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Herpes Virus Mutant Points Towards New Vaccine Strategy
A newly-designed mutant herpes virus provides a strategy for the development of novel herpes virus vaccines.
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New Findings Point to Potential Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
A new study provides insights into a mechanism underlying Parkinson’s disease and suggests that an existing drug could be employed as a novel treatment.
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Fostering New Innovation at Feinberg
Entrepreneurship has been rapidly expanding at Feinberg. Through a range of initiatives, medical school leadership anticipates that the culture of innovation will only continue to grow in coming years.
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Laimins, Miller Elected AAAS Fellows
Laimonis Laimins, PhD, the Guy and Anne Youmans Professor and chair of Microbiology-Immunology, and Richard J. Miller, PhD, the Alfred Newton Richards Professor of Pharmacology, have been elected as 2017 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Feinberg Appoints Inaugural Chief Research Informatics Officer
Feinberg reaffirmed its commitment to informatics and precision medicine by appointing Firas Wehbe, MD, PhD, as its first chief research informatics officer.
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Medical Student Investigates Health Disparities in South Asian Communities
Second-year medical student Apoorva Ram strives to reduce cardiovascular health disparities among South Asian Americans in both her research and her volunteer work.
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Glioblastoma Survival Mechanism Reveals New Therapeutic Target
A Northwestern Medicine study, published in the journal Cancer Cell, has provided new insights into a mechanism of tumor survival in glioblastoma and demonstrated that inhibiting the process could enhance the effects of radiation therapy.
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High-Intensity Exercise Delays Parkinson’s Progression
High-intensity exercise three times a week is safe for individuals with Parkinson’s disease and can keep symptoms from progressing, according to a phase 2 clinical trial published in JAMA Neurology.
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Getting Under the Skin
Scientists in the Department of Dermatology are working hard to better understand the fundamentals of skin biology and to bring those discoveries to the forefront of skin treatment.
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Preemies’ Dads More Stressed Than Moms After NICU
For the first time, scientists have measured the stress levels of fathers of premature babies during the transition between the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and home and discovered fathers are more stressed than mothers.
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Synthetic Cannabis-like Drug Reduces Sleep Apnea
A synthetic cannabis-like drug in a pill was safe and effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Student Sketch Comedy Show Benefits Refugee Organization
Students performed a series of skits satirizing the medical school experience at “In Vivo Goes Paperless,” the 39th annual performance of In Vivo, Feinberg’s sketch comedy and variety show.
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Holloway Delivers Diversity and Inclusion Lyceum Lecture
Jonathan Holloway, provost of Northwestern, shared a historical overview of African-Americans in modern universities during a lecture sponsored by Feinberg’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
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Scientists Investigate Protein’s Role in Lupus Development
A new Northwestern Medicine study suggests that a protein called Bim may be a novel therapeutic target for lupus.
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Delayed Development of Fast-Spiking Neurons Linked to Fragile X
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a delay in the maturation of fast-spiking neurons in the neonatal cortex of a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder.
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Blocking Gene Expression Improves Outcomes in Blood Disease in Models
Scientists reduced blood clotting in mice with a blood disease called myeloproliferative neoplasm by inhibiting expression of a gene.
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Northwestern Explores Mummy’s Secrets With Particle Accelerator
A team from Northwestern Medicine used the most powerful X-ray source in the Western Hemisphere to examine an 1,800-year old mummy, seeking answers to questions about bone competence of ancient humans.
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Comparing Physical Exam Education at U.S. Medical Schools
The resources used to teach the physical exam to pre-clerkship students vary widely across U.S. medical schools, according to a new paper published in Academic Medicine.
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Northwestern Surgeon Describes Working in a War Zone
Samer Attar, MD, assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, was recently featured on CBS’ 60 Minutes for his volunteer work in Syria’s makeshift hospitals.
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New Insights Into Protein Reveal Potential Therapy for Breast Cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new findings about a protein called SET1B, which could offer a novel approach to treating triple-negative breast cancer.
