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Northwestern Simulation Opens its Doors
Northwestern Simulation in the Department of Medical Education invited guests to participate in hands-on demonstrations and a tour of their center at an open house on March 3.
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Crucial Step in Red Blood Cell Development Discovered
New Northwestern Medicine research has revealed a surprising phenomenon behind the production of red blood cells: an opening that forms on the nuclear membrane to condense chromatin.
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Low Vitamin D Predicts Aggressive Prostate Cancer
A new Northwestern Medicine study showed that deficient vitamin D blood levels in men can predict aggressive prostate cancer.
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Examining New Breast Cancer Therapy
A phase III clinical trial tested the effectiveness of a combination of two drugs and found they may be an effective and safe treatment for patients with metastatic breast cancer.
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Remembering Neuroscientist Aryeh Routtenberg
Aryeh Routtenberg, PhD, a longtime professor of Physiology at Feinberg, died Feb. 27.
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Discussing the Zika Virus
The Institute for Public Health and Medicine hosted a seminar on the epidemiology and virology of Zika virus, risks associated for travelers and possible links between the virus and microcephaly in infants.
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New Northwestern Institute Commits to Improving LGBT Health
The Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing is the first research institute in the United States established university-wide that is focused exclusively on LGBT health.
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Medical Student Receives Fellowship to Study Smoking Cessation in India
Smitha Sarma, third-year medical student, will study tobacco cessation approaches in Kerala, India, as a Fogarty Fellow.
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New Intravaginal Ring Enhances Drug Delivery
A team left by Northwestern Medicine biomedical engineer Patrick Kiser, PhD, designed an intravaginal ring equipped with a novel drug release mechanism that enables the delivery of a diverse array of drugs for extended durations.
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Assessing Steroid Treatment for Women at Risk for Late Preterm Delivery
A new study suggests giving the steroid betamethasone to women at risk for late preterm delivery significantly reduces the rate of neonatal complications.
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PhD Student Explores Molecular Processes Behind Heart Cell Growth and Regeneration
MPH/PhD student Erin Lambers identified mechanisms that shed light on how cardiac cells develop from stem cells, which can help scientists better understand how the heart grows and regenerates.
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Medical Students Develop App to Enhance Learning
Second-year medical students built a web app to help teach fellow classmates and prepare for upcoming exams.
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Nanoparticles Destroy Cancer With Mechanical Force
By rotating special magnetic nanoparticles injected into brain tumors, a team of scientists led by Northwestern Medicine neurosurgical oncologist Maciej (Matt) Lesniak, MD, successfully damaged tumor cells in animal models.
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Kibbe to Lead Surgery Department at UNC School of Medicine
Melina Kibbe, MD, ’03 GME, Edward G. Elcock Professor of Surgical Research, will be chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
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Women’s Health Research Institute Celebrates New Policies on Gender in Research
The Women’s Health Research Institute’s Leadership Council hosted a special celebration of the recently announced National Institutes of Health and Food and Drug Administration policies to include women in basic science and clinical studies.
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Overcoming Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation
Patients with cancer who watched personalized educational videos before their first visit with an oncologist were better equipped to consider participating in clinical trials, reports a paper co-authored by Northwestern Medicine investigator Al B. Benson, III, MD.
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Expanding Opportunities for Genetic Counselors
Catherine Wicklund, MS, CGC, director of the Genetic Counseling Program, shares the program’s plans for the increasing need for genetic counselors.
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Inherited Neandertal DNA Influences Human Disease Risk Today
Rex Chisholm, PhD, vice dean of Scientific Affairs and Graduate Education, co-authored two recent papers that used electronic health records to explore patient genetic data, including genes inherited from early humans.
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Five Named Elite Medical And Biological Engineering Fellows
Five Northwestern scientists have been inducted into The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows.
