December 13, 2005Astronaut-Physician Continues Research at Northwestern CHICAGO—In May 2004 Northwestern University orthopaedic surgeon Robert…
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December 20, 2005Contact: Wendy Leopold at 847/491-4890 or atw-leopold@northwestern.edu Audiologist Suggests iPod Users Take PrecautionsEVANSTON,…
A list of honors, awards, and faculty appointments from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
December 7, 2005Medicare Fraud Settlement Causes Oncologists to Lose IncomeCHICAGO—Many oncologists will earn 30 to…
December 21, 2005Poor Fitness Raises Heart Disease RiskCHICAGO—Poor cardiorespiratory fitness affects one of five persons…
December 7, 2005Depression Factors: Poor Health, Poverty, Minority StatusCHICAGO—Preliminary results from the STAR-D project, one…
December 6, 2005Feinberg Project, Armstrong Foundation Form PartnershipCHICAGO—The Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC)…
November 21,2005Viagra® Improves Urinary Tract SymptomsCHICAGO—Viagra® (sildenafil citrate), known for improving erectile dysfunction (ED), also…
November 21, 2005Stem Cell Microenvironment Reverses Malignant MelanomaCHICAGO—Northwestern University researchers have demonstrated how the microenvironments…
November 7, 2005Searle Family Commits $10M to Recruit Biomedical ResearchersCHICAGO—Northwestern University has received a $5…
Primrose Oil Component Cuts Levels of Cancer GeneCHICAGO—Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), a substance in evening primrose…
Mechanism Found That Promotes Melanoma SpreadCHICAGO—Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered a key signaling mechanism…
Alumnus Details American Red Cross Katrina EffortEvery day American Red Cross volunteers freely give their…
November 7, 2005Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.eduITEC Makes Award to RND PharmaceuticalsEVANSTON,…
In Memoriam (Stanley Huff)Dermatologist Stanley E. Huff, MD ’44, professor emeritus of dermatology, died October…
Estrogen Alters Brain ‘Wiring’EVANSTON, Ill.—Researchers at Northwestern University and Columbia University have found that “wiring”…
November 8, 2005Researchers Discover New Form of Cancer Gene RegulationCHICAGO—The Quaking gene, first described as…
In Memoriam (Melvyn Bayly Jr.)Melvyn A. Bayly Jr., MD ’71, emeritus associate professor of clinical…
Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.eduProtein in Lou Gehrig’s Disease Linked to Neuron…
Northwestern Medical Student Studies French Health Care SystemGlobe trotting for second-year medical student Adam L.…
October 11, 2005 Northwestern Is Center for Stem Cell ResearchCHICAGO—Northwestern University has been awarded a…
Russell Robertson Appointed Family Medicine ChairRussell G. Robertson, MD, has been appointed chair of the…
McKinlock Campus Poster Now Hangs in Galter LibraryWhen Al Cubbage, vice president for University Relations…
October 18, 2005Few Mentally Ill Juvenile Detainees Get TreatmentCHICAGO—More than 130,000 juveniles are held in…
October 4, 2005 Health Literacy Linked to Poor Health CHICAGO—Elderly individuals with poor health literacy…
A list of honors, awards, and faculty appointments from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Recent GrantsThe National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute awarded $125,743 to Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD,…
October 25, 2005 Depression Raises Disability RiskCHICAGO—Depressed middle-aged adults are at four times greater risk…
October 11, 2005Scientists Uncover Target for Colorectal CancerCHICAGO—A common, inherited gene that predisposes one in…
October 4, 2005 Faulty Biological Clocks May Influence AddictionBy Megan Fellman A gene that regulates…