February 14, 2006Ethnic Gap Widens for Kids’ AsthmaCHICAGO—Fifty percent more black children than white children…
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January 3, 2006Walking Slows Artery DiseaseCHICAGO—A study in the January 3 issue of the Annals…
December 27, 2005Grant Funds Schizophrenia StudyCHICAGO—D. James Surmeier, PhD, Nathan Smith Davis Professor and chair…
Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.eduScientists Identify Molecular Structure of Key Viral ProteinEVANSTON,…
December 27, 2005Common Gene Increases Prostate Cancer RiskCHICAGO—A common, inherited gene that predisposes one in…
Michael J. Fox Foundation Grant Funds Parkinson’s ResearchCHICAGO—Northwestern University, the University of California-San Francisco, and…
Middle-Age Obesity Raises Later Heart, Diabetes RiskCHICAGO—Obesity in middle age—even without established cardiovascular disease risk…
December 27, 2005Some Women at Greater Risk for MelanomaCHICAGO—Older white women with a history of…
In Vivo Variety Show Slated for January 27â28″Billy Medicine” is the 27th annual production of…
A list of honors, awards, and faculty appointments from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
January 25, 2006Program to Treat Skin of Individuals of ColorCHICAGO—Northwestern University has created a Center…
Anatomy Wins Top Publications HonorThe Association of American Medical Colleges/Group on Institutitional Advancement (AAMC/GIA) has…
January 25, 2006Compound Targets Alzheimer’s Brain Cell DegenerationCHICAGO—Drug discovery researchers at Northwestern University have developed…
Alum Thomas Starzl to Receive National Medal of Science Feinberg School alumnus and internationally renown…
December 13, 2005Astronaut-Physician Continues Research at Northwestern CHICAGO—In May 2004 Northwestern University orthopaedic surgeon Robert…
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”…