Physiological Factors Reshape How Drugs and Proteins Interact
A new Northwestern Medicine study has demonstrated that proteins studied in simplified laboratory conditions don’t behave the same way in the human body, according to the study published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology.
Immune Biomarkers May Predict Response to Bladder Cancer Treatment
A Northwestern Medicine study has offered new clues as to why immunotherapy works well for some bladder cancer patients but fails for others, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Hormone Impacts Red Blood Cell Production in Anemia
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that the hormone FGF23 reduces the production of red blood cells and may contribute to the development of anemia of chronic kidney disease, according to a recent study published in Blood.