Tag: Research
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Drug Proves Ineffective in Slowing Diabetic Kidney Disease
A drug commonly used to reduce serum urate levels proved ineffective in slowing disease progression in patients with diabetic kidney disease, according to a recent study.
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Uncovering the Genetic Link Behind the Development of COPD
A Northwestern Medicine study found that inducing inflammation in lung epithelial cells contributes to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Heart Failure, Hypertensive Deaths Rise in Black Women and Men
Deaths due to heart failure and hypertensive heart disease are increasing in the U.S. — particularly in Black women and men — despite medical and surgical advances in heart disease management, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Exploring an Iron-based Alternative to Chemotherapy
Iron nanoparticles could be one day used to attack cancer cells, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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New Machine-learning Method to Identify Chromatin Loops
A machine-learning program called Peakachu can reveal previously unknown chromatin loops, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.
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AI-Enhanced Approach Offers New Hope for Earlier Autism Diagnoses
A Northwestern Medicine scientist and collaborators have used an AI-enhanced precision medicine approach to combine multiple views of human brain development as they seek to provide a roadmap for what causes subtypes of autism spectrum disorder.
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Inter-Organelle Contact Drives Calcium Transfer
Inter-organelle contacts drive calcium transfer from lysosomes to mitochondria, findings that lay out a possible therapeutic blueprint for neurological disorders.
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Analyzing Plasma Can Classify Brain Tumors
Measuring epigenetic signatures in blood plasma could help classify brain tumors, according to a study published in Nature Medicine.
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Scientists Develop New Method to Trace Cell Lineage
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a novel cell lineage tracing method that can better determine the origin of mammalian neuron populations from progenitor cells.
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Protein May Improve Immunotherapy for Medulloblastoma
A specific cell signaling protein may be used to enhance the sensitivity of medulloblastoma tumors to immunotherapy, potentially improving quality of life for patients with the malignant pediatric brain cancer.
