Hippocampus Creates ‘Shapes of Knowledge’

Neurons in the hippocampus encode a spatial map of learned knowledge, helping humans and other mammals navigate the world, according to a study published in Nature.

New Project Aims to Improve Healthy Food Access and Education

A new project led by Northwestern Medicine investigators aims to mitigate food deserts and kidney disease in predominantly Black communities in Chicago.

Medical Student Volunteers for Senior Social Calls Program

Along with her peers, Mia Andreoli, a rising second-year medical student, leads the Senior Social Calls program, which pairs Feinberg student volunteers with local seniors in underserved communities in Chicago to have weekly phone calls.

CARDIA Study Enters 35th Year

Thirty-five years since it was started, the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study, or CARDIA, has become a premier source for the determinants, mechanism and outcomes of cardiovascular disease and manifestations of aging.

Immediate Care Centers Reduce Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing

A successful initiative has led Northwestern Medicine immediate care center physicians and advanced practice providers to reduce antibiotic prescribing for viral illnesses by 38 percent in immediate care centers across the system.

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