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My Northwestern Medicine May 30, 2018

Early Synaptic Dysfunction Found in Parkinson’s Disease

Early Synaptic Dysfunction Found in Parkinson’s Disease

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.

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Investigating Family Genetics of Severe Epilepsy

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.

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Northwestern Medicine Scholars Have a Bright Future

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.

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Students Look Beyond the Chart at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

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.

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New Cancer Center Opens in Glenview

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.

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