My Northwestern Medicine January 7, 2026

Feinberg's Year in Review

Feinberg's Year in Review

Feinberg experienced a year of discovery and scientific achievement in 2025, from honors and awards to unprecedented research discoveries. Explore a selection of the most impactful and groundbreaking stories from the last year.

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Shape-Shifting Cell Channel Reveals New Target for Precision Drugs

In a new study, Northwestern scientists uncovered how a critical membrane pathway controls the flow of chemical messages responsible for everything from brain activity to inflammation.

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2025 in Scientific Imagery

From elucidating cellular mechanisms underlying tissue regeneration to developing novel biomaterials to improve organ function, Feinberg investigators have provided stunning new snapshots of biological processes invisible to the naked eye.

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Targeting Aberrant Learning May Improve Parkinson’s Treatment

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that targeting neuronal signaling controlling aberrant learning in the striatum may improve the efficacy of a first-line therapy for Parkinson’s disease and has the potential to reduce therapy-related side effects, according to a recent study.

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OB-GYN Hospitalist Presents on Patient Safety

Nicolai E. Hinds, MD, drew on the Northwestern Medicine culture of safety to educate physicians from across the U.S. at the Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists 2025 Annual Clinical Meeting.

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Improving the Second Opinion Process for Patients With Breast Cancer

Patients are getting more timely access to consultations and treatment since the oncology team launched a pilot program in the north suburbs.

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