Tag: Research
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Alzheimer’s Award Will Fund Work With BACE1 Enzyme
Robert Vassar, PhD, professor in cell and molecular biology, has received a prestigious $450,000 award from the Alzheimer’s Association to continue his research into the BACE1 enzyme.
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Study Shows Children with Psoriasis Likely Overweight
The largest study of physician-treated children with psoriasis around the world shows children with the skin disease are about twice as likely to be overweight or obese as children who don’t have the disease, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.
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VIDEO: Spotlight on Research at Feinberg
The collaborative medical school faculty conducts basic science, clinical, and translational research on campuses in Chicago and Evanston. As part of Northwestern Medicine, Feinberg strives to quickly apply research breakthroughs into clinical practice. The medical school’s latest video, narrated by nationally known producer and voice talent Bill Kurtis, highlights important research being conducted by faculty,…
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Statins Linked to Lung Cancer Survival
People who have undergone surgery for the most common type of lung cancer may improve their overall survival and reduce the risk of recurrence by taking statins, according to new research by Feinberg investigators.
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Stupp Bestowed Ronald Breslow Award for Research in Biomimetic Chemistry
Samuel I Stupp, PhD, director of the Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine, is being honored by the American Chemical Society with its Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry.
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Women’s Health Research Institute Celebrates Half-decade of Discoveries, Education
The Women’s Health Research Institute celebrated its fifth anniversary with a new leadership council, new website, and new name. The institute also presented journalist Carol Marin with its inaugural Voices for Women Award.
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Gottfried Verifies Model of Human Decision Making
Jay Gottfried, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, recently published research in Neuron that sheds light on researchers’ understanding of how the brain accumulates sensory information for efficient decision-making.
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Baker Honored for Contributions to Clinical Epidemiology
David Baker, MD, MPH, chief of general internal medicine and geriatrics, has been awarded the 2013 American College of Physicians’ Alvan R. Feinstein Award.
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Research Shows Keeping Cardiovascular Risk Factors Low Adds Up to 14 Years to Life
If you have optimal heart health in middle age, you may live up to 14 years longer, free of cardiovascular disease, than your peers who have two or more cardiovascular disease risk factors, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Investigating the Loss of Language
Tapping into resources only available at Northwestern, researchers at Feinberg have crafted a multidisciplinary study to investigate all aspects of primary progressive aphasia, a form of dementia.
