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| Oct 13, 2026 | New Tumor State Helps Identify High-Risk Small-Cell Lung Cancer | Anish Thomas, MD, the Roswell Park Professor of Hematology and Oncology, was the senior author of the study.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a stem-like state in small-cell lung cancer that identifies a group of patients wi... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Yancy Receives 2026 Herbert W. Nickens Award | Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, Magerstadt Professor and Chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine, Vice Dean for Health Equity, and leader of Feinberg’s Office of Health Equity.
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, the Magerstadt Professor and chief ... |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Medical Education Day Explores Future of Learning | Laurah B. Turner, PhD, associate dean for artificial intelligence and educational informatics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, discussed the opportunities and challenges of using AI in medical education. Photo: Kim Le Me... |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Novel AI Tool Rapidly Measures Colonoscopy Quality | Study of 19,000 colonoscopies shows AI can accurately assess quality metrics from procedure videos Rajesh Keswani, MD, MS, associate professor of Medicine in the division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Colonoscopies are one of the most... |
| Sep 22, 2026 | RNA Therapy May Help Preserve Muscle During GLP-1 Weight Loss | In mice, adding the therapy to semaglutide led to greater loss of weight and fat while preserving more lean mass Joseph Bass, MD, PhD, director of the Center for Diabetes and Metabolism and a Northwestern Medicine physician.
GLP-1 drugs hav... |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Imaging Agent May Improve Diagnoses for Rare Heart Disease | Richard L. Weinberg, MD, PhD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, was a co-author of the study published in JAMA.
A PET/CT radiotracer demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing cardiac amyloidos... |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Experimental Drug Shows Potential for Hard-to-Treat Heart Disease | Lubna Choudhury, MD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, was co-author of the studies.
An experimental drug has been shown to improve symptoms, exercise capacity and heart failure status in patients with an inherited heart ... |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Combination Therapy May Improve Immune Response Against Advanced Prostate Cancer | Bin Zhang, MD, PhD, the Johanna Dobe Professor of Cancer Immunology, was senior author of the study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Combining the targeted therapy olaparib with a supplemental immunotherapy may improve im... |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Experimental Drug May Disrupt Immune Circuits in Pneumonia | Scott Budinger, MD, the Ernest S. Bazley Professor of Airway Diseases and chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care in the Department of Medicine, was senior author of the study.
A drug that blocks calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channe... |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Assessing the Benefit of Heart Calcium Scans | Long-term study finds coronary calcium scans may be most valuable to patients at borderline cardiovascular risk Nilay Shah, MD, MPH, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology.
It’s an increasingly popular scan that measu... |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Empowering Health Professions Education in Africa | Ashti Doobay-Persaud, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine and of Medical Education, is co-director of the Center for Global Health Education.
Feinberg faculty are helping strengthen the next generation o... |
| Aug 14, 2026 | New Cellular Clues to Complications of Scleroderma | Matthew Dapas, PhD, first author of the study and research assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology.
A recent study published in JCI Insight and led by Northwestern Medicine scientists has uncovered new clues as to wh... |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Tumor-Like Tissue Environments Could Hold Clues to Curing HIV | Viral reservoirs in a proxy animal model of HIV share features with immune-suppressive tumors Ramon Lorenzo-Redondo, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases.
The tissue microenvironments surrounding HIV-i... |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Implementing Simulation-Based Learning to Improve Self-Care for Chronic Heart Disease | Jeffrey Barsuk, ‘99 MD, ‘10 MS, ’02 GME, the Robert Hirschtick Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine and a professor of Medical Education.
Northwestern Medicine investigators have received an R01 research grant from the... |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Flexible DNA Transforms Protein Crystallization | New approach reveals proteins’ structures and enables next-gen flexible biomaterials Chad A. Mirkin, PhD, the the George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and director of t... |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Gut Bacteria Leave Intestinal ‘Memory,’ Protecting Against Inflammation | Tianming Yu, PhD, research assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was the first and corresponding author of the study.
New Northwestern Medicine research published in Nature Communications sugges... |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Novel Wireless Sensor Monitors Progression of Soft Tissue Disorders | Photograph of the device; the inset shows a side view while attached to the skin. Courtesy of Min-Seung Jo, PhD.
Northwestern scientists have developed a novel wireless sensor device that can continuously monitor skin elasticity in patients... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Immunotherapy Shows Long-Term Promise in Aggressive Lymphoma | Leo I. Gordon, MD, the Abby and John Friend Professor of Oncology Research and professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, was a co-author of the study.
A leading-edge immunotherapy may extend survival for patients wit... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Northwestern Medicine Study Finds Lung Transplant Dramatically Improves Survival for Patients With Terminal Lung Cancer | Co-corresponding author Ankit Bharat, MD, chief of Thoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery and director of the Canning Thoracic Institute.
A landmark Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA suggests lung transplantation can sign... |
| Jun 19, 2026 | One in Three Middle-Aged Adults Struggle With Basic, ‘Everyday’ Health Tasks | Patients had trouble reading prescription instructions, recalling details about new diagnoses Fake prescription bottles used in the study show a variety of different medication instructions for patients. (Northwestern University)
OK, Boomer... |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Lymphatic Dysfunction Drives Heart Valve Disease | Tsutomu Kume, PhD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and of Pharmacology, was the senior author of the study.
Dysfunction in the lymphatic system has been identified as a hidden driver of life‑threatening heart valve disea... |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Expanding the Evidence for Behavioral Interventions in Gastroenterology | This story was originally published in the June issue of the Breakthroughs Newsletter.
The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Feinberg has a distinct strength in understanding how behavior and lifestyle influence gastrointestina... |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bacteria ‘Rewire’ Epithelial Cells and Drive Disease in the Gut | Alexandra Grote, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was a co-author of the study published in Cell.
A bacterial pathogen that causes colitis and colorectal cancer creates a nutrient-rich niche and “... |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Overlooked DNA Structures Help Organize the Genome | Vipul Shukla, PhD, assistant professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, was senior author of the study.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that little-studied DNA st... |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Asthma Drug Improves Treatment of Aggressive Cancers in Preclinical Studies | Asthma-related pathway helps tumors evade immune attack in triple-negative breast cancer, other tough cancers Bin Zhang, MD, PhD, the Johanna Dobe Professor of Cancer Immunology, was senior author of the study.
A drug widely used to treat a... |
| May 28, 2026 | ‘Toxic’ Molecule Plays Vital Role in Gene Regulation and Development | Navdeep Chandel, PhD, the David W. Cugell, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, was senior author of the study.
A molecule once thought to be a harmful metabolic byproduct may play a crucial role in earl... |
| May 20, 2026 | Spatial Transcriptomics Guides Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research | Parambir Dulai, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was a co-corresponding and senior author of the study published in Nature Communications.
A novel spatial transcriptomics atlas develope... |
| May 8, 2026 | Reinfection Raises Long COVID Risk in Children and Adolescents | David Liebovitz, MD, professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was a co-author of the study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Children and adolescents who are reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 face a significan... |
| May 4, 2026 | Digital Archive Reveals How Research Agencies Fund Scientific Projects | Thomas Stoeger, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, was a co-corresponding author of the study published in Nature Communications.
A new digital archive developed by Northwestern scientists r... |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Nonsurgical Heart Valve Replacement Improves Patient Outcomes | Charles Davidson, MD, ‘85 GME, professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and Executive Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Medicine, was senior author of the study published in JAMA.
Patients with severe heart val... |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Murphy Honored as Distinguished Leader in Global Health | Rob Murphy, MD, executive director of the Havey Institute for Global Health, received the 2026 CUGH Distinguished Leadership in Global Health Award on April 11 in Washington, D.C.
Robert Murphy, MD, executive director of the Robert J. Havey... |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Printed Neurons Communicate With Living Brain Cells | New devices mimic complex brain signals, point to more energy-efficient computing An aerosol jet printer in Hersam’s laboratory deposits electronic inks onto a flexible polymer substrate. (Northwestern University)
Northwestern University en... |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Scans Can Reveal Hidden Prostate Cancer Progression | Maha Hussain, MD, the Genevieve E. Teuton Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, was a co-author of the study.
A large analysis of two major clinical trials has found that the spread of prostate cancer can be dete... |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Little-Used Cholesterol Test Could Prevent More Heart Attacks, Strokes | Study shows apoB testing is more effective and cost-efficient than standard cholesterol tests Ciaran Kohli-Lynch, PhD, assistant professor of Preventive Medicine in the Division of Epidemiology.
A routine blood test taken by millions in the... |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Feinberg Faculty Inducted into Prominent Honor Societies | Five Feinberg faculty members have been inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and the Association of American Physicians (AAP), two of the oldest medical honor societies in the U.S.
This year’s ASCI inductees ... |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Automated Screening and Education Increases Urinary Incontinence Diagnoses | Julia Geynisman-Tan, MD, associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, was a co-author of the study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Implementing an automated urinar... |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Living ‘Mini Brains’ Meet Next-Generation Bioelectronics | New ‘pop-up’ device lets scientists map and manipulate activity in human neural organoids Full device next to a quarter for scale. (John A. Rogers/Northwestern University)
A team led by Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab sc... |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Combination Treatment May Slow Disease Progression in Advanced Sarcoma | Seth Pollack, MD, the Steven T. Rosen, MD, Professor of Cancer Biology, was a co-author of the study published in The Lancet Oncology.
An oral combination treatment may prevent the progression of advanced leiomyosarcoma, one of the most com... |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Common Procedure Does Not Prevent Recurrent Pancreatitis, Trial Finds | Rajesh Keswani, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was a co-author of the study.
A multicenter clinical trial published in JAMA has found that a long-used endoscopic procedure does not pr... |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Post-Stroke Injection Protects the Brain in Preclinical Study | Nanomaterial crosses blood-brain barrier, targets harmful inflammation after most common type of stroke
When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life. But, ironical... |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Investigating HIV’s Hidden Immune Evasion Strategy | Study senior author Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, PhD, the Margaret Gray Morton Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases.
A Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications has revealed how HIV can protect infected... |
| Jan 10, 2026 | Gestational Diabetes Rose Every Year in the US Since 2016 | Study of 12.6 million births shows 36 percent jump in past decade Study senior author Nilay Shah, MD, MPH, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology.
Gestational diabetes rose every single year in the U.S. from 2016 thro... |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Hypervigilance, Anxiety Linked to Poor Treatment Outcomes in Esophageal Disorder | Livia Guadagnoli, ‘20 PhD, research assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was lead author of the study published in Gastroenterology.
Increased esophageal hypervigilance and anxiety were associa... |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Obesity Drugs Regulate Neural Systems to Curb Appetite | A recent Northwestern Medicine study has identified novel neural circuits modulated by the diabetes and obesity-management drugs semaglutide and tirzepatide that help suppress appetite, according to findings published in The Journal of Clin... |
| Oct 23, 2025 | New Study Gives Answers, Drug Targets for Chronic Lung-transplant Rejection | More than half of lung-transplant recipients experience a rejection of their new lung within five years Inside the laboratory of Ankit Bharat, MBSS, chief of Thoracic Surgery in the Department of Medicine and executive director of the North... |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 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 (NAM).
Joseph Bass, MD, PhD, the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy... |
| Oct 15, 2025 | New Ultrasound Curricula May Improve Residency Education and Training | Leela Chockalingam, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine, was first author of the study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
New consensus-based recommendations on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) sk... |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Black Adults Face Heart Failure Nearly 14 Years Earlier than White Patients | Gap largely explained by differences in insurance, unemployment and education levels First author Xiaoning Huang, PhD, research assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology.
Black adults in the U.S. are first hospitalized f... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Diabetes Drug May Protect Against Kidney Inflammation | Susan Quaggin, MD, chair and the Irving S. Cutter Professor of Medicine, was senior author of the study.
A new Northwestern Medicine study has shed light on how a class of diabetes drugs may protect the kidneys — not just by lowering blood ... |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Precision Education in Focus at Medical Education Day | Throughout the day, sessions covered topics such as adaptive learning technologies, competency-based assessment and AI in education. Photo: Kim Le Mezo
Feinberg faculty, trainees, students and staff gathered to explore the future of teachin... |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Investigating How Tumor-Immune Cell Clusters Drive Cancer Spread | Huiping Liu, MD, PhD, associate professor of Pharmacology and of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, was senior author of the studies published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.
In a pair o... |
| Sep 5, 2025 | CRISPR’s Efficiency Triples With Spherical Nucleic Acid Delivery System | New system delivers CRISPR machinery more safely and effectively into cells Chad A. Mirkin, PhD, the George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; professor of Chemical and Biolo... |
| Aug 27, 2025 | New Strategy Doubles Chemo Effectiveness in Treatment-Resistant Cancer | Restoring cellular memory prevents cancer cells’ ability to adapt to evade treatment
Vadim Backman, PhD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, and the Sachs Family Professo... |
| Aug 19, 2025 | New Wireless Sweat Patch May Improve Cystic Fibrosis Treatment | A new wireless and wearable device developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists that can measure specific biomarkers in a person’s sweat has the potential to improve clinical decision-making for cystic fibrosis. Courtesy of Roozbeh Ghaffar... |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Targeting Immune Cells to Improve Long-Term Survival in Organ Transplantation | Samantha Schroth, an MD/PhD candidate in the Medical Scientist Training Program, was lead author of the study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how a subset of immune cells ... |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Asthma Drug Blocks Food Allergy Reactions in Mice | Study finds new biological trigger for anaphylaxis — and a drug that worked ‘shockingly well’ to stop it Study authors Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, PhD, the director of the Center for Human Immunobiology, and Adam Williams, PhD, associate prof... |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Combination Approach May Improve Cancer Treatment Efficacy | Sarki Abdulkadir, MD, PhD, the John T. Grayhack, MD, Professor of Urological Research and vice chair for research in the Department of Urology, was senior author of the study published in Science Advances.
Northwestern Medicine investigator... |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Improving Methods for Diagnosing Esophageal Disorders | Dustin Carlson, MD, ‘15 MS, ‘12 GME, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was senior author of the paper.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a more accurate and standardized approa... |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Antimicrobial Resistance Expert to Lead Division of Infectious Diseases | Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI, associate professor of medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named the Gene Stollerman Professor and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, effective October 2025.
Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI... |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Insulin Pump Improves Glucose Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes | Grazia Aleppo, MD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, was a co-author of the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Patients with type 2 diabetes who were treated with... |
| May 29, 2025 | Global Health Education Day Celebrates Mentorship and Collaboration | Northwestern educators, faculty, students and community partners shared and celebrated global health, education and outreach during the 6th annual Global Health Education Day, organized by the Center for Global Health Education, a part of t... |
| May 13, 2025 | New Biomarkers Needed to Evaluate Heart Failure Risk Post-Pregnancy | Priya Freaney, MD, ’22 GME, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, was first author of the study.
Biomarkers used to predict heart failure risk in the general population may be ineffective for assessing risk after pr... |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Many Young Adults Have High Long-term Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, Study Finds | Sadiya Khan, ‘09 MD, ‘14 MSc, ’10, ’12 GME, the Magerstadt Professor of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, was senior author of the study published in JAMA.
A recent Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA has found that one in seven U.S. a... |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Study Identifies Link Between Body Clock Disruption and Metabolic Disease | Clara Peek, PhD, assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, was senior author of the study published in Proceedings of the National Academy... |
| Apr 8, 2025 | IPHAM Public Health Summit Celebrates Advocacy and Community | Students, faculty, staff and public health leaders from across the state joined Northwestern University’s Institute for Public Health and Medicine for the annual Public Health Summit at the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center on April 2... |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Food Insecurity Now, Heart Disease Later | Study is first to show food insecurity in young adulthood raises risk of heart disease in midlife Young adults experiencing food insecurity have a 41 percent greater risk of developing heart disease in midlife, even after accounting for dem... |
| Apr 3, 2025 | World’s Smallest Pacemaker is Activated by Light | Tiny device can be inserted with a syringe, then dissolves after it’s no longer needed The newly developed pacemaker, next to a single grain of rice on a fingertip.
Northwestern University engineers have developed a pacemaker so small that ... |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Psychological Stress May Cause Food-induced Symptoms in IBS | Cecilia Berin, PhD, the Bunning Professor of Food Allergy Research, was a co-author of the study published in Gastroenterology.
Scientists have discovered that psychological stress can induce immune responses to food that can cause symptoms... |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Circadian Rhythms Play a Role in Muscle Repair | Clara Peek, PhD, assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, and senior author of the study.
Circadian rhythms play a role in how quickly damaged muscles heal, according to a Nor... |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Health Equity Week Encourages Education and Action | The fifth installment of Health Equity Week featured presentations from healthcare leaders from around the country. Photo: Randy Belice
Faculty, residents, trainees and students from Feinberg and beyond recently came together for Health Equ... |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Predicting Disease Risk and Improving Patient Outcomes | This story was originally published in the March 2025 issue of the Breakthroughs newsletter.
Investigators are advancing research to support proactive responses in diagnosing and preventing chronic diseases. Across departments, scientists a... |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Microbiota Transplant Shows Promise for Colon Infections | Eugene Yen, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was a co-author of the study published in Gastroenterology.
Microbiota transplantation is safe and effective for treating clostridioides dif... |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Investigating New Treatments for Rare Skin Lymphomas | Timothy M Kuzel, MD, ’87 ’90 GME, clinical professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, was a co-author of the study.
A fusion protein therapy may be an effective treatment option for cutaneous T-cell lymphomas, accordi... |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Potential Therapeutic Target for Ischemic Acute Kidney Injury Discovered | Pinelopi Kapitsinou, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, was senior author of the study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Investigators led by Pinelopi Kapitsinou, MD, associ... |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Global Health Day Highlights International Collaboration and Health Systems Improvement | Northwestern investigators, faculty, students and community partners shared and celebrated global health research, education and outreach during the 13th annual Global Health Day organized by the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Hea... |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Long-Lived Proteins Impact Aging of Female Reproductive System | Representative hue saturation intensity (HSI) mosaic from an ovary of a 15N-labeled mouse (6 months of age). Localization and abundance of 15N varied depending on cell type. Courtesy of Francesca Duncan, PhD, and Jeffrey Savas, PhD.
For the... |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Helping Doctors Trade Screen Time for Patient Time | ‘We need to layer on technology to make the most of our time with patients’ Center for Bedside Medicine director Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEd, talks with a patient at a Northwestern Medicine hospital.
The field of medicine is at a crossroads.
O... |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Combination Therapy Does Not Extend Survival in Glioblastoma | Patients with a subtype of glioblastoma who received a combination treatment of a PARP inhibitor and standard chemotherapy did not demonstrate improved survival compared to chemotherapy and placebo, according to a recent clinical trial publ... |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Feinberg Celebrates 100 Years of The Journal of Clinical Investigation | Investigators from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and other academic and research institutions celebrated the 100-year anniversary of The Journal of Clinical Investigation during a day-long symposium in the Hughes Audit... |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Sharing Knowledge and Expertise at Medical Education Day | Workshops held during Medical Education Day focused on a variety of topics, including bridging generational divides, harnessing the latest technology to enhance learning, and supporting the overall wellbeing of students and trainees. Photo:... |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Novel Blood Test Predicts Risk of Severe Lung Disease | Northwestern Medicine investigators have created a novel blood test that identifies adults who may be at increased risk of developing severe respiratory illnesses, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a recen... |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Diversity and Inclusion Fall Lyceum Explores Causes of Health Inequity and Possible Solutions | Feinberg students, faculty, trainees and staff gather in a packed Hughes Auditorium for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s annual Fall Lyceum on October 8. Photo by Jose Torres.
Feinberg students, faculty, trainees and staff gathered i... |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Long COVID Patients With Abnormal Lung CT Scans Could Prove Key to Preventing Pulmonary Fibrosis | Long COVID occurs in approximately a third of COVID-19 survivors, with the CDC estimating one in 13 adults in the United States have long COVID symptoms such as brain fog, shortness of breath and chest pain. In a new study published in Natu... |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Virtual Palliative Care Outcomes Similar to In-Person, Study Finds | Patients receiving palliative care via telehealth reported similar quality-of-life scores compared to those who had in-person care, according to a multicenter clinical trial recently published in JAMA.
While previous research has shown cons... |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Uncovering Regulatory Mechanisms of T-cells in Chronic Inflammation | Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a new mechanism that controls a specialized group of T-cells, known as regulatory T-cells, and may serve as potential therapeutic targets to treat inflammatory disorders and cancer, according... |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Engineering Human Heart Tissue for Scientific Study | Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new way to measure heart contraction and electrical activity in engineered human heart tissues, according to findings published in Science Advances.
For years, heart research has been limite... |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Combination Treatment Extends Survival in Advanced Bladder Cancer | Immunotherapy administered before and after chemotherapy along with surgical removal of the bladder improved survival compared to chemotherapy alone in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, according to results of a recent clinical ... |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Research Day 2024 Celebrates Scientific Discovery and Advances | Feinberg students, staff, trainees and faculty gathered to celebrate scientific discovery and presented research posters and abstracts at Feinberg’s 18th annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day on Thursday, Sept. 12.
Rex Chisholm, PhD, vice dea... |
| Sep 12, 2024 | U.S. South Asians Need Targeted Programs to Improve Heart Health | Largest cardiovascular disease prevention trial to date failed to reduce risk but showed lifestyle improvements
U.S. South Asians — a predominately immigrant population with heritage from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan... |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Combination Treatment Improves Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer with Genetic Mutations | A combination therapy improved progression-free survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with distinct genetic mutations compared to either therapy alone or sequentially, according to results from a Northwes... |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Lung Disease is Focus of New NIH Grant | Investigators will study neutrophils’ role in lung disease
A new $12 million National Institutes of Health grant led by Northwestern Medicine scientists in collaboration with other institutions will fund studies to identify mechanisms that ... |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Understanding Molecular Drivers of Lymphedema | Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered molecular mechanisms underlying lymphatic valve development, a discovery which could prove useful in treating lymphedema, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigatio... |
| Jul 3, 2024 | B Vitamins May Help Those with Artery Disease Walk Farther | Vitamin B3 supplements may help people with peripheral artery disease walk farther, according to a Northwestern Medicine-led clinical trial published in Nature Communications.
Peripheral artery disease, or PAD, occurs when blood vessels nar... |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Improving Advanced Care Planning for Late-Stage Cancer | Multilevel care interventions improved clinician–documented advanced care planning (ACP) compared with a clinician-level intervention alone for patients with genitourinary cancer, according to recent findings published in JAMA Oncology.
“Cl... |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Investigating DNA Flexibility for the Creation of New Biomaterials | Northwestern investigators have demonstrated how manipulating DNA chemistry can alter its structure and flexibility and enable the realization of new materials useful in medicine and the life sciences, according to a study published in Scie... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Combination Therapy Shows Promise in Subset of Breast Cancers | Combining two cancer drugs may be a promising treatment for advanced metastatic breast cancer, according to the results of a clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in t... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Weakened Virus Helps Eliminate Cancer | Virus even worked and proved safe for immunocompromised mice
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that an attenuated (weakened) virus can help eliminate cancer in mice, in findings published in The Journal of Clinical Investigat... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Transplant Research Thrives Through Collaboration | This story was published in the June 2024 issue of the Breakthroughs newsletter.
A map of the Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative (NUTORC) Network looks like an intricate spiderweb. Hovering over one investiga... |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Novel Drug May Improve Oxygen Uptake in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy | Patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who received a novel cardiac myosin inhibitor drug demonstrated improved oxygen uptake, according to a recent clinical trial results published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
“It... |
