My Northwestern Medicine October 22, 2025

Bass Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Bass Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Joseph Bass, MD, PhD, the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for his foundational work in expanding the field of circadian mechanisms in metabolic health and disease.

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New Ultrasound Curricula May Improve Residency Education and Training

New consensus-based recommendations on point-of-care ultrasound skills, instructional methods, and assessment strategies could help improve ultrasound education and training nationwide, as detailed in a recent study.

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Understanding Cellular Impacts of Neurodegeneration

A Northwestern Medicine study has revealed a key mechanism underlying the development of motor neuron diseases, offering new insights into potential treatment options, according to a recent study.

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Smith Honored with NIH New Innovator Award

Richard Smith, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology and of Pediatrics, has received the National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award, which supports early-career investigators conducting high-risk and innovative research in the biomedical, behavioral or social sciences.

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Discussing Implanted Defibrillators for Atrial Fibrillation

Graham Peigh, MD, a cardiac electrophysiology fellow, recently sat down with Clyde W. Yancy, MD, chief of Cardiology, to discuss his research on atrial fibrillation.

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Concerned About Cognitive Decline, Older Patient Receives Cochlear Implant

Northwestern Medicine physicians are seeing an interest in cochlear implants by older adults after studies have found a hearing deficit can lead to a faster rate of cognitive decline or dementia.

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Studying T-Cell Therapy for Potential Lung Tissue Repair with Benjamin Singer, MD

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