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Disease Discoveries
Mar 23, 2023

Sex-Specific Mechanisms for Major Depressive Disorder Identified in Response to Dysregulated Stress Hormones

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered novel sex-specific mechanisms that control how stress hormones impact dopamine transmission and motivation, findings that can inform new therapeutic strategies for treating major depressive disorder.

Disease Discoveries
Mar 8, 2023

Studying the Impact of Stem Cell Transplants

People with sickle cell disease who receive nonmyeloablative stem cell transplants are at greater risk for developing new tumors, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Disease Discoveries
Mar 6, 2023

Social Deficits and Seizures in Autism Type Tied to Overexcited Brain Circuits

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified the cause of a genetic subtype of autism and schizophrenia that results in social deficits and seizures in mice and humans.

Disease Discoveries
Mar 1, 2023

Calming the Destructive Cells of ALS by Two Independent Approaches

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered two ways to preserve diseased upper motor neurons that would normally be destroyed in ALS.

Disease Discoveries
Feb 10, 2023

Potential Therapeutic Target for Blood Cancers Discovered

Investigators have discovered that a specific complex drives cell proliferation in mutated myeloproliferative neoplasms, suggesting this complex could serve as an ideal therapeutic target, according to a recent Northwestern medicine study.

Disease Discoveries
Feb 9, 2023

Study Identifies Novel Genetic Causes of Male Infertility

A recent study has identified novel genetic causes of non-obstructive azoospermia, the most severe form of male infertility, findings that may inform future treatment strategies and interventions.

Disease Discoveries
Feb 6, 2023

Potential Therapeutic Target for Schizophrenia Identified 

Targeting calcium signaling in neurons may represent a promising therapeutic approach for treating a rare form of schizophrenia, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.

Disease Discoveries
Feb 1, 2023

Investigating the Connection Between Steps and Heart Disease Risk

The recommendation to reach 10,000 steps a day has long been the gold standard for staying fit and improving heart health. But new research suggests that it might not be the magic number after all.

Disease Discoveries
Jan 23, 2023

Understanding How Childhood Brain Tumors Develop

Scientists have identified a new cell type implicated in the development of medulloblastoma, according to a study published in Nature.

Disease Discoveries
Jan 10, 2023

Novel Cell ‘Switches’ Promote Lung Cancer Growth, Treatment Resistance 

Northwestern Medicine investigators have revealed new insights into how cell type switches facilitate tumor growth and treatment resistance in small cell lung cancer, according to findings published in Science Advances.

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Mar 22, 2023

How ChatGPT Has, and Will Continue to, Transform Scientific Research

Mar 21, 2023

New Directions for HIV Treatment

Mar 21, 2023
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