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  • A longitudinal spinal cord section treated with the most bioactive therapeutic scaffold. Regenerated axons (shown in red) regrew within the lesion. To administer the treatment, researchers inject the liquid therapy into the region where a spinal cord injury occurred. The liquid then gels into a network of nanofibers, which serve as a scaffold to support cell growth.

    Post-Stroke Injection Protects the Brain in Preclinical Study

    Northwestern University scientists have developed an injectable regenerative nanomaterial that helps protect the brain during the vulnerable window after a patient suffers a stroke.

  • Investigating HIV’s Hidden Immune Evasion Strategy 

    A Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications has revealed how HIV can protect infected cells by altering the sugars on their surface, hindering the host immune system and avoiding detection. 

  • Gestational Diabetes Rose Every Year in the US Since 2016

    Gestational diabetes rose every single year in the U.S. from 2016 through 2024, according to a new Northwestern Medicine analysis of more than 12 million U.S. births.