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Disease Discoveries
Mar 23, 2023

Sex-Specific Mechanisms for Major Depressive Disorder Identified in Response to Dysregulated Stress Hormones

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered novel sex-specific mechanisms that control how stress hormones impact dopamine transmission and motivation, findings that can inform new therapeutic strategies for treating major depressive disorder.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Mar 23, 2023

Pre-Surgery Immunotherapy May Increase Survival in Advanced Melanoma

Patients with advanced-stage melanoma who received immunotherapy both before and after surgery had longer event-free survival than patients who received immunotherapy only after surgery, according to a recent clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Mar 22, 2023

Hormone Therapy Plus Current Treatments Improves Survival in Prostate Cancer

Combining a new hormone therapy drug with chemotherapy and another hormone therapy increased overall survival in patients with high-volume and both high-risk and low-risk metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, according to a post hoc analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Scientific Advances
Mar 21, 2023

How ChatGPT Has, and Will Continue to, Transform Scientific Research

Northwestern experts weigh in on how ChatGPT has and will continue impact biomedical research, and how artificial intelligence can be used to support the advancement of science and medicine.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Mar 21, 2023

New Directions for HIV Treatment

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a new compound which could inform future HIV cure strategies, according to research published in Science Advances.

Scientific Advances
Mar 20, 2023

Humans are Not Just Big Mice: Identifying Science’s Muscle-Scaling Problem

A new study is the first to show that extrapolating physiological findings from small animals can produce incorrect predictions in humans.

Campus News
Mar 20, 2023

AOA Honors New Members

Feinberg’s chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society welcomed 42 new members in a ceremony on March 15, recognizing outstanding educational achievement and significant contributions to medicine.

Education News
Mar 17, 2023

Celebrating Feinberg’s 2023 Match Day

Years of anticipation erupted in a flurry of torn envelopes on Friday as fourth-year Feinberg medical students found out about their residency matches during this year’s Match Day celebration.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Mar 16, 2023

Predicting Risk of Blood Clots in Brain Tumors

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new tool to predict the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with adult-type diffuse gliomas.

Scientific Advances
Mar 15, 2023

Understanding How Exercise Induces Systemic Metabolic Benefits

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a mechanism by which exercise activates metabolic benefits in the body, according to a new study published in Cell Metabolism.

Education News
Mar 14, 2023

Future Directions in Continuing Medical Education

Melissa Bregger, MD, FACP, and Clara Schroedl, MD, MS, provide an update on their vision for continuing medical education at Feinberg.

Campus News
Mar 13, 2023

Lieber Receives VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Award 

Richard Lieber, PhD, MBA, professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, has received the 2023 Paul B. Magnuson Award from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for Outstanding Achievement in Rehabilitation Research and Development.

Scientific Advances
Mar 13, 2023

Sex Differences in Neural Mechanisms of Decision-Making

Investigators have discovered novel neural mechanisms that influence sex differences in the motivation based on past experiences, according to findings published in Nature Neuroscience.

Education News
Mar 10, 2023

Medical Student Discusses Helping a Patient Communicate

Caroline Zhao, a fourth-year medical student at Feinberg, wrote about her experiences assisting a patient with a language barrier in the journal Academic Medicine.

Campus News
Mar 9, 2023

McGaw Hosts Third Annual Health Equity Week

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University recently hosted the third annual Health Equity Week, a week-long series of educational programming exploring healthcare inequities and disparities, and solutions to address them.

Disease Discoveries
Mar 8, 2023

Studying the Impact of Stem Cell Transplants

People with sickle cell disease who receive nonmyeloablative stem cell transplants are at greater risk for developing new tumors, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Campus News
Mar 7, 2023

Understanding the Role of Long-Lived Mitochondrial Proteins

Ewa Bomba-Warczak, PhD, is employing metabolic stable isotope pulse-chase labelling and high-resolution shotgun mass spectrometry to track and characterize long-lived mitochondrial proteins in the brain throughout a mouse’s lifespan.

Education News
Mar 7, 2023

A Day in the Life: Evan Edwards

Meet Evan Edwards, a third-year MD student at Feinberg School of Medicine and join him for “a day in the life” on the surgery clerkship.

Disease Discoveries
Mar 6, 2023

Social Deficits and Seizures in Autism Type Tied to Overexcited Brain Circuits

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified the cause of a genetic subtype of autism and schizophrenia that results in social deficits and seizures in mice and humans.

Campus News
Mar 3, 2023

Harvard Medical School Dean to Speak at 2023 Commencement 

George Q. Daley, MD, PhD, dean of Harvard Medical School and the Caroline Shields Walker Professor of Medicine, will address graduates, their families and guests at Feinberg’s 164th commencement ceremony on Monday, May 15.

Campus News
Mar 2, 2023

Northwestern to Co-Lead New CZ Biohub Chicago

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has selected Northwestern University to co-lead its new biomedical research hub in Chicago, which will develop new technologies for studying human tissues with unprecedented resolution.

Disease Discoveries
Mar 1, 2023

Calming the Destructive Cells of ALS by Two Independent Approaches

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered two ways to preserve diseased upper motor neurons that would normally be destroyed in ALS.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Feb 28, 2023

New Options for Treating Eczema

Patients with severe eczema who were treated with dupilumab experienced a reduction in symptoms and improved quality of life, according to a meta-analysis of several clinical trials published in JAMA Dermatology.

Campus News
Feb 27, 2023

Kennedy Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship

Ann Kennedy, PhD, assistant professor of Neuroscience, has been awarded a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Feb 27, 2023

Early Therapeutic Interventions for Diabetic Retinopathy Don’t Help Patients 

Patients with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy who received early therapeutic intervention saw no improvement in visual acuity compared to patients given a placebo, according to a clinical trial published in JAMA.

Education News
Feb 24, 2023

Medical Student Presents Research at Spine Society Meeting

Samuel Reyes, a second-year medical student, recently presented at the Cervical Spine Research Society annual meeting in San Diego.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Feb 23, 2023

First Transient Electronic Bandage Speeds Healing by 30 Percent

Northwestern University scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible, stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by delivering electrotherapy directly to the wound site.

Scientific Advances
Feb 22, 2023

First Wearable Device for Vocal Fatigue Senses When Your Voice Needs a Break

Scientists have developed the first wearable device to track how much people use their voices, alerting them to overuse before fatigue and potential injury set in.

Scientific Advances
Feb 21, 2023

First COVID-19 Vaccination Can ‘Hurt’ Subsequent Boosters

A new Northwestern Medicine study shows antibodies generated by prior vaccinations or infections can actually “hurt” subsequent COVID-19 booster shots.

Education News
Feb 20, 2023

Medical Student Investigates Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Second-year medical student Melody Brown-Clark uses her personal experience and stand-up comedy skills to speak with patients and investigate the connection between pediatric inflammatory bowel disease and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.

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Latest News

Sex-Specific Mechanisms for Major Depressive Disorder Identified in Response to Dysregulated Stress Hormones

Mar 23, 2023

Pre-Surgery Immunotherapy May Increase Survival in Advanced Melanoma

Mar 23, 2023

Hormone Therapy Plus Current Treatments Improves Survival in Prostate Cancer

Mar 22, 2023

How ChatGPT Has, and Will Continue to, Transform Scientific Research

Mar 21, 2023

New Directions for HIV Treatment

Mar 21, 2023
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