With no chemistry teacher, a 15-year-old Chicago student took over teaching her own class at a Humboldt Park high school. "They forgot about us." buff.ly/3zhI7r7

My latest, thanks for reading! :) #glioblastoma

When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients. propublica.org/article/evicor…

It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them. While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.

Investigators led by @PenalozaMacMas1, PhD, have discovered that administering an #AntibodyTreatment four days after #MRNA vaccination improved vaccine efficacy in mice, per Journal of Clinical Investigation. spr.ly/6015StnSS

Another shot of the cta Holiday Train.

Dramatic sunset along the Chicago lakefront on this day 6 years on Weekend Rewind.

For the first time, Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a population of long-lived proteins in the #ovaries, which likely support the stability and longevity of the female reproductive system and may contribute to reproductive #aging. spr.ly/6019Qqh6D

As CTA boss Dorval Carter steps down, 10 Block Club investigations you should read: buff.ly/42dCExz

Northwestern scientists have developed a new technique to precisely and efficiently study #GeneRegulation, which may accelerate the development of new therapeutic strategies, per Molecular Cell. spr.ly/6018aVhkK

A team of Northwestern Medicine scientists has developed an electroactive “scaffolding” material that improves bladder tissue regeneration and organ function better than current techniques, as detailed in a recent study published in Nature Communications. Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/01/14/nov…

The sunrise this morning in Chicago was bonkers! The shallow opening between the clouds and the horizon, plus the fog, created some amazing color and sun beams. I was running around trying to get as many cameras going as I could. This is a timelapse from one phone #ilwx

Northwestern Medicine scientists have revealed the mechanisms behind cellular #adhesion and #repair, per Journal of Cell Biology. spr.ly/6010LLyL0

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how disruptions in #CircadianRhythm in our muscles, combined with poor diet, can contribute to the development of #diabetes, per PNASNews. spr.ly/6019NyNkb

Got data? A new breastfeeding device measures babies' milk intake in real time 👶 A team of engineers, neonatologists and pediatricians at Northwestern developed this technology to help reduce parental anxiety and improve nutrition management.

I saw Lindsay Lohan wearing Old Navy so I’m wearing Old Navy

🛌 A new wearable from John A Rogers’ team Northwestern may improve sleep disorder detection by capturing mechano-acoustic signals from the suprasternal notch. Thanks Melissa Rohman (Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine) for the coverage — and kudos to Vanderbilt_YayunDu (former Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, now

“When I entered Gaza the Israeli military had a rule: I was only allowed to bring in three kilos of food. As I was weighing out protein bars, trying to get under the limit, I said to my husband: ‘How sinister is this?’ I’m a humanitarian aid worker. Why would there even be a

Scientists in the lab of Weiguo Cui, PhD, of Lurie Cancer Center, have identified novel molecular mechanisms that help specialized T-cells maintain long-term immunity in response to chronic infection and cancer, according to findings in @natureimmun. news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/09/08/mol… Cui Lab (Weiguo Cui)

Our recent story about how Sox9 drives chemoresistance in high grade serous ovarian cancer. news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/10/30/tra… Thank you Melissa Rohman for the nice write write up. Lurie Cancer Center Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine