Year: 2025
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Novel Biomarkers May Help Improve Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction
Scientists have discovered more than 100 new epigenetic biomarkers that may help predict cardiovascular disease risk and inform preventive care measures to improve long-term outcomes, according to a recent study published in Circulation.
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Surge in Rare Pediatric Brain Disorder Linked to Flu Season
A surge in a rare but devastating brain disorder in children has been linked to the 2024-2025 flu season, according to a nationwide study published in JAMA.
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Molecular Mechanisms Support Long-term Immunity
Scientists in the laboratory of Weiguo Cui, PhD, have identified novel molecular mechanisms that help specialized T-cells maintain long-term immunity in response to chronic infection and cancer, according to recent findings published in Nature Immunology.
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CRISPR’s Efficiency Triples With Spherical Nucleic Acid Delivery System
A new Northwestern study has unveiled a new type of nanostructure that dramatically improves CRISPR delivery and potentially extends its scope of utility.
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Study Explores Diet’s Significant Role in Global Obesity
An international multi-center study revealed how diet plays a greater role in the prevalence of obesity globally than was previously understood, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Rogers Wins Royal Society’s Bakerian Medal
John A. Rogers, PhD, has won the Royal Society’s Bakerian Medal and Lecture, one of the Premier Awards given by the Royal Society of the United Kingdom.
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Les Turner ALS Foundation to Make $500,000 Gift to Northwestern Research
The Les Turner ALS Foundation has announced that it will make a $500,000 gift to support ALS research at Feinberg; the historic gift will support researchers in pursuit of a cure for the disease during a federal funding freeze on Northwestern research.
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Study Reveals Surprising Link Between HIV and Alzheimer’s
A new Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered a surprising molecular link between HIV-1 and a protein fragment associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Understanding Cellular Differences that Impact Lymphoma Development
A Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered new insights that may aid in understanding and potentially treating one of the most common and aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to findings published in Science Advances.
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Understanding How a Common Virus Manipulates Host DNA
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how a common virus linked to birth defects and chronic illness manipulates host DNA, according to a new study published in Nature Communications.
