A type of white blood cell is responsible for growth and branching of blood vessels which supports tumor growth in colon cancer, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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An experimental drug may provide a new treatment option for some patients with rare incurable brain tumors, according to an analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Specific immunosuppressants and immunotherapy are not enough to prevent organ rejection in patients undergoing skin cancer treatment who have also received a kidney transplant, according to a clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
A two-year follow-up clinical trial found that a personalized cellular therapy treatment for relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphoma demonstrated high safety and improved overall survival in patients, according to findings published in Blood.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered the Achilles heel of chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer — its hunger for cholesterol — and how to sneakily use that to destroy it.
Scientists have discovered a neuronal pathway involved in how the brain encodes the transition to high-intensity fear response behaviors required for survival, according to a study published in Nature.
A neurotransmitter previously thought to only calm neurons may also play a role in waking them up, according to a study published in the journal PLOS Biology, a discovery which upends conventional theories of how the neurotransmitter works in the brain.
An analysis of NIH training grants has illustrated systematic disadvantages among the trainees who receive the awards.
Investigators at Northwestern Medicine and the Flatiron Institute have characterized how developing cells reorganize their cytoplasm as part of their growth, according to a study published in Nature Physics, a discovery which furthers the field’s understanding of basic cellular processes at the earliest stages of development.
Northwestern Medicine investigators have revealed new insights into the impact of neuronal structural diversity on neural computation, the basis of brain function, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.