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Nominations Now Open for Northwestern’s 2027 Kimberly Prize
Northwestern University is accepting nominations for its $250,000 Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. The annual prize will be awarded in 2027. The Prize is the largest biochemistry award offered in the U.S.
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital Earns U.S. News Honor Roll Recognition for 15th Consecutive Year
For the 15th consecutive year, Northwestern Memorial Hospital has once again been recognized among the nation’s elite hospitals, retaining its prestigious Honor Roll designation in the 2026-2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.
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Exploring Genetic Differences in Parkinson’s Disease by Ancestry
A landmark international study has found that the genetic drivers of Parkinson’s disease can vary dramatically between populations, underscoring the need to include people of various ancestries in genetic research and clinical trials.
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Parkinson’s Gene Linked to Early Dysfunction in Brain Cells
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how a major Parkinson’s disease gene disrupts the brain’s most vulnerable dopamine-producing neurons before detectable neuronal loss, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
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Implementing Simulation-Based Learning to Improve Self-Care for Chronic Heart Disease
Northwestern Medicine investigators have received an R01 research grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to evaluate a new simulation-based mastery learning curriculum to help patients and their caregivers improve self-care for chronic heart disease.
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Flexible DNA Transforms Protein Crystallization
Northwestern scientists have developed a DNA-driven process to induce protein crystallization that can help reveal protein structures and enable the development of new flexible biomaterials.
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WGN
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It’s Not Unusual for Your Child to Take More Than One Anxiety Medication
Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss taking supplements in conjunction with medication, taking more than one anxiety medication, and if GLP-1’s are reshaping insurance costs for other people. Later, Dr. Elliott answers listeners’ medical questions.
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The Associated Press
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Tanning Is Getting Hot Again. Here’s What it Really Does to Your Skin
Dr. Pedram Gerami and his team at Northwestern University’s medical school sought to find out what was happening at a cellular level with tanning bed users. They had nearly three times the risk of developing melanoma as those who did not use tanning beds. Gerami took skin samples from tanning bed users and compared them…
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The New York Times
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The New Science of Inflammation
Next year, researchers at Northwestern plan to begin piloting inflammation monitors akin to those used by diabetics to track their glucose levels. These devices will measure, in real time, four or five proteins that are involved in inflammation. Shana Kelley, a professor at Northwestern University and the head of bioengineering at the research institute Biohub,…
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Chicago Sun-Times
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New Research Aims to Break the ‘Silent Epidemic’ of Long COVID
Women with Long COVID experience more intense neurological symptoms like brain fog, dizziness and numbness than men, with more severe impacts on quality of life. That’s according to new research out of Northwestern University, with Dr. Igor Koralnik, chief of neuro-infectious disease and global neurology, Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
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The New York Times
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What to Do if Your Estrogen Patch Is Out of Stock
Depending on the type of estrogen patch you use, you may be able to cobble together your dose by using the patches pharmacies have on hand, said Dr. Lauren Streicher, a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. If only a higher dose is available, ask your provider whether…
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People
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Questions to Ask Your Doctor After a Metastatic Breast Cancer Diagnosis
It’s hard to be prepared to react to the news of a cancer diagnosis, but this list of questions will help you get your bearings to move forward with treatment “All women by the age of 25 should actually be getting risk assessed to see if they should be screened before the age of 40,…
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