News
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Three Feinberg Students Named Schweitzer Fellows
Three Feinberg students have been selected for the Schweitzer Fellowship — a year-long service-learning program during which fellows design and implement innovative projects that address the health needs of Chicago communities.
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Mitochondria Support T-cells Proliferation and Memory Formation
Investigators led by Navdeep Chandel, PhD, have discovered how mitochondrial metabolism supports T-cell proliferation and also prevents T-cell exhaustion in cancer and chronic infection, according to a recent study published in Nature Immunology.
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‘Dancing Molecules’ Treatment Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation
“Dancing molecules,” a promising new treatment for acute spinal cord injuries developed at Northwestern University, has received Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Northwestern Welcomes New Cohort of Residents and Fellows
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University recently welcomed this year’s incoming cohort of new medical resident physicians and fellows, marking the beginning of their post-graduate medical training.
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New Molecular Mechanisms of Ovarian Aging Discovered
Investigators led by Francesca Elizabeth Duncan, PhD, have discovered new molecular mechanisms that enable specialized immune cells to cause ovarian aging and functional decline, according to a recent study published in PLOS Biology.
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Building the Future of Health Equity
In this Q&A, Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, leader of Feinberg’s Office of Health Equity, shares insights into the mission of the Office of Health Equity and the path forward for creating a more equitable healthcare system.
Media Coverage
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Chicago Tribune
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Snapshot of food insecurity in Illinois and the US
In March, the Trump administration paused funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), a federal program under USDA that purchased food from farmers and sent it to food banks. Farmers and nonprofits have suffered alike from the loss of federal funding. The cut diminished 40% of the food the Northern Illinois Food Bank received…
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Chicago Tribune
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Northwestern Medicine research finding opens the door to a viral link to Parkinson’s disease
A Northwestern Medicine research lab has found a usually harmless virus in brain samples from Parkinson’s patients. The idea that Parkinson’s could be linked to a virus had been theorized for years, but this is the first study to pinpoint a specific virus as more common in Parkinson’s patients. “The message that we want to…
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US News & World Report
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ER Opioid Prescriptions For Low Back Pain Cut In Half
The rate of ER opioid prescriptions for back pain fell by more than half between 2016 and 2022, researchers reported July 12 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Back in 2016, nearly a third of these visits (32%) resulted in a prescription for opioid painkillers, researchers found. That had decreased to more than 13% of…
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Huffington Post
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Here’s What You Should Do If There’s A Measles Case In Your Area
The measles outbreak in West Texas and beyond is only getting worse. Two unvaccinated children have died of the virus, and measles cases are the highest they’ve been in 33 years. It’s natural to be scared of this highly contagious virus, which in rare cases can cause death and severe illness, but not everyone has…
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HealthDay
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A Usually “Harmless Virus” May Trigger or Contribute to Parkinson’s Disease
A usually harmless virus might be an environmental trigger or contributor to Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. Researchers at Northwestern Medicine developed a tool called ‘ViroFind,’ which detects 565 viruses known to infect humans in a single assay or test. They analyzed post-mortem brain samples from 10 people with Parkinson’s disease and 14 control…
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US News & World Report
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‘Harmless’ Virus Might Trigger Parkinson’s Disease, Researchers Say
A common virus once thought harmless to humans might be linked to Parkinson’s disease, a new study says. The germ, Human Pegivirus (HPgV), was found in half the autopsied brains of patients with Parkinson’s, but not in any brains from healthy people, researchers reported July 8 in the journal JCI Insight. “HPgV is a common,…
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Research in Progress by Chicago KUH FORWARD
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INVO & NUCATS Translational Research Office Hours Series
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DGP Student Thesis Seminar – Sun Kim – Dr. Vladimir Gelfand Lab
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CDB Trainee Seminar Series
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Renal Grand Rounds – Rajendra Baliga
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