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Alzheimer’s Study Targets Early Memory Loss Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is enrolling participants for the first national study to detect Alzheimer’s disease in older people before they begin to have significant memory loss. Researchers will use imaging techniques and biomarker measures in blood and cerebrospinal fluid specially developed to track changes in the[…]

Northwestern Medicine Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Named Noted researcher and clinician Gregory Dumanian will lead division Gregory Dumanian, MD, professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery, neurological and orthopaedic surgery, has been named chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Gregory A. Dumanian, MD, has been named chief of the Division of[…]

Dance Interest Group Offers Students Fun, Fitness Once a week, first- and second-year Feinberg students gather in the lobby of the Lurie Medical Research Center to learn different dance styles. Each week, the Dance Interest Group provides first- and second-year Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine medical students with an opportunity to put on their[…]

Seminar Highlights New Dietary Recommendations As chair of the 2010 U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Feinberg Professor Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD, led the development of a set of recommendations provided to the United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Professor Linda Van[…]

High Activity Staves Off Pounds, Especially For Women People will gain significantly less weight by middle age – especially women – if they engage in moderate to vigorous activity nearly every day of the week starting as young adults, according to new Northwestern Medicine research. Women particularly benefitted from high activity over 20 years, gaining[…]

Clinical Psychology PhD Program Trains Students to Become Academic Psychologists The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology —located in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DPBS) — is one of only a few U.S. programs based in an academic medical center and the sole clinical psychology doctoral program housed[…]

Drug Prevents Post-traumatic Stress Syndrome Post-traumatic stress syndrome — when a severely stressful event triggers exaggerated and chronic fear — affects nearly 8 million people in the United States and is hard to treat. In a preclinical study, Northwestern Medicine scientists have for the first time identified the molecular cause of the debilitating condition and[…]

Northwestern Psychologist’s Book Tells Howto Shed Anxiety for Life Americans’ danger detectors are cranked up way too high these days, but we don’t have to be held hostage by our anxiety, according to a new book on coping with stress by a Northwestern Medicine psychologist. The book, by Mark Reinecke, PhD, is titled “Little Ways[…]

Feinberg Students, Residents, Faculty, and Alumni Inducted into Prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Twenty eight FeinbErg medical students were inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) — solidifying their position at the top of their medical school class. The Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society recently welcomed its newest members at a ceremony hosted by Northwestern[…]

Feinberg Cardiovascular Symposium Focuses on Reinventing, Restoring Heart Health Clyde Yancy, MD, medical director at the Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute and chief of cardiothoracic transplantation at Baylor University Medical Center, offered a vision for how individuals, organizations, and Northwestern Medicine can participate in reinventing and restoring heart health. Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment,[…]

NUPOC Hosts Ribbon Cutting, Open House to Commemorate New Space University President Morton O. Schapiro presided over the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center’s new space — an event that signaled the integration of the center’s research and education missions. The Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC) for Education and Research recently moved all faculty,[…]

New Program for Veterans’ Special Needs Rolls Out in 170 VA Medical Centers Sam Nicols’ flashbacks from World War II didn’t begin until the final year of his life. Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome, the Purple Heart veteran needed help coping with the long-suppressed memories. The traumas many vets experience during service often resurface at[…]

Two Studies Confirm a Healthy Lifestyle has Biggest Impact on Cardiovascular Health Is cardiovascular health in middle age and beyond a gift from your genes or is it earned by a healthy lifestyle and within your control? Two large studies from Northwestern Medicine confirm a healthy lifestyle has the biggest impact on cardiovascular health. One[…]

Illinois Faces Critical Physician Shortage, New Study Warns Half of all graduating medical residents or fellows trained in Illinois leave the state to practice medicine elsewhere, in large part due to the medical liability environment in Illinois, according to a new study from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The study, the first to examine[…]

Stress Takes Its Toll in Parkinson’s Disease We all know that living a stressful lifestyle can take its toll, making us age faster and making us more susceptible to the cold going around the office. The same appears to be true of neurons in the brain. According to a new Northwestern Medicine study that will[…]

National Children’s Study Launches in Chicago Why are so many babies born prematurely? Why do so many American children suffer from asthma, autism, obesity, behavior disorders, and other health problems? Greater Chicago-area families have a unique opportunity to help better understand and prevent these conditions by participating in the National Children’s Study (NCS). Starting this[…]

Former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, Gives Hollister Lecture David Satcher, MD, PhD, former U.S. Surgeon General, presented the 2010 Hollister Lecture on October 28. Satcher discussed his work addressing health disparities through health policy. David Satcher, MD, PhD, former U.S. Surgeon General, presented the 2010 Hollister Lecture at Northwestern University Feinberg School[…]

MS in Clinical Investigation Offers Formal Clinical and Translational Science Research Training to Residents, Fellows, and Junior Faculty The Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) Program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has grown from five to more than 70 students since its inception in 1999. This part-time master’s degree program, sponsored by[…]

Soy May Stop Prostate Cancer Spread Northwestern Medicine researchers at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University have found that a new, nontoxic drug made from a chemical in soy could prevent the movement of cancer cells from the prostate to the rest of the body. These findings will be presented at[…]