Tag: Research
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Bilimoria Receives NCCN Young Investigator Award
Karl Bilimoria, MD, assistant professor in surgical oncology and medical social sciences, is one of four scientists receiving a $150,000 grant from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network®.
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Northwestern Ranked Highly in Nature’s Global Publishing Index
Nearly one-third of the University’s publications in this prestigious journal last year featured medical school faculty as the principal investigator.
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Quaggin Honored with International Nephrology Award
Susan Quaggin, MD, chief of the Division of Nephrology, has been given the Alfred Newton Richards Award from the International Society of Nephrology for basic science research in the field. The honor was presented June 2 in Hong Kong during the World Congress of Nephrology, the leading biennial educational event in international nephrology.
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Biology of Cancer, Neurodegeneration Explored at Annual Symposium
The third annual event co-sponsored by neurology and the Les Turner ALS Foundation brought together scientists, students, and guests to learn more about the molecular link between two often disconnected fields of study.
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Circadian Rhythms may be Root of Migraines Causing Colic
Leon Epstein, MD, and Phyllis Zee, MD, have published an editorial in JAMA linking sleep cycles, migraine headaches, and colic in infants.
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Unique Obstacles for Women with Gestational Diabetes Mean Better Treatments Needed
A collaborative study using semi-structured interviews with black, white, and Hispanic women found that among the factors deterring lifestyle changes are lack of time and fatigue associated with motherhood.
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Honors Day Tradition Introduced at Feinberg
Seventeen awards were presented to students and faculty at the inaugural event on May 22. Gaurava Agarwal, MD, instructor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was honored as its first keynote speaker.
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Four Decades Later, Meltzer’s Work on Schizophrenia Still Breaking New Ground
A leader in the field of antipsychotic drugs, Herbert Meltzer, MD, professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, has published an update on their use in the Annual Review of Medicine.
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IPHAM Launches Center for Community Health
As one of eight centers in the Institute for Public Health and Medicine, the CCH will facilitate multi-disciplinary, partnered efforts to envision and investigate a frontier of medicine that integrates public policy and population health.
