News & Announcements
Read the latest news from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Studies. The links below take you to articles where you can learn more about our faculty’s latest achievements, awards and honors.
04.18.2019Stimulating one part of the brain’s memory center with electromagnetic pulses improved the memory of older adults with age-related memory loss, according to a recent study. 
01.31.2019Betina Yanez, PhD, received the New Investigator Award 2019 from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society. 
01.10.2019Northwestern was recently awarded a five-year, $13.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create a platform of app-based tools, called the MobileToolbox, to remotely assess cognitive function. 
12.17.2018A new study aims to answer a resilience puzzle: Why second-hand experiences of neighborhood violence affect some youth, but not others. 
12.06.2018Northwestern scientists specializing in HIV and AIDS gathered to share their experiences during a panel held December 3, to commemorate World AIDS Day. 
10.18.2018In a recent clinical trial, a drug called apalutamide added to standard therapy slowed cancer progression in men with prostate cancer, while maintaining quality of life. 
10.09.2018Second-year medical students showcased ongoing results from their Area of Scholarly Concentration projects at a recent poster session. 
09.24.2018Led by Melissa Simon, MD, MPH, the Center for Health Equity Transformation will build research infrastructure, conduct workforce development and support community partners in the effort to advance population health equity. 
09.18.2018Veterans Affairs-supported tuition aid for military veterans enrolling in medical school covers a smaller proportion of tuition compared to aid for other graduate programs, according to a recently published Northwestern Medicine study. 
09.17.2018Scientists have shown they can predict which chronic pain patients will respond to a placebo pill based on brain anatomy and psychological characteristics. 
08.31.2018The National Institutes of Health has awarded an $8.8 million grant to Keep It Up!, a novel online HIV prevention program that has been shown to reduce sexually transmitted infections in gay young men by 40 percent. 
08.22.2018For the first time, scientists were able to specifically change the way the brain’s memory centers form new memories, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. 
08.01.2018EHR-based tools designed to help patients manage complex drug regimens failed to improve medication adherence or lower blood pressure among patients with hypertension, according to a Northwestern Medicine study. 
07.25.2018Improving recruitment and data collection is a central area of focus for Northwestern’s Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, the largest LGBT health-focused research center in the country. 
07.24.2018Northwestern Medicine scientists are using a variety of innovative techniques to uncover the epigenetics of breast cancer, as seen in three recent studies. 
07.11.2018Melissa Simon, MD, MPH, the George H. Gardner Professor of Clinical Gynecology, has received the National Science Foundation’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.