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Emergency Department Program for Older Adults Cuts Hospitalizations by 33 Percent
An emergency department program focused on geriatric transitional care has reduced the risk of unnecessary admission of older patients at Northwestern Medicine by 33 percent.
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Bariatric Surgery Prolongs Lifespan for Obese Patients
Obese, middle-age men and women who had bariatric surgery have half the death rate of those who had traditional medical treatment over a 10-year period.
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Brain Imaging Predicts Language Learning in Deaf Children
Scientists have developed an algorithm that uses brain scans to predict language ability in deaf children after they receive a cochlear implant.
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Medical Student Brings Lessons Learned at Teach for America to Feinberg
Omar Bushara, first-year MD/MPH student, discusses how spending a year teaching biology on Chicago’s South Side crystallized his interest in public health.
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New Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Announced
The newly launched Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, directed by Peter Penzes, PhD, aims to deepen understanding of the biological bases of autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Feinberg Awarded Fourth AHA Research Center
A newly announced American Heart Association research center will be led by Mary McDermott, MD, and focus on calf muscle pathology in peripheral artery disease.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities Worsen in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation
A new study finds that racial and ethnic disparities in live donor kidney transplantation have significantly increased over the last two decades, highlighting the need for national efforts to reduce disparities.
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Untangling How Epstein-Barr Virus Infects Cells
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a protein that acts as an entry point for the Epstein-Barr virus, providing a potential target for future therapies.
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Tracking Protein Disposal Could Lead to Improved Therapies
A new Northwestern Medicine study detailed a technique that could help scientists find the cause of cancer or autism-spectrum disease stemming from faulty protein disposal.
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Exploring Techniques for Bedside Diagnostic Reasoning
Georges Bordage, MD, MSc, PhD, professor of Medical Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, delivered a talk on diagnostic reasoning and how to teach it to trainees.
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Bringing Geriatric Care Home
Under the leadership of Lee Lindquist, MD, Northwestern is expanding its role in offering home-based primary care for seniors, including a new training program for providers.
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Breaking Ground in the Field of Personalized Neurology
A team from the academic and clinical arms of Northwestern Medicine has been assembled to study patient DNA and create customized therapies for Parkinson’s, Epilepsy, and ALS in a model called Personalized Neurology.
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Molecular Mechanism Behind HIV-Associated Dementia Revealed
Northwestern Medicine scientists showed how enzyme inhibitors might be used to halt a molecular process that can cause neurodegeneration in patients with HIV.
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High Diabetes Risk for Black Adults Is Driven by Obesity, Not Mystery
A Northwestern Medicine study has found that black and white populations have similar risk for developing diabetes when all biological factors are considered, upending a long-held consensus.
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Role Model
Roopal Kundu, ’01 MD, ’02 GME, guides students through the admissions process and beyond.
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2017 in Scientific Images
From heart tissue repair to retinal cell development, scientific images helped bring to life the discoveries published by Feinberg faculty, trainees and students in 2017. See a selection of some of the most striking images of the year.
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Scientists Reprogram Stem Cells to Regenerate Muscle in Muscular Dystrophy
Scientists are one step closer to a stem cell treatment for muscular dystrophy after Northwestern Medicine investigators demonstrated improvements in muscle tissue differentiation in stem cells.
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Thompson Named President of American Society of Hematology
Alexis Thompson, MD, MPH, has been named president of the American Society of Hematology, the world’s largest hematology professional organization.
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Medical Student Tackles Health Disparities in Hispanic Communities
Nicolás Francone, a first-year medical student, combines his interests in medicine and policy to reduce inequality in care delivery and improve access to healthcare for Hispanic patients.
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Electric Scalp Device Prolongs Survival in Deadly Brain Cancer
A device attached to a patient’s scalp that delivers a continuous dose of low-intensity electric fields improves survival and slows the growth of a deadly brain tumor, according to a new trial.
