Feinberg Receives Record-Breaking Research Funding in 2023

Feinberg principal investigators secured $706 million in research funding and awards during the 2022-23 fiscal year, which is a nearly nine percent increase over the previous year, and the largest amount in the school’s history.

Research Day 2023 Celebrates Scientific Discoveries and Collaboration

Feinberg investigators, students, trainees and faculty celebrated discovery and presented scientific research at Feinberg’s 17th annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day on Sept. 14.

Newly Discovered Trigger of Parkinson’s Upends Common Beliefs

A new study suggests that a dysfunction in neurons’ synapses leads to deficits in dopamine and precedes the neurodegeneration previously thought to cause Parkinson’s disease.

Ion Channel Linked to Brain Inflammation Identified

Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified how a calcium channel in the nervous system contributes to brain inflammation, according to a recent study.

Endogenous Cannabinoid Molecules Increase Calm During Stress

A new Northwestern Medicine study has discovered that a key emotional brain center, the amygdala, releases endogenous cannabinoid molecules under stress, and these molecules dampen the incoming stress alarm from the hippocampus, a memory and emotion center in the brain.

Wayne Is New Chief Medical Officer of Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Diane B. Wayne, MD, is a longtime member of the Northwestern Memorial Hospital medical staff and has held numerous leadership roles in the health system. As CMO, she focuses on advancing clinical initiatives and achieving quality goals.

‘Living Room’ Addresses Mental Health in a Safe Space

The team at the Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Center provides support for people who need help coping with mental health and/or substance use crisis situations.

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