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Tracking Protein Disposal Could Lead to Improved Therapies
A new Northwestern Medicine study detailed a technique that could help scientists find the cause of cancer or autism-spectrum disease stemming from faulty protein disposal.
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Exploring Techniques for Bedside Diagnostic Reasoning
Georges Bordage, MD, MSc, PhD, professor of Medical Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, delivered a talk on diagnostic reasoning and how to teach it to trainees.
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Bringing Geriatric Care Home
Under the leadership of Lee Lindquist, MD, Northwestern is expanding its role in offering home-based primary care for seniors, including a new training program for providers.
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Breaking Ground in the Field of Personalized Neurology
A team from the academic and clinical arms of Northwestern Medicine has been assembled to study patient DNA and create customized therapies for Parkinson’s, Epilepsy, and ALS in a model called Personalized Neurology.
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Molecular Mechanism Behind HIV-Associated Dementia Revealed
Northwestern Medicine scientists showed how enzyme inhibitors might be used to halt a molecular process that can cause neurodegeneration in patients with HIV.
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High Diabetes Risk for Black Adults Is Driven by Obesity, Not Mystery
A Northwestern Medicine study has found that black and white populations have similar risk for developing diabetes when all biological factors are considered, upending a long-held consensus.
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Role Model
Roopal Kundu, ’01 MD, ’02 GME, guides students through the admissions process and beyond.
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2017 in Scientific Images
From heart tissue repair to retinal cell development, scientific images helped bring to life the discoveries published by Feinberg faculty, trainees and students in 2017. See a selection of some of the most striking images of the year.
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Scientists Reprogram Stem Cells to Regenerate Muscle in Muscular Dystrophy
Scientists are one step closer to a stem cell treatment for muscular dystrophy after Northwestern Medicine investigators demonstrated improvements in muscle tissue differentiation in stem cells.
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Thompson Named President of American Society of Hematology
Alexis Thompson, MD, MPH, has been named president of the American Society of Hematology, the world’s largest hematology professional organization.
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Medical Student Tackles Health Disparities in Hispanic Communities
Nicolás Francone, a first-year medical student, combines his interests in medicine and policy to reduce inequality in care delivery and improve access to healthcare for Hispanic patients.
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Electric Scalp Device Prolongs Survival in Deadly Brain Cancer
A device attached to a patient’s scalp that delivers a continuous dose of low-intensity electric fields improves survival and slows the growth of a deadly brain tumor, according to a new trial.
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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.
