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Gonorrhea Acquires a Piece Of Human DNA If a human cell and a bacterial cell met at a speed-dating event, they would never be expected to exchange phone numbers, much less genetic material. In more scientific terms, a direct transfer of DNA has never been recorded from humans to bacteria. Until now. Northwestern Medicine researchers[…]

Students Pursue Research Interests, PhD through Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program The Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program (NUIN) admits 20-25 students annually to its six-year program . Students complete three laboratory rotations and then disburse into thesis-focused research labs in their quest to earn a PhD in neuroscience. A collaboration between the Feinberg School of[…]

Symposium Brings Attention to State of Healthcare, Relief Efforts in Pakistan Asher Hasan, MD, MBA, chief executive officer of Naya Jeevan for Kids; Rashid Chotani, MD, MPH, vice president and global advisor for public health at Experior Advisory; Asad Hayauddin, of the Consul Trade and Commerce for the Consulate General of Pakistan Chicago; and Todd[…]

Feinberg Students an Integral Part of Psychiatric Care Team at Chicago’s CommunityHealth Clinic At CommunityHealth Clinic on Chicago’s west side, Feinberg students, faculty, and residents donate their time and talents to treat underserved and uninsured patients in need of psychiatric care. Each Tuesday, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine students accompany faculty and residents from[…]

Menopause Film Rescheduled for Feb. 3 The documentary on menopause and question-and-answer session with Northwestern Medicine physician experts has been rescheduled for Feb. 3. (The program was originally planned for February 2.) The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 3, at the Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago Ave. on the Chicago campus of[…]

New Probiotic Combats Inflammatory Bowel Disease You know the probiotics in your peach yogurt are healthful, but now it appears they may also be a powerful treatment for disease. A genetically tweaked version of a common probiotic found in yogurt and cheese appears to be an effective therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s[…]

NFL Linemen Recover from Back Surgery, and So Can You If NFL linemen can recover from back surgery and return to their spine-bruising careers, so can you get back into your “game” of horsing around with your kids or working out at the gym after back surgery. That’s the good news from a new Northwestern[…]

Cast of In Vivo 2011 Feel Side Effects in Quest to Graduation Spoofing the movie The Hangover, In Vivo 2011 “The Side Effect” follows four friends (Clockwise from bottom left) Allen (Paul Bottone, M2), Phil (Taylor Reif, M2), Stew (David Weinberg, M2), and Danni (Katelin Mirkin, M2) as they embark on their final medical school[…]

Northwestern Medicine announced that Clyde W. Yancy, MD, has been named the Magerstadt Professor and chief of the Division of Cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. “It is tremendously exciting to welcome a cardiologist as accomplished and highly esteemed as Dr. Yancy,” said Douglas E. Vaughan, MD, the Irving S.[…]

Study Shows High Physical Activity Helps People with Osteoarthritis Walk Faster When a traffic light at a busy intersection flashes the WALK sign, people with knee osteoarthritis worry they can’t walk fast enough to make it across the street in time. New Northwestern Medicine research shows people with this common arthritis are more likely to[…]

Northwestern Commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Eboo Patel, PhD, founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core, offered the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day keynote address on the Chicago campus. Patel’s speech focused on religious tolerence and the power of symbols within and between faiths to unite and separate. Northwestern University faculty, staff, students, and[…]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day 2011 Events Interfaith Youth Core founder and executive director Eboo Patel will deliver the keynote address commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, January 17, on the Chicago Campus at noon in the Thorne Auditorium of the Arthur Rubloff Building, 375 E. Chicago Ave. This free and open-to-the-public presentation is part[…]

LIFE Ambassadors Programs Allows Prospective Studentsto Take a Look Inside Feinberg Experiences Feinberg’s Look Inside Feinberg Experiences (LIFE) Ambassadors Program uses social media to connect prospective students with current students who share similarities ranging from home region and faith to sexual orientation and race and ethnicity. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine recently launched a[…]

AMSA Sponsors Integrate Chicago Conference at Feinberg to Promote Integrative Medicine The 2011 Integrate Chicago conference planning committee included (L-R) Anila Bindal, MD, (first-year resident, University of Chicago), Vivian Leung (M2, Rush), Jennifer Young (M2, Feinberg), Lizhou Huang (M2, Feinberg), Jenny Macagnano (fourth-year Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine student, Midwestern), Elizabeth Wong (M1, Feinberg), Kevin Liu[…]

Universities Miss Chance to Identify Depressed Students One out of every four or five students who visits a university health center for a routine cold or sore throat turns out to be depressed, but most centers miss the opportunity to identify these students because they don’t screen for depression, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.[…]

Alzheimer’s Study Targets Early Memory Loss Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is enrolling participants for the first national study to detect Alzheimer’s disease in older people before they begin to have significant memory loss. Researchers will use imaging techniques and biomarker measures in blood and cerebrospinal fluid specially developed to track changes in the[…]

Northwestern Medicine Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Named Noted researcher and clinician Gregory Dumanian will lead division Gregory Dumanian, MD, professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery, neurological and orthopaedic surgery, has been named chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Gregory A. Dumanian, MD, has been named chief of the Division of[…]

Dance Interest Group Offers Students Fun, Fitness Once a week, first- and second-year Feinberg students gather in the lobby of the Lurie Medical Research Center to learn different dance styles. Each week, the Dance Interest Group provides first- and second-year Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine medical students with an opportunity to put on their[…]

Seminar Highlights New Dietary Recommendations As chair of the 2010 U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Feinberg Professor Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD, led the development of a set of recommendations provided to the United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Professor Linda Van[…]

High Activity Staves Off Pounds, Especially For Women People will gain significantly less weight by middle age – especially women – if they engage in moderate to vigorous activity nearly every day of the week starting as young adults, according to new Northwestern Medicine research. Women particularly benefitted from high activity over 20 years, gaining[…]