Northwestern Awarded First-Ever National Grant to Study Wearables, Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Northwestern University has been awarded a seven-year grant to study a “pill-in-pocket” strategy to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, the most common heart rhythm disorder in adults.

Inside the Feinberg Curriculum: The Education-Centered Medical Home

Feinberg’s Education-Centered Medical Home program allows medical students to provide continuous, primary care to underserved and diverse patient populations, and to help them better understand chronic conditions in a variety of clinical settings.

Protein Transformation Drives Cancer Development

A change in function in a mitochondrial protein is associated with gene expression that may promote the development of cancer, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine Study.

Investigating the Role of Dopamine Circuits in Habit Formation

Scientists have uncovered how dopamine connects subregions of the striatum essential for habit formation, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.

Northwestern Medicine Grant Initiative Directly Impacts Local Communities

A grant initiative to address disparities highlighted in local community health needs assessments, just one facet of Northwestern Medicine’s community giving campaign, awarded more than $1.7 million to 49 organizations.

A Family of Physicians

The Quinn family has been caring for their community for two generations. Thomas Quinn Sr., MD, and his twin children, Thomas Quinn Jr., MD, and Kristina Quinn Degesys, MD, are physicians who all practice at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital.

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