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Northwestern Medicine Joins $20 Million National Uterine Fibroid Study
Northwestern Medicine has been chosen as one of ten investigational sites for a landmark study that seeks to improve the way uterine fibroids are treated.
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Platanias Appointed Director of Lurie Cancer Center
Leonidas Platanias, MD, PhD, has been appointed director of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, a position he has served in interim since January.
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Detecting Early Stage Knee Osteoarthritis
Northwestern Medicine scientists found that lesions seen in MRIs of knees without any x-ray signs of osteoarthritis predict the development of persistent symptoms of the disease and the first appearance of cartilage damage.
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A New Way to Prevent Organ Transplant Rejection
Northwestern Medicine scientists discovered a method to promote organ transplant tolerance by limiting the immune response in a novel way.
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Restoring the Ability to Grasp to Paralyzed Patients
Northwestern Medicine scientists decoded a brain machine interface to help people with severe paralysis activate grasp kinetics
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Scientists Develop First Animal Model for ALS Dementia
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed the first animal model for ALS dementia, a form of ALS that also damages the brain, allowing for direct monitoring of test drugs to determine if they work.
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DNA Changes Behind Asthmatic Aggravation from Cold Infection
The common cold decreases gene expression in nasal cavity cells, making asthma worse.
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Investigating Spiral Formation in the Cornea
Northwestern Medicine and University of Illinois at Chicago scientists proposed a framework for the development of epithelial cells forming spiral patterns in the cornea of the eye.
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Improving Nurse-Physician Teamwork
Redesigned hospital rounds increased nurse-physician teamwork and patient safety in two medical units in a Northwestern Medicine study. Interestingly, the positive change was so successful that it spread to additional units before a recent follow-up study even began.
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Teachers Become Learners at Medical Education Day
At the fourth annual Medical Education Day, Feinberg educators gathered for presentations, workshops and discussions to exchange ideas about their craft.
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A Faster, More Accurate Way to Measure Tumor Growth
Northwestern Medicine scientists have found a new method to measure how patients with breast cancer liver metastasis respond to treatment.
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Domestic Violence Likely More Frequent for Same-Sex Couples
Domestic violence occurs at least as frequently, and likely even more so, between same-sex couples compared to opposite-sex couples, according to a review of literature by Northwestern Medicine scientists.
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New Technique Used to Investigate Protein Refolding in Viruses
Scientists used a new technique, fast photochemical oxidation of proteins, to better understand how enveloped viruses infect host cells.
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Feinberg Professor Mark Hersam Named MacArthur Fellow
Mark C. Hersam, PhD, a Northwestern University materials engineer and Feinberg School of Medicine professor has been named a 2014 MacArthur Fellow.
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Feinberg Faculty Review NIH Grant Applications
Dane Chetkovich, MD, PhD, and Brian Mustanski, PhD, are the latest of many faculty members who are members of National Institutes of Health (NIH) study sections, through which they peer review NIH research grant applications.
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First Blood Test to Diagnose Depression in Adults
Northwestern Medicine scientists developed the first blood test to diagnose major depression in adults and to predict who will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy.
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Residents Give Advice to Medical Students at First Annual Career Fair
Medical students discussed choosing specialties with residents and faculty members during a panel and career fair.
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Pathway Found for Treating Fatal Lung Disease
Northwestern Medicine scientists identified genes correlated with the progression and severity of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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New Insights for Therapeutic Intervention in Melanoma
Mary J.C. Hendrix, PhD, revealed a variance in signaling pathways in embryonic stem cells and metastatic melanoma cells that may impact new therapeutic strategies in cancer.
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Stress Increases Women’s Chance of Cardiovascular Disease
A study analyzed data from 82,000 women to see how stressful life events and social strain affect future development of coronary heart disease and stroke.
