Compound Influences Age-Related Decline in Circadian Rhythms

Supplementing lab animal diets with a chemical precursor of the molecule NAD+ countered certain age-related declines in circadian rhythm function, according to a recent study published in Molecular Cell.

Faculty Share Expertise on Continuing COVID-19 Response Efforts

According to several recent editorials published by Feinberg faculty, COVID-19 presents large and complex issues to grapple with, from the disease’s devastating impact on African-Americans to maintaining critical care standards in the face of an unprecedented pandemic.

Medical Student Helps Distribute PPE Across Chicago

Tricia Pendergrast, a first-year medical student, helped found GetMePPEChicago, a volunteer group that has distributed more than 60,000 N95 protective masks and other protective personal protective equipment to healthcare workers around the city.

Newly Identified Neural Connections Between Thalamus and Cortex

A Northwestern Medicine study has identified looped neural connections between the cortex and thalamus, providing a new understanding of connectivity between the two brain regions.

ISGMH Awarded $13.7 Million to Study HIV, Relationships and Substance Use in Sexual and Gender Minorities

Northwestern’s Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing was recently awarded a $13.7 million grant to advance and expand its innovative RADAR research program on HIV, relationships and substance use among young men who have sex with men, transgender women, and nonbinary individuals assigned male at birth in Chicago.

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