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Explaining How Brain Signals Control Movement
A Northwestern Medicine study has shown how signals from neurons in the motor cortex produce precise and consistent movement over time, findings that could inform the design of brain machine interfaces.
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Prospective Students Take a Second Look at Feinberg
During Second Look, prospective members of Feinberg’s Class of 2020 toured campus and met faculty and students before making their final decision on where to attend medical school.
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Nanoparticle Acts Like Trojan Horse to Halt Asthma
A biodegradable nanoparticle can hide an allergen in a friendly shell to convince the immune system not to attack it, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.
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Stem Cell Method Predicts Patient Response to Cancer Drug
New Northwestern Medicine research has shown that reprogrammed stem cells can be used to identify patients with cancer who are likely to experience a dangerous side effect of a common chemotherapy drug.
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Testing Diabetes Drug Dosage
Northwestern Medicine physicians participated in a clinical trial to investigate the safety and efficacy of a drug for weight management in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Evaluating Smartphone Support in a Health Crisis
Smartphone conversational agents like Apple’s Siri respond to questions about health crises inconsistently and incompletely, according to a recent study.
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Hou Appointed to ‘Moonshot’ Cancer Initiative Panel
Lifang Hou, MD, PhD, chief of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention in the Department of Preventive Medicine, has been named a member of a blue ribbon panel that will help inform the scientific direction of Vice President Joe Biden’s National Cancer Moonshot Initiative.
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PA Students Kick Off Service Competition to Give Back
First-year physician assistant students established a service and philanthropy competition among their class to share their experiences and give back to the community, donating items to a food drive, donating blood and volunteering with community organizations.
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Investigating Kidney Cancer Therapies
Two drugs known to improve survival for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma do not reduce the risk of cancer recurrence when administered after surgery, according to a recent clinical trial.
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12th Annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day Breaks Record
Nearly 400 students, staff, trainees and junior faculty presented abstracts at the annual research showcase.
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Uncovering How Cells Sense Oxygen Levels
Northwestern Medicine scientists have revealed that mitochondria detect changes in oxygen and activate a chain of events to respond to inadequate supply.
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Feinberg’s NIH Funding Rankings Increase
Feinberg ranked 18th among U.S. medical schools in total National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in 2015, according to calculations by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
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Kristine Paik, MD, receives the American Academy of Pediatrics Resident Research Award
Resident Kristine Paik, MD received the American Academy of Pediatrics Resident Research Award(AAP) for her study “Incidence, independent predictors, and outcomes of unplanned, postoperative intubation in the pediatric patient” at the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) 2016 meeting.
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New Master’s Degree Offers Training in Reproductive Science
The new Master of Science in Reproductive Science and Medicine is an 18-month, full-time degree program focusing on reproductive biology and medicine, with an emphasis on applications to human health.
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Children with Epilepsy Face Social Problems
Suboptimal social and educational outcomes among young adults with childhood epilepsy persist even when seizures are under control and the disease is in remission, according to a recent study.
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Exploring the Architecture of the Genome
Northwestern Medicine scientists explored how the physical arrangement of genetic material organizes within a cell’s nucleus and influences the cell’s function.
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Reducing Antibiotic Overuse
Two simple behavioral interventions decreased the rate of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory tract infections, according to a recent paper co-authored by Northwestern Medicine investigator Stephen Persell, MD, MPH.
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Untangling Genes and the Environment in Depression
Genetic factors and the environment cause depression via different molecular pathways in rats, according a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Faculty Member Appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Health
Isaac Adewole, MBBS, adjunct professor of Medicine, has been named Nigeria’s minister of health.
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Investigating the Role of Pulmonary Veins in Asthma
MD/PhD student Sai Folmsbee aims to understand the role of the protein αT-catenin, found in heart cells, in the development of asthma.
