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September 6, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Don’t Just Save Her Life—Save Her Fertility Landmark National Grant Targets Infants, Young Girls, Women with Cancer CHICAGO—Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine has been awarded a $21 million grant from the National Institutes[…]

September 21, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Microscopic Pollution May Trigger Heart Attacks/Strokes by Spurring Blood Clots CHICAGO—It was a murder mystery playing out in major cities across the country and perplexing scientists. Thousands of people were dying from strokes and heart attacks within 24 hours of a spike in microscopic[…]

In Memoriam (James Wolf) James S. Wolf, MD, professor emeritus of surgery, former director of transplantation surgery, and former associate dean for education at Northwestern University’s medical school, died on August 6 in South Carolina. He was 72. A native of Chicago, he graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa before receiving his MD degree from[…]

August 21, 2007 Contact: Pat Vaughan Tremmel at 847/491-4892 or atp-tremmel@northwestern.edu Breaking Up May Not Be as Hard as the Song Says EVANSTON, Ill.—The devastation caused by a broken heart has been a dominant theme throughout the ages of great literature and pop culture alike. But a new Northwestern University study shows that lovers, especially[…]

July 31, 2007MEDIA CONTACT: Pat Vaughan Tremmel at 847-491-4892 or p-tremmel@northwestern.edu Reading More Into a Face Than Noticeably Meets the Eye EVANSTON, Ill.—Reading the face of a person who is trying to conceal fear or other emotions is tricky business, according to a new Northwestern University study of electrical activity in the brain. Though such[…]

Studying Falls Key to Reducing Disability Among Elderly Physical therapist Evan McLeod introduces a patient to an excerise designed to improve balance. Older people typically fall due to a combination of factors including poor muscle strength, lack of balancing abilities, and using medications that have side effects such as drowsiness and dizziness. Poor eyesight and[…]

Keynote speaker Dr. Sherman Elias discusses movies’ ability to inform and sometimes mislead audiences about medicine. Visit theFounders’ Day Page for current information Founders’ Day Highlights Teachers Real and Cinematic Founders’ Day serves not only to officially welcome entering Feinberg School students but also to honor outstanding teachers and mentors at Northwestern. At this year’s[…]

In Memoriam (Bernard Mirkin)Bernard L. Mirkin, PhD, MD, professor of pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine and founding director of the Children’s Memorial Research Center, died suddenly on August 13. He was 79. A native of Bronx, New York, he received his undergraduate degree from New York University, an MD degree from the University[…]

August 1, 2007 Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu Method Shows Promise for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer EVANSTON, Ill.—Optical technology developed by a Northwestern University biomedical engineer shown to be effective in the early detection of colon cancer now appears promising for detecting pancreatic cancer, the fourth most common cause of cancer[…]

Nat Soper Named Surgery Chair Just one year after he began serving as interim chair of the Department of Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Nathaniel J. Soper, MD, became the permanent chair on July 1. An Iowa native, Dr. Soper received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Victoria[…]

$21 Million Grant to Fund Fertility Preservation Dr. Teresa Woodruff (center) discusses the role of hormone fluctuations in disease with Drs. Monica Buzzai (left) and Kim Rice, hematology/oncology fellows at the Feinberg School. Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD, is the principal investigator on a $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that will[…]

July 23, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Low Literacy Equals Early Death Sentence Northwestern Study Reveals Startling 50 Percent Higher Mortality CHICAGO—Not being able to read doesn’t just make it harder to navigate each day. Low literacy impairs people’s ability to[…]

July 18, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Jameson Named to Inaugural Landsberg Deanship CHICAGO—J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, who took office July 1 as vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, has been named the inaugural Lewis Landsberg Dean of the Feinberg[…]

June 26, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Wide Range of Blood Sugar Levels in Pregnancy Raises Risk to Unborn Babies and Mothers CHCAGO—A wider range of blood sugar levels—not just levels currently diagnosed as gestational diabetes—may put pregnant women and their[…]

Ophthalmologist Is A Visionary for Special Kids David Palmer, MD, assistant professor of clinical ophthalmology at the Feinberg School, is making an effort to do something about the fact that children with cognitive disabilities don’t have much access to team sports. In 2003 he organized the Slammers baseball team to provide a sports outlet for[…]

July 3, 2007 Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu Chronically Sleep Deprived? You Can’t Make Up for Lost Sleep EVANSTON, Ill.—We’ve all experienced that occasional all-too-short night of sleep—staying out too late at a party on a weeknight, studying into the wee hours for a morning exam, or being kept up during the[…]

June 26, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu First Study Transplanting Angina Patients’ Purified Stem Cells Shows Safety Researcher First Tests Cell Extraction Technique on Himself CHICAGO—The first U.S. study to transplant a potent form of purified adult stem cells into the[…]

June 12, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Feinberg School Awarded $4 Million to Train Vascular Medicine Specialists CHICAGO—Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine has been awarded $4 million from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to train vascular medicine specialists. Northwestern is one of seven institutions around the country[…]