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Honoring Achievement with AOA
In a ceremony on March 15, the Feinberg chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society welcomed 43 new student, faculty, alumni and housestaff members.
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Transcription Factors Cooperate to Promote Cancer Growth
A well-established cancer cell transcription factor and its newly identified co-factor work together to drive cancer cell proliferation, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Science Advances.
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Exposure to Artificial Light During Sleep May Increase Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes
Exposure to even moderate ambient lighting during nighttime sleep, harms cardiovascular function during sleep and increases your insulin resistance, according to a new study.
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Exploring Flow Transport in Egg Cells
Motor proteins “slingshot” microtubules within developing egg cells of fruit flies, creating a current that transports mRNA to a developing egg.
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Director of Center for Aging and HIV: Increasing Patient Lifespan and ‘Healthspan’
Frank Palella, MD, is working towards increasing the lifespan and “healthspan” of people living with HIV through research, education and patient care as director of the new Potocsnak Center for Aging and HIV.
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First Potential Immunization Against RSV for Healthy Infants Found Highly Effective in Phase 3 Trial
A new drug has been shown to be highly effective against pediatrics infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
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Racial and Neighborhood Disparities in Breast Cancer
Black women with early hormone receptor-positive breast cancer experienced shorter relapse-free intervals and overall survival compared with white women, according to findings published in JAMA Oncology.
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Second-year Medical Students Help Address Food Insecurity
As part of their second-year MD curriculum, a group of Feinberg students recently designed and implemented a community quality improvement project on food insecurity.
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Glucocorticoids Enhance Muscles Through Sex-Specific Pathways
Glucocorticoid steroids improved muscle performance through distinct, sex-specific mechanisms, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
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Potassium Channel Dysfunction in Genetic Epilepsy
Northwestern Medicine scientists discovered functional links between dozens of potassium channel gene variants and neonatal epilepsy.
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Proactive Machine Learning Could Speed Healthcare Innovation
Shifting machine learning workflows to a proactive model could speed data collection and analysis, according to a viewpoint published in JAMA.
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Good Outcomes in COVID-19 Lung Transplants
Patients with COVID-19-associated lung disease who received lung transplants had similar outcomes compared to patients without COVID-19, according to a study published in JAMA.
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Intensive Crohn’s Treatment is Safe
Intensive treatment for patients with Crohn’s disease showed no safety differences compared to the current standard of care.
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Investigators Identify New Connections Between Circadian Rhythm and Muscle Repair
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered a novel mechanism that connects circadian rhythm-controlled cellular metabolism and regeneration with muscle repair after injury.
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Optimizing Balance of Treatments in Prostate Cancer
Patients receiving radiotherapy to treat high-risk prostate cancer benefit from androgen deprivation therapy, and length of treatment may be dependent on radiation deliver, according to a recent study.
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Genetics of Eosinophilic Colitis Revealed
A genetic analysis indicates eosinophilic colitis is distinct from other eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases and inflammatory bowel disease, according to a recent study.
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New Treatment for Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
The drug darolutamid, administered with standard androgen-deprivation therapy and docetaxel chemotherapy, increased survival in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.
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Investigating Prevalence Risk of Familial Heart Failure
Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) was found to have a familial etiology in 30 percent of individuals diagnosed with DCM, and the overall risk for a family member of developing DCM was nearly 20 percent by the age of 80.
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Possible Third Cure To HIV: Progress in a Time of Regression
Associate vice president of research Richard D’Aquila, MD, shares his perspective on the news of a possible third person cured of HIV, and the progress of HIV research in the future.
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection Increases Risk of Maternal Mortality and Obstetric Complications
Pregnant and postpartum individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy have an increased risk of maternal mortality or morbidity from obstetric complications, according to a recent study.
