Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed first-of-its-kind eyedrops that use synthetic nanoparticles to help the eye regenerate cells that have been damaged by mustard keratopathy, or exposure to mustard gas, and other inflammatory eye diseases, detailed in a recent study published in the journal NPJ Regenerative Medicine.
Screening for common genetic variants in addition to rare genetic variants can help improve patient risk stratification for heart failure, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Genetics.
More than 480 alumni and guests returned to Feinberg’s campus on May 1, 2 and 3 to reconnect with former classmates, reminisce about their medical school experiences, and learn about the medical school’s latest developments and achievements at this year’s Alumni Weekend celebration.
Esteemed molecular biologist Ron Evans, PhD, known for his groundbreaking discovery of the nuclear receptor superfamily, delivered the third Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Lecture to a crowded auditorium of Feinberg faculty, staff, fellows and students on April 30.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a key driver of chemotherapy resistance in advanced ovarian cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
A new Northwestern Medicine study has identified the molecular mechanisms that cause a commonly prescribed antipsychotic drug to produce harmful side effects similar to Parkinson’s disease symptoms, according to findings published in Molecular Psychiatry.
Ali Shilatifard, PhD, the Robert Francis Furchgott Professor and chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Six Feinberg faculty members have been inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and the Association of American Physicians (AAP), two of the oldest medical honor societies in the U.S.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have shed new light on the inner workings of some of the finest filament cellular structures, according to a study published in the Journal of Cell Biology.
A recent Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA has found that one in seven U.S. adults between the ages of 30 and 59 years have a high 30-year risk for cardiovascular disease.