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Shape-Shifting Cell Channel Reveals New Target for Precision Drugs
In a new study published in Nature Communications, Northwestern scientists have uncovered how a critical membrane pathway controls the flow of chemical messages responsible for everything from brain activity to inflammation.
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2025 Year in Review
Feinberg experienced a year of discovery and scientific achievement in 2025, from honors and awards to unprecedented research discoveries.
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Scientists Map the Human Genome in 4D
In a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure of our DNA influences human biology, Northwestern investigators and the 4D Nucleome Project have unveiled the most detailed maps to date of the genome’s three‑dimensional organization across time and space, according to a new study published in Nature.
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2025 in Scientific Imagery
From elucidating cellular mechanisms underlying tissue regeneration to developing novel biomaterials to improve organ function, Feinberg investigators have provided stunning new snapshots of biological processes invisible to the naked eye.
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NU-9 Halts Alzheimer’s Disease In Animal Model Before Symptoms Begin
In a new study, scientists have identified a previously unknown driver of Alzheimer’s disease, and an experimental drug developed at Northwestern University has demonstrated further promise as an early intervention to treat the disease.
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Exploring the Connection Between Gene Expression and Aging
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how molecular “traffic controllers” in cells influence aging and cellular senescence — a state where cells stop dividing but remain metabolically active.
Media Coverage
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New York Times
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It’s Time to Give the Ovary Some More Respect
In her training as a reproductive biologist, Dr. Duncan had learned to disregard most components of the ovary — everything besides the egg and its follicle was literally trashed. But what she observed in the mice made clear that other tissues might be critical to the egg’s development. “The egg needs this whole village,” said…
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Chicago Tribune
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Who gets invited to the table? Holiday gatherings offer a lesson in leadership
Last year, a doctor of physical therapy program at an institution of higher education faced an all-too-familiar challenge: how to celebrate the holidays in a way that felt meaningful for everyone. Instead of defaulting to the traditional catered lunch and gift exchange, the director invited faculty, staff and graduate students to co-create the event. This…
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Chicago Crain’s Business
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Researchers detail dramatic spike in spending for kids’ behavioral health care
Pediatric behavioral health out-of-pocket spending increased 6.4% annually, compared with 2.7% annually for non-behavioral health medical spending, over the time period studied, “leaving many families struggling with significant financial burden,” researchers said in a news release. “We were surprised by the magnitude of spending for children’s behavioral health, and especially the dramatically rising out-of-pocket costs…
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New York Times
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My Face Gets Flushed and Red. Why Is It Worsening as I Age?
Aside from the typical symptoms — including persistent redness, dilated blood vessels and bumps — it may also cause skin dryness, tightness and burning. Rosacea can cause a feeling of grittiness or itchiness in the eyes, and it can thicken the skin on the nose, too, said Dr. Dina Elrashidy, a dermatologist at Northwestern Medicine…
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USA Today
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Tanning beds should have warnings like cigarette packages, experts say. Here’s why.
The new research looked at thousands of medical records to compare melanoma rates in people who used tanning beds and those who did not, and found nearly a threefold increase in the risk of melanoma among tanning bed users. “When you buy a pack of cigarettes, it says this may result in lung cancer, Dr.…
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CBS Chicago
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Northwestern Medicine study finds tanning bed use triples risk of melanoma
A study conducted in part by Chicago’s Northwestern Medicine found that tanning beds not only triple the risk of melanoma, but can also damage DNA across nearly the whole skin surface. Northwestern Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco launched the study after researchers noticed an unusually high number of women under 50 who…
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