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My Northwestern Medicine February 7, 2018

Mechanism Behind Autoimmune Disorder Revealed

Mechanism Behind Autoimmune Disorder Revealed

The cause of anti-phosphatidylethanolamine (aPE) autoimmunity was explained for the first time in a Northwestern Medicine study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

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Call for Abstracts: Research Day 2018

Research Day is Feinberg’s campus-wide event to promote faculty and trainee development through the sharing of exciting research and conversation with colleagues. Submit your abstracts by March 1.

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Process Behind Parkinson’s Mutation Explained

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered the molecular process behind a buildup of toxic proteins in patients with Parkinson’s disease, a discovery that could lead to improved therapies.

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Symposium Spotlights Sex Inclusion in Autoimmunity

The 2nd Annual Symposium on Sex Inclusion in Biomedical Research, held on the anniversary of the National Institutes of Health’s landmark sex-inclusion policy, highlighted scientific inquiry into on sex differences in autoimmune disease.

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Restoring Communication After Stroke or Brain Injury

The Northwestern Medicine Aphasia Center at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital has been designed to address the long-term challenges of aphasia, a communication disorder that results from damage to parts of the brain that control language.

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Medical Student Promotes Wellness at Feinberg Through Research and Advocacy

Max Kazer, a third-year medical student, is investigating the impact of a meditation practice on stress reduction among medical students as part of his Area of Scholarly Concentration research project.

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