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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Dr. Lifang Hou

Feinberg doctor, researcher appointed to Biden’s ‘Moonshot’ Cancer Initiative

May 3, 2016

When Dr. Lifang Hou was a physician in China, she noticed that although many life-threatening diseases come with warning signs, cancer often creeps up without any alerts. “For cancer patients, I did...

Feinberg professors win awards to research autism, Crohn’s disease

May 3, 2016

Two Feinberg professors each won competitive awards of $100,000 per year over three years to fund projects that fight autism spectrum disorder and Crohn’s disease. Feinberg Profs. Jeffrey Savas and...

Northwestern researchers discover ‘firework’ in fertilization

May 2, 2016

Northwestern researchers discovered a “firework” that sparks when a human egg is injected with sperm enzyme and acts as an indicator to the egg’s fertility. The study, published in Scientific...

Shivangi (left) and Shivani Agarwal are twin sisters and post doctoral research associates at the Feinberg School of Medicine. The twin sisters have attended the same schools and worked in the same labs their entire lives.

Twin researchers remain close through the years

April 28, 2016

When twin sisters Shivani and Shivangi Agarwal were in high school in India, their physics teacher shared with them a quote attributed to physicist Max Planck that stays with them today. “For religion,...

Northwestern Medicine develops new technology to treat allergies, asthma

April 20, 2016

Northwestern Medicine researchers developed a new technology that can be used to disable food allergies and asthma. The new method includes a biodegradable nanoparticle concealing allergens from the...

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