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Duncan Named NUPOC Director
J. Chad Duncan, PhD, associate professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, has been named director of the Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center.
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Measuring the Overuse of Outpatient Antibiotics
A new study published in The BMJ illustrates the scale of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the U.S. outpatient setting, with the most comprehensive estimates to date.
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How Neutrophils Drive DNA Damage Linked to Cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists demonstrated how innate immune cells in inflamed tissue induce DNA damage that promotes the development of cancer.
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Student Investigates Role of Microbiome in Arterial Injury Response
Kelly Wun, a fourth-year medical student, was the first author of a study that links the microbiome to the development of restenosis, the renarrowing of arteries after a procedure.
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Mitochondria Linked to Autoimmunity
Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated that a specific mitochondrial protein complex is essential to the immunosuppressive activity of regulatory T-cells.
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$13.5 Million Grant Supports the Creation of App-Based Cognitive Assessments
Northwestern was recently awarded a five-year, $13.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create a platform of app-based tools, called the MobileToolbox, to remotely assess cognitive function.
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Full-Body Scan Could Improve Chemotherapy Effectiveness
A new full-body scan could help clinicians better assess patients during cancer treatment, according to a recent study.
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New Gene Associated With Glioblastoma Discovered
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a gene, called isocitrate dehydrogenase 3-alpha, that promotes tumors in grade IV glioblastoma, according to a study published in Science Advances.
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McNally Elected to National Academy of Inventors
Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD, has been elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, joining more than 900 other inventors, who were selected for prolific innovations that improve quality of life or economic development.
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Continuity of Care, Across Chicago’s Communities
In Feinberg’s unique Education-Centered Medical Home program, medical students learn to provide primary care to vulnerable populations living in Chicago.
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Student Committed to Surgical Research, Global Health
Medical student Liam Kane discusses his orthopaedic surgery research fellowship, his interest in global health and what he loves about Feinberg.
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Tiny Implantable Device Uses Light to Treat Bladder Problems
Northwestern neuroscientists and engineers have developed a tiny, implantable device that has potential to help people with bladder problems.
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Scientists Discover New Heart Attack Repair Pathway
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a novel signaling pathway that promotes healing and tissue repair after heart attack, in a study published in Cell Metabolism.
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Inhaled Nitrite Fails to Show Benefit in Heart Failure; Automated Cardiac Imaging Shows Promise
A treatment of inhaled inorganic nitrite did not improve exercise capacity among patients with a common form of heart failure, according to a clinical trial published in JAMA.
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2018 in Striking Scientific Images
Scientific images helped bring to life the discoveries made at Feinberg this year, from the origin of nitric oxide in the retina to mechanisms of herpes simplex virus infection. See a selection of some of the most stunning images.
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Pediatric Leukemia ‘Super Drug’ Could be Developed in Coming Years
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered two successful therapies that slowed the progression of pediatric leukemia in mice, the first step towards a pediatric leukemia “super drug.”
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Two Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Disease
Two drugs commonly prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes carry a high risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure or amputation, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Alumnus David Skorton Named President of AAMC
Alumnus David Skorton, ‘74 MD, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, has been named the president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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Drug Regimen Improves Survival in Lymphoma
A drug called brentuximab vedotin combined with chemotherapy significantly improved overall survival for patients with a type of T-cell lymphoma, according to a clinical trial in The Lancet.
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Remembering Laszlo Lorand, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Cell and Molecular Biology
Laszlo Lorand, PhD, professor emeritus of Cell and Molecular Biology and a distinguished scientist whose career spanned more than 60 years at Northwestern, passed away on December 6.
