Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Feinberg leads medical research and clinical trials, much of it fueled by federal funding. However, the impacts of frozen funds will change patient care and future discovery. The effects will span healthcare and impact communities beyond our campus: spr.ly/60124QYiG

Life-changing cures and solutions are discovered at @NorthwesternU. Our #scientists are helping to build a healthier, safer future. 🧑🏽‍🔬 🔗 spr.ly/6011fHaAt

A new #AI tool developed by Northwestern scientists, called iSeg, may improve accuracy and consistency in #cancer care, per @Nature_NPJ Precision Oncology. news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/07/01/ai-…

In radiation therapy, precision can save lives. 🎯🫁 @NorthwesternMed scientists developed a 3D deep learning tool that matches doctors—and even flags overlooked areas—when mapping lung tumors for treatment. spr.ly/60134qotL

Northwestern scientists have discovered that poor #cardiovascular health before #pregnancy is linked to a higher risk of gestational #diabetes and increased coronary artery calcium in midlife, per @JAMACardio. spr.ly/6019fM6yP

Abstract submissions for #ResearchDay25 are now open! Submissions are due by midnight on August 7 or until we reach capacity. 🔗 spr.ly/6014fKtXw

After #HurricaneHelene caused a nationwide #IV fluid shortage, #pediatric ERs saw a sharp drop in IV use. Northwestern scientists say the shift may have revealed new ways to improve care and resource use, per @JAMAPediatrics. spr.ly/6016fJHvK

Research by senior author Stephen T. Magill, MD, PhD published in @JclinicalInvest, indicates that a medication typically used for treating Type 2 diabetes may help reduce excess fluid in the brains of patients with #hydrocephalus. Read more now: news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/06/26/dia…

What’s your biological age? The Northwestern Medicine Human Longevity Clinic helps patients understand how their bodies are aging and provides strategies for extending their healthspan. Visit longevity.nm.org to learn more or schedule an appointment. #NMBetter

New cause of neuron death in #Alzheimers discovered news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2024/01/19/new… by @NUFeinbergMed @NorthwesternU #dementia #health #science

Investigators @NUFeinbergMed led by Francesca Duncan, PhD, have discovered new molecular mechanisms that lead specialized immune cells to cause ovarian aging and functional decline, according to a recent study published in @PLOSBiology news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/07/21/new… #healthspan

Counting steps, measuring sleep and... predicting pediatric surgery complications ⌚️ A new study is the first to use consumer wearables to quickly and accurately predict postoperative complications in children. spr.ly/60194Q0bX @AbilityLab | @NUFeinbergMed

Endometriosis and its links to ovulation: jci.org/articles/view/… Endo is a chronic, painful condition that remains difficult to diagnose and adequately manage. @SerdarBulun's review asserts that suppressing ovulation should be a goal for managing this disease. @NUFeinbergMed

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a common #metabolite that worsens progression of inflammatory bowel disease #IBD, per @NatImmunol. spr.ly/6015f17M3

Published in @ANA_journals, neurologists Niccolo E. Mencacci, MD, PhD, Sarah M. Brooker, MD, PhD (@BrookerSarahM), and Elizabeth E. Gerard, MD (@EEG_MD), co-authored a study reporting a large cohort of cases with pathogenic NUS1 variants. The study details the clinical…

A drug commonly used to treat #diabetes may reduce excess fluid in the brains of patients with #hydrocephalus, which could help treat the disease less invasively than current treatments, per @jclinicalinvest. spr.ly/6017fBXP1

A first of its kind study lead by @NUCATSInstitute member Arun Jayaraman, PhD, PT, has found that devices like Fitbits can more quickly and accurately predict postoperative complications like infection in pediatric patients — bit.ly/4kOaI93

ICYMI: Ameliorating myeloproliferative neoplasms with cyclosporin A in preclinical models— @PengJi_lab & team @NUFeinbergMed discover PPIL2 as a target of the JAK2/STAT5 pathway that promotes myeloproliferation through p53 degradation: jci.org/articles/view/…

Receiving an honorary degree from the University of Athens. ⁦@LurieCancer⁩ ⁦@NUFeinbergMed⁩

An #AI-based imaging approach may be a more effective tool for distinguishing patients with #ParkinsonsDisease from those with other closely related diseases, per @JAMANeuro. spr.ly/60194hN53

Northwestern scientists have discovered that a compound found in the #gut may reduce some of the manifestations of #AlzheimersDisease, per @jclinicalinvest. spr.ly/60114CZxH