state in hands-only CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator.
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Northwestern Medicine Responds to Health Reform Ruling
Today’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act means nearly 32 million more Americans will have their healthcare expenses covered by some form of insurance. The ruling, according to Northwestern Memorial’s Chief Medical Officer, Stephen L. Ondra, MD, has potential to lead to improved treatments and outcomes for millions…
