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Simulation Training Dramatically Improves Colonoscopy Clinical Skills
A new Northwestern Medicine study suggests that a structured simulation‑based training program can significantly improve how gastroenterologists remove precancerous colon polyps, according to findings published in Gastroenterology.
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Fructose Uptake in Immune Cells Promotes Glioblastoma Growth
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that specialized immune cells within the glioblastoma tumor microenvironment metabolize fructose to suppress immune responses and promote tumor growth, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents ‘Reprograms’ Kidney Biology to Promote Recovery
Scientists have discovered novel molecular mechanisms that contribute to recovery from diabetic kidney following bariatric surgery in adolescents with type 2 diabetes and obesity, mechanisms that may serve as potential targets for non-surgical treatments for diabetic kidney disease, according to a multi-institutional study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Feinberg Students Celebrate Match Day 2026
Anticipation and applause filled the air on Friday, March 20, as Feinberg students gathered with family, friends and faculty to learn where they will begin the next phase of their medical training during Match Day 2026.
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Schizophrenia Study Finds New Biomarker, Drug Candidate to Treat Cognitive Symptoms
A new Northwestern study in humans and mice has discovered a novel biomarker of schizophrenia that could also serve as a new drug candidate to treat the cognitive symptoms of the disorder.
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Premature Menopause Raises Long-Term Heart Risk by 40 Percent
Women who enter natural menopause before age 40 face about a 40 percent higher lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease than women who experience menopause later, according to a large Northwestern Medicine study.
Media Coverage
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The Associated Press
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Air Travel Anxiety Isn’t Just About a Fear of Flying
The list of reasons why air travel can be stressful has grown as long as the security lines at some U.S. airports. But air travel is inherently anxiety provoking for many people, and the recent constellation of stressors only adds to that, said Dr. Michael Ziffra, a psychiatrist and associate professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg…
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ABC 7 Chicago
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Chicago Medical School Students Learn Where They’re Headed Next on Match Day
Envelopes held their future Friday. They revealed where graduating medical students will train as residents for the next three to seven years of their lives. Match Day occurs on the same day, at the same time, at medical schools across the country. Locally, students from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine learned their fate, as…
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TODAY
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Cardiologists Reveal the No. 1 Habit to Start in Your 30s for Lifelong Heart Health
Now, the conversation about cholesterol health should start in your 30s, the guidelines say, and medication may be prescribed that young to help. The habits you build in your 20s and 30s can have benefits for you cholesterol levels and your overall health for decades to come. Cho and Dr. John Wilkins, cardiologist at the…
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Northwestern Scientists Link Fructose Metabolism to Glioblastoma Tumor Growth
Northwestern Medicine scientists have linked fructose metabolism to the mechanism glioblastoma tumors use to suppress immune responses and promote tumor growth. “Across several mouse models, when we removed the fructose transporter, the tumors simply didn’t grow,” study senior author Jason Miska, assistant professor of neurological surgery at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, said in…
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US News & World Report
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Belly Fat Linked To Heart Failure Risk
Excess fat stored around the waist is more strongly associated with heart failure risk than BMI, an estimate of body fat based on height and weight, researchers will report at a meeting of the American Heart Association. “This study highlights the importance of integrating measures of central adiposity such as waist circumference into routine preventive…
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TODAY
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Common Ingredients in Menopause Supplements Have Hidden Dangers
The rising popularity of menopause supplements highlights a lack of access to evidence-based options, rampant misinformation about hormone therapy, experts say, as well as the longstanding gaps in our knowledge about menopause — even among doctors. Effectively managing hot flashes, most often through hormone therapy, may have long-term health benefits, too, Dr. Lauren Streicher, medical…
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