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My Northwestern Medicine April 18, 2018

Findings Provide New Insight into Widespread Virus Behind Birth Defects

Findings Provide New Insight into Widespread Virus Behind Birth Defects

A new study advances the understanding of how human cytomegalovirus replicates within cells and also reveals potential treatment targets for the common virus.

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Traveling to Support Medical School Diversity

Students, residents, faculty and staff recently traveled to San Francisco to attend the Student National Medical Association's annual conference for current and future underrepresented minority medical students.

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Food Allergy Is Linked to Skin Exposure and Genetics

Infant and childhood food allergy, whose cause has long been a mystery, has now been linked to a mix of environmental and genetic factors that must coexist to trigger the allergy, reports a recent study.

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Northwestern Medicine Innovation Challenge Grant Awards $50,000

The winning project from Lake Forest Hospital’s neurological surgery program aims to enhance patient engagement through use of advanced video platforms.

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Genome Analysis Identifies Mutations in Pediatric Cancers

Scientists found more than 100 possible cancer-causing mutations and defective alleles in a large-scale genetic analysis of pediatric cancers that was co-authored by Elizabeth Perlman, MD.

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New Northwestern Medicine Breast Imaging Clinical Pathways

Northwestern Medicine hospitals are implementing two new clinical standards systemwide to make breast cancer screening and detection easier for patients and physicians.

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