My Northwestern Medicine September 25, 2024

Medical School Tops Research Funding in 2024

Medical School Tops Research Funding in 2024

Feinberg principal investigators secured $742.2 million dollars in research funding and awards during the 2023-24 fiscal year, a five percent increase over the previous year, and the largest amount in the school’s history.

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B-Cells Hold Promise for Treating Glioblastoma

Harnessing the body’s own B-cells to fight tumors may be a promising treatment for glioblastoma, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.

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Studying the Mental Health Impact of Weight Loss Drugs

A popular weight loss drug is psychiatrically safe for people without a history of significant mental health disorders, according to a new clinical trial.

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Vital Language Sites in the Brain Act Like Connectors in a Social Network

A new Northwestern Medicine study may better inform doctors’ decisions about which brain areas to preserve during surgery, thereby improving patients’ language function after brain surgery.

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Northwestern Medicine Study Advocates for Alternative Biopsy Approach for Detecting Prostate Cancer

The study led by Edward Schaeffer, MD, chair of Urology, found that transperineal prostate biopsy had similar cancer detection, but no infections when compared to transrectal biopsy.

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Northwestern MBA Grad’s Hearing Improved with Cochlear Implants

According to a Northwestern Medicine research letter, less than 5 percent of potential candidates in the Chicagoland area receive cochlear implants.

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