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My Northwestern Medicine February 6, 2019

New Fragile X Genes Discovered

New Fragile X Genes Discovered

A genome-wide analysis revealed nine new genes associated with fragile X syndrome, findings that shed light on the complex hereditary mechanisms behind the genetic disease.

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Call for Abstracts: Lewis Landsberg Research Day 2019

Research Day is Thursday April 4, from 1 to 5 p.m. on the Chicago campus. Submit your abstract online no later than 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 8.

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Yanez Honored for Work in Psychosocial Oncology

Betina Yanez, PhD, assistant professor of Medical Social Sciences, received the New Investigator Award 2019 from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society.

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Women’s Health Research Day Celebrates Sex-Inclusive Science

Northwestern scientists came together to discuss the importance of women’s health research and mark the third anniversary of a landmark sex-inclusion policy by the NIH.

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NM Celebrates 40th Annual Humanitarian Awards

At the 40th Annual Humanitarian Awards Program, five members of the Northwestern Medicine family were presented with awards for their extraordinary contributions to the community and for embodying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of humanitarianism.

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Smile Packs Bring Joy to Pediatric Cancer Patients

A Chicago nonprofit provides every newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patient at Central DuPage Hospital a green bag packed with decorations for the child's hospital room, wireless speakers and musical instruments.

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Breakthroughs Podcast

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