Understanding the Role of Octopamine in Neurodegeneration

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how octopamine, the major “fight-or-flight” neurotransmitter in invertebrates, communicates with other cells to prevent cell death in mammalian brains, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Medical Student Receives Soros Fellowship for New Americans

Zhanlin Chen, a first-year medical student at Feinberg, has been awarded the 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, a prestigious scholarship granted to immigrants or children of immigrants.

Discovery Could Improve Survival of Bladder Cancer Patients

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a biomarker signature test to predict which tumors will respond to immunotherapy.

Students Investigate the Value of Free and Charitable Health Clinics

In partnership with the Illinois and Wisconsin Associations of Free and Charitable Clinics, third-year medical students Raj Dalal, Melissa Bak and their peers have created a data tool that estimates the value free and charitable clinics provide to patients and the healthcare sector.

Central DuPage Hospital Begins Offering a Pharmacy Residency Program

Learn about the newest Northwestern Medicine pharmacy residency program, which joins existing programs at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Palos Hospital and Delnor Hospital.

Learn How Northwestern Memorial Hospital Prepared Staff for a Potential Ebola Outbreak

Many departments and roles demonstrated teamwork to be prepared to treat patients with potential Ebola diagnoses.

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