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August 12, 2004 Major Grant Renewal Funds Cancer Clinical Studies CHICAGO— Northwestern University has received a six-year renewal grant of $2.9 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) through the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG). The grant will fund an extensive portfolio of cancer clinical studies and will be administered by the Robert H. Lurie[…]

August 19, 2004 One in Four Adults at Risk for Irregular Heart Rhythm CHICAGO— One in four adults age 40 and older is at risk for developing a heart rhythm abnormality known as atrial fibrillation. What is worse, many of them may not even know they are having symptoms, according to a study in the[…]

Preventive Medicine Leader Recognized Jeremiah Stamler, MD, professor emeritus of preventive medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine, has been named an American Heart Association (AHA) Distinguished Scientist. This honor is bestowed on a highly select group of investigators who have made significant contributions to cardiovascular and stroke research. In a letter dated July 29,[…]

July 1, 2004 Contact: Wendy Leopold at 847/491-4890 or atw-leopold@northwestern.edu Brain Development, Puberty: Key to Learning Problems? EVANSTON, ILL.— A Northwestern University study is the first to suggest that delayed brain development and its interaction with puberty may be key factors contributing to language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia. The article appears in the June[…]

July 21, 2004 In Memoriam (Leonid Calenoff) Leonid Calenoff, MD, professor emeritus of radiology at the Feinberg School of Medicine, died on July 16 in Illinois of complications from esophageal cancer. He was 80. Born in Vienna, Austria, Dr. Calenoff served as a medic in the Bulgarian Army during World War II. After the war,[…]

July 1, 2004 Gene Mutation Causes Cell Deficits in Aging CHICAGO— A mutation of the gene for lamin A protein gradually causes devastating effects on cellular structure and function in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, a rare, fatal genetic condition characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in children. A study on the lamin A gene mutation[…]

July 21, 2004 Hyperglycemia and Pregnancy Study Receives $9.2 Million CHICAGO— Northwestern University has received a four-year, $9.2 million renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) study. An additional $1.7 million has been awarded to fund the HAPO Data Coordinating Center. Boyd E. Metzger, MD,[…]

July 7, 2004 Nuzzarello Heads Office of Student Programs Angela Nuzzarello, MD, MHPE, has been appointed associate dean for student programs and professional development at the Feinberg School of Medicine. She succeeds Jack F. Snarr, PhD ’67, who retired earlier this month after 29 years as head of the Office of Student Affairs. Dr. Nuzzarello[…]

July 9, 2004 Keeping Summer Fun Safe Summer, with its warmer temperatures and sunny skies, entices everyone to get moving and enjoy the outdoors. While boosting activity levels can increase summer fun, the season presents hazards to personal health and safety if one does not exercise caution. “Active people are generally more susceptible to a[…]

Design Show Taps Annual Report for Top 100 The Feinberg School of Medicine’s fiscal year 2003 annual report, “On Course,” has been selected as one of 100 annual reports to be honored in Black Book’s AR100 Award Show Book. AR100 is considered the nation’s largest and most prestigious annual report competition, according to Liz Haldeman,[…]

June 1, 2004 Blood Pressure Control Poor in Elderly NEW YORK— Improved blood pressure control of people 80 years and older, especially women, must be made a national priority, a Northwestern University researcher urged at the American Society of Hypertension’s 19th Annual Scientific Meeting in May. “The current rates of blood pressure control in the[…]

In Memoriam (Maurice Gore) Maurice Gore, MD ’37, associate professor emeritus of medicine, died on May 19 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital of acute myeloid leukemia. He was 92. Born and raised in Chicago, Dr. Gore completed an internship at Cook County Hospital and received a master’s degree from the University of Michigan in 1939. He[…]

June 7, 2004 Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu Nano Diagnostic Method Could Rival PCR EVANSTON— Since the advent of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) nearly 20 years ago, scientists have been trying to overturn this method for analyzing DNA with something better. The “holy grail” in this quest is a simple method[…]

Opera Buff Shares Passion with Students “Culture” for medical students doesn’t have to take place just in the laboratory. Thanks to the Feinberg School of Medicine’s participation in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s College Opera Circle, students are learning that their arts education isn’t over even when the “clinically obese” woman sings. A record number of[…]

June 10, 2004 Regulatable Gene Therapy May Advance Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease CHICAGO— Northwestern University neuroscientists have overcome a major obstacle in gene therapy research. They’ve devised a method that will safely deliver and regulate expression of therapeutic genes introduced into the central nervous system to treat Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. The method,[…]

Feinberg School Leads NU in Research Funding With $168.2 million in research funding in 2003, the Feinberg School of Medicine surpassed all other academic units in drawing research dollars to Northwestern. The medical school’s award total constitutes 51 percent of all research funding to the University, which totaled $328.1 million. Funding from research awards granted[…]

Chicago VA Renamed to Honor Former Secretary The VA affiliate in the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University has undergone a name change. On May 25, 2004, the VA Chicago Health Care System was renamed the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. The late Jesse Brown served as executive director of American Disabled Veterans before being[…]

May 12, 2004 People More at Risk If Parents Had Heart Attack or Stroke CHICAGO— A study published in the May 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association provides the strongest evidence yet that cardiovascular disease in parents—particularly at an early age—is a major predictor of their children having a heart attack[…]