Recent News

Greenland Named Editor of Archives of Internal Medicine Philip Greenland, MD, Dingman Professor of Cardiology and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Feinberg School, has been named chief editor of the Archives of Internal Medicine effective January 1, 2004. Founded in 1908, the semimonthly journal has a circulation of more than 100,000.[…]

Health SmartLibrary Brings New Information Management Tools The Galter Health Sciences Library celebrated the launching of its new Web Site, the Health SmartLibrary (HSL), on Thursday, November 20, with hands-on demonstrations, discussions, and more from 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. in the Method Atrium of the Feinberg School of Medicine. Says library director James Shedlock, AMLS,[…]

November 7, 2003 Impatient, Hostile Young Adults at Risk for High Blood Pressure CHICAGO— Young adults who are impatient and hostile are at risk for developing high blood pressure, and consequently, cardiovascular disease, as they get older, a Northwestern University study found. The study, results of which were published in the October 22 issue of[…]

For Healthy Holidays, Take it from the Pros Nutritionists are human too. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s, they face winter holiday treats and food traditions just like the rest of us. So how do they balance heart-healthy eating and exercise against the high-fat, high-calorie temptations of the season? Registered dieticians from the Feinberg School of[…]

November 4, 2003 Imagining Movement Aids Stroke Rehab CHICAGO— Imagining movement of arms and legs that have been weakened from stroke may facilitate functional recovery of affected limbs, a Feinberg School of Medicine study has found. The effects of stroke vary based on the type of stroke and its severity and location in the brain.[…]

November 11, 2003 Psychiatric Illness, Drug Abuse Common in Jailed Youth CHICAGO— A study by Feinberg School of Medicine researchers shows that about half of teens in juvenile detention have two or more psychiatric and substance abuse disorders. The study, conducted by Karen M. Abram, PhD; Linda A. Teplin, PhD; and co-researchers from the Psycho-Legal[…]

October 20, 2003 Aphasia Confused With Alzheimer’s CHICAGO— Alzheimer’s disease is the single most common cause of dementia, a chronically progressive brain condition that impairs intellect and behavior to the point where customary activities of daily living become compromised. More than 4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. Its high prevalence may lead people to believe[…]

October 1, 2003 Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu Research May Aid Cancer Diagnosis EVANSTON, ILL.— Scientists at Northwestern University have developed an ultra-sensitive technology based on gold nanoparticles and DNA that can detect prostate specific antigen (PSA) when present at extremely low levels in a blood sample. This promising new protein-detection method[…]

October 7, 2003 Drug May Block Crohn’s Inflammation CHICAGO— An investigational drug under study by Alan L. Buchman, MD, associate professor of medicine at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, may block the intense abdominal pain, diarrhea, bleeding, and other symptoms of Crohn’s disease, a condition of unknown cause that affects up to 1 million Americans.[…]

October 3, 2003 No Link Between Fat, Stroke Risk CHICAGO— Unlike its scientifically established relationship to heart disease, dietary fat does not seem to be associated with risk for stroke, according to an article in the October 4 issue of the British Medical Journal. Ka He, MD, instructor in preventive medicine at the Feinberg School,[…]

NU Named Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson’s Research With a $5.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Northwestern has become the first Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research in the Midwest. Directed by D. James Surmeier, PhD, Nathan Smith Davis Professor and chair of physiology at the[…]

Poster Session Highlights Medical Student Research From signal transduction and malignant transformation of cells to functional magnetic resonance imaging of the heart and patient-physician communication in the hospice setting, Northwestern medical students made the most of research opportunities available through the Medical Student Summer Research Program. On October 30, 42 Feinberg School students presented their[…]

Medical Student Research Day Slated Last summer 44 medical students participated in research projects that took them into laboratories, operating rooms, and clinics with Feinberg School of Medicine faculty preceptors. On October 30, 42 students will display the results of their work at a poster session in the Method Atrium. From 4–6 p.m., the student[…]

Residents Practice Life-Saving Skills on “Cosmo” “Code Blue!” Most people have heard the term countless times on television dramas about hospitals and doctors, usually indicating a patient has gone into cardiac arrest. Because internal medicine residents are the first to respond to cardiac arrests at Northwestern-affiliated hospitals, Diane B. Wayne, MD, assistant professor of medicine[…]

In Memoriam (Lucita “Lucy” Rita) Lucida “Lucy” Rita, MD, GME ’64, associate professor emeritus of anesthesiology, died September 30 of subdural hematoma; she was 79. Born in Manilla, she completed her medical education at the University of the Philippines and obstetrics and gynecology residencies at St. Francis Hospital in Honolulu and Franklin Square Hospital in[…]

Volunteers Needed for Clinical Trials Do you want to improve your health and at the same time aid medical progress? Consider participating in a clinical trial at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine or one of its affiliated teaching hospitals in the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. Clinical trials are carefully constructed research studies[…]

In Memoriam (Theodor Braun) Theodor Braun, MD, PhD, professor emeritus of physiology, died August 28. He was 76. A resident of Skokie, Illinois, Dr. Braun was born in Uzhorod, Czechoslovakia, and earned his MD degree in 1951 and CSc degree (equivalent to an American PhD) in physiology in 1964 at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences[…]

September 8, 2003 Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu Findings May Lead to Design of New Drugs EVANSTON, ILL.— Scientists at Northwestern University have acquired new insight into how a specialized sensor protein that acts as an early warning system detects dangerous amounts of the “coinage metals”—silver, gold, and copper—inside cells. For the[…]

Medical Faculty Members Honored for Teaching This year’s Founders’ Day Convocation on August 29 offered the essential ingredients for an official opening of an academic year: a hearty welcome for the Class of 2007; words of wisdom by J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, Irving S. Cutter Professor and chair of medicine; and recognition of the[…]