Byline: Melissa Rohman
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Advancing Pain Medicine Through Innovative Treatments and Precision Care
Get to know Steven P. Cohen, MD, who recently joined Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine as the inaugural Edmond I. Eger Professor of Anesthesiology and vice chair of Research and Pain Medicine.
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Investigators Discover New Therapeutic Target for Pediatric Brain Cancers
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that targeting the TIM3 protein in mouse models of low-grade astrocytoma increased survival compared to current immunotherapies, according to recent findings published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Intense Exercise Doesn’t Increase Risk of Sudden Death in Genetic Heart Disorder
High-intensity exercise does not increase the risk of sudden cardiac death in individuals with congenital long-QT syndrome, a genetic heart disorder, according to findings from a recent study published in Circulation.
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Study Identifies Racial Differences in Rare Endometrial Cancer
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that uterine serous carcinoma tumors in Black patients express more aggressive and immunosuppressive features than tumors in white patients, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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‘Feedback Loop’ Promotes Cancer Cells’ Adaption to Molecular Stress
Investigators from the laboratory of Marc Mendillo, PhD, have discovered new cellular regulators of an established cancer cell transcription factor linked to cancer cell resilience and tumor progression, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Novel AI Model May Enhance Health Data Interoperability
An AI model developed by Northwestern Medicine investigators improved the transformation of EHR data into standardized health resources more efficiently than current methods, according to a recent study published in journal NEJM AI.
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Study Finds Noncoding RNAs Dysregulated in Several Human Cancers
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered new insights into the production and regulation of an emerging class of noncoding RNAs in three major types of cancer, according to findings published in Science Advances.
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Kalhan Named Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Ravi Kalhan, MD, ‘06 MS, the Louis A. Simpson Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, has been named the new associate dean for Faculty Affairs, effective August 1.
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Scientists Discover Potential Biomarker in Rare Skin Cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered increased immune cell activity in Merkel cell carcinoma tumors, which could help predict treatment response in patients and inform the development of new targeted therapies, according to findings published in the journal Cancer Discovery.
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Mitochondria Support Immune Response to Central Nervous System Injuries
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that mitochondria are not necessary for the proliferation of immune cells called microglia, but do help them respond to demyelinating injury, according to a study published in Nature Metabolism.
