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Reading More Into a Face Than Noticeably Meets the Eye
July 31, 2007MEDIA CONTACT: Pat Vaughan Tremmel at 847-491-4892 or p-tremmel@northwestern.edu Reading More Into a Face Than Noticeably Meets the Eye EVANSTON, Ill.—Reading the face of a person who is trying to conceal fear or other emotions is tricky business, according to a new Northwestern University study of electrical activity in the brain. Though such[…]
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Studying Falls Key to Reducing Disability Among Elderly
Studying Falls Key to Reducing Disability Among Elderly Physical therapist Evan McLeod introduces a patient to an excerise designed to improve balance. Older people typically fall due to a combination of factors including poor muscle strength, lack of balancing abilities, and using medications that have side effects such as drowsiness and dizziness. Poor eyesight and[…]
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Founders’ Day Highlights Teachers Real and Cinematic
Keynote speaker Dr. Sherman Elias discusses movies’ ability to inform and sometimes mislead audiences about medicine. Visit theFounders’ Day Page for current information Founders’ Day Highlights Teachers Real and Cinematic Founders’ Day serves not only to officially welcome entering Feinberg School students but also to honor outstanding teachers and mentors at Northwestern. At this year’s[…]
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In Memoriam (Bernard Mirkin)
In Memoriam (Bernard Mirkin)Bernard L. Mirkin, PhD, MD, professor of pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine and founding director of the Children’s Memorial Research Center, died suddenly on August 13. He was 79. A native of Bronx, New York, he received his undergraduate degree from New York University, an MD degree from the University[…]
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Making National News
Faculty members at the Feinberg School of Medicine frequently are quoted or featured in national and international news stories.
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Method Shows Promise for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
August 1, 2007 Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu Method Shows Promise for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer EVANSTON, Ill.—Optical technology developed by a Northwestern University biomedical engineer shown to be effective in the early detection of colon cancer now appears promising for detecting pancreatic cancer, the fourth most common cause of cancer[…]
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Low Literacy Equals Early Death Sentence
July 23, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Low Literacy Equals Early Death Sentence Northwestern Study Reveals Startling 50 Percent Higher Mortality CHICAGO—Not being able to read doesn’t just make it harder to navigate each day. Low literacy impairs people’s ability to[…]
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Honors & Appointments
A list of honors, awards, and faculty appointments from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Jameson Named to Inaugural Landsberg Deanship
July 18, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Jameson Named to Inaugural Landsberg Deanship CHICAGO—J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, who took office July 1 as vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, has been named the inaugural Lewis Landsberg Dean of the Feinberg[…]
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Wide Range of Blood Sugar Levels in Pregnancy Raises Risk to Unborn Babies and Mothers
June 26, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Wide Range of Blood Sugar Levels in Pregnancy Raises Risk to Unborn Babies and Mothers CHCAGO—A wider range of blood sugar levels—not just levels currently diagnosed as gestational diabetes—may put pregnant women and their[…]
