Tag: Research
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Predicting the Future Success of Scientists
A new Northwestern Medicine study published Sept. 13 in Nature offers the first formula that accurately predicts a young scientist’s success up to 10 years into the future, and could be useful for hiring and funding decisions.
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Surmeier Presented Multi-Million Dollar Blueprint for Neuroscience Research Award
James Surmeier, PhD, chair of physiology, has been awarded a prestigious Blueprint for Neuroscience Research grant to research and develop a neuroprotective treatment for Parkinson’s disease. For the first time in his career, Surmeier will be working with the pharmaceutical industry to bring a drug into existence.
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Hansen Leads New Division Focused on Breast Surgery
The Division of Breast Surgery, led by Nora Hansen, MD, associate professor of surgery, will include research efforts regarding the means of preventing breast cancer, early diagnosis of breast cancer, treatment strategies, and new nanotechnological approaches to diagnose and treat the disease.
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Toolbox of Tests Provides First Common Measurements for Neurological, Behavioral Health
The 44 new tests, available in Spanish and English, slash the number of questions and time required for study participants by up to 90 percent.
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When to Worry about Kids’ Temper Tantrums
Temper tantrums in young children can be an early signal of mental health problems, but how does a parent or pediatrician know when disruptive behavior is typical or a sign of a serious problem?
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Scientists Discover One Way the Influenza Virus Disarms Host Cells
Northwestern researchers have revealed a new aspect of the interaction between the influenza virus and its host. Understanding how viruses disable the immune system can help scientists design therapeutics to preserve the immune response and keep people healthy.
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MSTP Student’s Research Highlighted by Trip to Asia, Publication
Medical Scientist Training Program student Jessica Queen turned a trip to Asia into a paper that appeared on the August cover of Infection and Immunity. For Queen, the opportunity to travel to a region of the world where cholera is endemic helped put into perspective the reasons she works so hard in the lab.
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Superager Brains Look, Act Decades Younger
A new Northwestern Medicine study takes a look at the brains of an elite group of people age 80 and older whose memories are as sharp as people 20 to 30 years younger than them.
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Project Could Result in First Hand Transplant in Illinois, Protocol to Guide Others
A new research project being conducted by a collaborative team from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago is working to determine who, if anyone, should receive a hand transplant.
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Brain Changes After a Stuffed Nose Protect the Sense of Smell
A new Northwestern Medicine study shows that after the human nose is experimentally blocked for one week, brain activity rapidly changes in olfactory brain regions. This change suggests the brain is compensating for the interruption of this vital sense. The brain activity returns to a normal pattern shortly after free breathing has been restored.
