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Young adult cancer survivors reported poorer physical and emotional health but better social health in a study by Northwestern Medicine scientists.

Depleting an enzyme called GM3 synthase with gene therapy may help diabetics heal wounds faster.

A mathematical model can predict whether a tumor has a gene mutation associated with a favorable prognosis for glioblastoma patients.

A new model uses variables that can be determined before operating.

Women in the United States who have cesarean sections are less likely to continue childbearing than those who deliver vaginally, but this relationship weakens for women living below the poverty line.

Prostate cancer cells producing too much PIM1 are particularly sensitive to the inhibition of a protein called polo-like kinase (PLK1).

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has joined a research network funded by the American Heart Association to promote cardiovascular health and prevent death from heart disease and strokes.

With 29 researchers on the list – six of them scientists from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine – Northwestern ranks 14th among institutions with the highest number of highly cited researchers.

Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD, has been named the Elizabeth J. Ward Chair and director of the Center for Genetic Medicine.

An enzyme called caspase-8 prevents the onset of autoimmune disease lupus when expressed by dendritic cells.