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- May 24, 2012Childhood Cancer Scars Survivors Later in LifeScars left behind by childhood cancer treatments are more than skin-deep. The increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss caused by childhood cancer and treatment are associated with emotional distress and reduced quality of life in adulthood, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
- May 24, 2012Circadian Clock Plays Role in Female Reproductive IssuesA new Northwestern University study shows that the biological clock is not the only clock women trying to conceive should consider. The circadian clock needs attention, too.
- May 23, 2012Student Trio Performs for Hospital CommunityThree first-year medical students, Paul Jansson, Andres Camacho, and Jessica Shim, performed at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on May 23 for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra citywide event "Pianos in Public Spaces."
- May 22, 2012Penedo Joining Medical Social Sciences as Roswell Park ProfessorFrank Penedo, PhD, a nationally-renowned health psychologist, will join Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine on June 1 as a professor of medical social sciences.
- May 21, 2012Study Shows Long-term Effects of Therapy to Reduce FearsNorthwestern study first to document the immediate and long-term brain changes after treatment to reduce fears, and to illustrate how the brain reorganizes long-term to reduce fear as a result of the therapy. The findings show the lasting effectiveness of short-exposure therapy for a phobia and offer new directions for treating other phobias and anxiety disorders.
- May 18, 2012Dean Recognizes Faculty for 25 Years of ServiceRepresenting 35 specialties, 48 faculty members were recently celebrated for 25 years of service at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
- May 18, 2012Students Practice Splinting Skills The Emergency Medicine Group, Sports Medicine Interest Group, and Orthopedic Surgical Society held a hands-on splinting workshop on May 2.
- May 16, 2012New Research Uncovers Possible Colon Cancer TargetResearch by Debu Chakravarti, PhD, associate professor in reproductive biology, reveals that THAP11, a protein in a family of 12, stood out as being overexpressed in human colon cancer cells.
- May 15, 2012Inaugural PA Class Celebrates Graduation at FeinbergOn the second Saturday in May, members of the inaugural class of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine's Physician Assistant program became its first graduates.