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Running the Great Wall of China for the CNADC
One man will embark on a mission equivalent to climbing Willis Tower, jogging to the Hancock Building, walking to the top, and then running the 24 miles roundtrip to Northwestern’s Evanston campus … all to support research for primary progressive aphasia, a form of dementia that has stricken his grandfather.
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Lectureship, Chair Established in Memory of Christopher Getch
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is honoring the memory of Christopher Getch, MD, who passed away unexpectedly on January 9.
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What Shields LGBT Youth from Suicide?
The first longitudinal study to look at suicide ideation and self-harm in the LGBT population shows support from friends and family offers the most protection.
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Student Awarded Prestigious Scholarship
A Feinberg student was awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a PhD in sociology at the University of Cambridge.
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Scientists at New Center Invent Therapy Apps, Medicine Bottles with Trackers
Scientists at a new Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine center are inventing web-based, mobile, and virtual technologies to treat mood disorders.
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Stupp Receives Prestigious Honor
Renowned for his research in self-assembly and regenerative medicine, Samuel Stupp elected to elite society.
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Feinberg Receives $1.5 Million Grant for Cutting-Edge Brain Research
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine a $1.5 million grant to participate in the newly formed NeuroNEXT, a Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials.
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Study Shows Benefits of New PSAV Test for Prostate Cancer
A new study shows that PSAV risk count testing may provide a more effective screening for significant prostate cancer.
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Will You Have a Heart Attack or Stroke?
This study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examines the lifetime risk of heart disease in white and black men and women.
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MS in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine was the first institution to offer a Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety. The degree program started in 2006. Its fifth class graduates June 2012.
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New Collaboration Benefits Women Faculty in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Northwestern University and the University of Chicago have launched the Chicago Collaboration for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, a three-year effort to enhance the recruitment and advancement of women faculty members in those fields.
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Cast of In Vivo 2012 Guns Their Way to the Top
Trouble is never far behind Maverick and Goose as they compete with classmates to earn the coveted title of “Top Gunner” in this year’s In Vivo performance.
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Feinberg Celebrates MLK Day
As part of Northwestern University’s weeklong celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, hundreds of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members came together to honor the life and legacy of the civil rights leader.
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Surgeon Reviews Cosmetic Surgery Options, More Research Needed on Safety
A study, published in the journal Dermatologic Clinics, reviews existing research and identifies which cosmetic procedures have been proven safe and effective.
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Maintaining Low Blood Pressure in Middle Age Helps Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke
A hike in your blood pressure during middle age significantly raises the risk of having a heart attack or a stroke during your lifetime, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.
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Northwestern Receives $10 Million Gift for Life Sciences Graduates
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has received a $10 million gift from the Walter S. and Lucienne Driskill Foundation to endow and name the Walter S. and Lucienne Driskill Graduate Training Program in Life Sciences. The gift will support graduate student training in the life sciences at Feinberg with particular, but not exclusive, emphasis[…]
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Discovery May Lead to Therapy for Eye Diseases Causing Blindness
A new Northwestern Medicine study has identified a gene that plays a major role in maintaining clarity of the cornea in humans and mice – and could possibly be used as gene therapy to treat diseases that cause blindness.
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Side Effects Cause Women to Quit Breast Cancer Drugs Early
Study reports that 36 percent of women quit medications early because of their side effects, which are more severe and widespread than previously known.
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Northwestern Nets Presidential Award for Girls’ Science Mentoring
A Northwestern Medicine program for mentoring urban minority high-school girls for college and careers in science and health was awarded the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
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New ‘Culprit’ Found in Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Following a breakthrough that identified a common converging point for all forms of ALS and Lou Gehrig’s disease, a new finding further broadens the understanding of why cells in the brain and spinal cord degenerate in the fatal disease.
