A team led by a physician-scientist and a chemist – from the fields of dermatology and nanotechnology – is the first to demonstrate the use of commercial moisturizers to deliver gene regulation technology that has great potential for life-saving therapies for skin diseases.
June Robinson, MD, research professor of dermatology, has spent more than 20 years advocating for restrictions on indoor tanning and more than 30 years treating melanoma.
Today’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act means nearly 32 million more Americans will have their healthcare expenses covered by some form of insurance. The ruling, according to Northwestern Memorial’s Chief Medical Officer, Stephen L. Ondra, MD, has potential to lead to improved treatments and outcomes for millions…
Open to investigators with all levels of qualitative research experience, a new collaborative group led by experienced researchers in the field, and sponsored by the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators and Faculty Affairs, is providing peer mentorship and dialogue on the topic.
Lewis Landsberg, MD, director of the Northwestern University Comprehensive Center on Obesity, was awarded the 2012 Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize in Translational Science and Education during a ceremony on June 26.
Katherine Wisner, MD, MS, an expert in the identification, characterization, and treatment of mood disorders in women, and a pioneer in psychiatric disorders associated with childbirth, is joining Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine on July 1 as the Asher Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
A part of April’s images in clinical medicine section of the New England Journal of Medicine, the image of a 69-year-old truck driver illustrates the damaging powers of UVA rays.