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Genetic mutations dysregulating synapse function contribute to a toxic cascade that leads to neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study. Read more » |
A team of scientists has discovered that in children with epilepsy thought to be caused by a spontaneous mutation, about 10 percent of parents in fact carry the same variant in a small proportion of their own cells. Read more »
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Northwestern Medicine leaders recently gathered to induct new students into the NM Scholars Program at Westinghouse College Prep and celebrate the hard work of its graduates. Read more »
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Feinberg students complete a two-week Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation clerkship at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, where they are encouraged to think about patients’ overall function and recovery, in addition to their illness. Read more »
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The North Region’s third cancer center opened May 14 at the Glenview Outpatient Center, offering patients another location to see physicians and receive treatment, and maintains a collaboration with the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. Read more »
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