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Overweight Moms with Moderately High Blood Sugar Raise Health Risk
A new study from Boyd Metzger, MD,a professor of medicine-endocrinology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, shows women who are just above average for weight and blood sugar are at a higher risk of bad pregnancy outcomes than previously known.
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Lab Using Rabies to Map the Retina
As the only lab making the rabies virus at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Steven DeVries, PhD, and Yongling Zhu, PhD, are using it to explore the retina.
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Northwestern Medicine Update Shines Light on Bright Future
Eric G. Neilson, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine vice president for medical affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean, and Dean M. Harrison, president and chief executive officer of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, delivered the first-ever, joint update on Northwestern Medicine.
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New Drug Halts the Spread of Human Prostate Cancer Cells
A new drug developed by Northwestern Medicine® scientists prevented human prostate cancer cells from spreading to other tissues without any toxic effects to normal cells or tissues. The drug turns off the “go” switch in the cancer cells and immobilizes them.
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Saving a Life at the Shamrock Shuffle
Paul Jansson, a first year medical student, was volunteering at an aid station at the 2012 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle on Sunday, March 25, when a 63-year-old man suffered sudden cardiac arrest at mile three.
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Student receives AMA Foundation Seed Grant
Muthu Vaduganathan, a fourth year medical student at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, was awarded a $2,500 grant from the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation’s Seed Grant Research Program.
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Assistant Professor Started Nonprofit to Help Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Combining meditation and a week-long backpacking trip through some of America’s most pristine landscapes, True North Treks allows a chance for young adult cancer patients to discover nature, themselves.
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Physician Assistant Program
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Physician Assistant (PA) Program is a two-year graduate program that awards students a Master of Medical Sciences degree.
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Professor Writes a History of the Department of Anesthesiology
Robert Fragen, MD, professor emeritus of anesthesiology, has written a book, “From Promise to Excellence: A History of the Department of Anesthesiology of Northwestern University Medical School from 1966-2010.”
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Learning What It Takes to Become a Scientist
Carolyn Jahn, PhD, associate professor in cell and molecular biology, organizes and teaches an after-school science club for middle school students at the Union League Barreto Boys and Girls Club, which serves children in the Humboldt Park and West Town neighborhoods.
