<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News]]></title><link>http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/</link><description><![CDATA[Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:21:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SiteExecutive v4.1</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Surgeon Reviews Cosmetic Surgery Options, More Research Needed on Safety]]></title><link>http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2012Z-January/killing_fat_cells</link><description><![CDATA[A recent Northwestern Medicine study looks at cosmetic surgery procedures and safety.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2012Z-January/killing_fat_cells</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:00:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maintaining Low Blood Pressure in Middle Age Helps Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke]]></title><link>http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2011A-December/Predict_Heart_Attack_Stroke</link><description><![CDATA[A recent Northwestern Medicine study offers a new understanding on the importance of maintaining low blood pressure early in middle age to prevent heart disease later in life.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2011A-December/Predict_Heart_Attack_Stroke</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:58:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discovery May Lead to Therapy for Eye Diseases Causing Blindness]]></title><link>http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2011A-December/Therapy_for_Eye_Diseases.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new Northwestern Medicine study has identified a gene that plays a major role in maintaining clarity of the cornea in humans and mice – and could possibly be used as gene therapy to treat diseases that cause blindness.]]></description><guid 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Gehrig’s disease, a new finding further broadens the understanding of why cells in the brain and spinal cord degenerate in the fatal disease.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2011B-November/Lou_Gehrig_Gene.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:22:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthy Lifestyle for Your Heart Also Cuts Cancer Risk Up to 40 Percent]]></title><link>http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2011B-November/Heart_Disease_Cancer.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new Northwestern Medicine study shows the behaviors and risk factors that reduce the incidence of heart disease also substantially lower the risk of lung, breast, prostate and colon cancers by up to nearly 40 percent.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2011B-November/Heart_Disease_Cancer.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:19:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northwestern Nets Presidential Award for Girls' Science Mentoring]]></title><link>http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2011B-November/WHSP_Wins_Presidential_Honor.html</link><description><![CDATA[A Northwestern Medicine program for mentoring urban minority high-school girls for college and careers in science and health was awarded the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2011B-November/WHSP_Wins_Presidential_Honor.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:46:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today's Teens will Die Younger of Heart Disease]]></title><link>http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2011B-November/Teen_Heart_Disease.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new study that takes a complete snapshot of adolescent cardiovascular health in the United States reveals a dismal picture of teens likely to die of heart disease at a younger age than adults do today, reports Northwestern Medicine research.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2011B-November/Teen_Heart_Disease.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:49:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Track to Getting Even Fatter]]></title><link>http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2011B-November/More_Obese_by_2020.html</link><description><![CDATA[In 2020, the majority of adults in America will be overweight or obese and more than half will suffer from diabetes or pre-diabetic conditions, according to projections presented today by Northwestern Medicine researchers at the AHA Scientific Sessions.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2011B-November/More_Obese_by_2020.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:55:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[November 9 Designated 'Steven T. Rosen Day']]></title><link>http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2011B-November/Steven_Rosen_Day.html</link><description><![CDATA[Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proclaimed November 9, 2011, 'Steven T. Rosen Day' in honor of the physician’s contribution to the field of oncology.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/news/2011B-November/Steven_Rosen_Day.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:47:20 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>

