Category: Disease Discoveries
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New Regulator of Prostate Cancer Metastasis Discovered
A transcription factor associated with androgen receptor activity in prostate cancer has a newly discovered role in controlling lipid biosynthesis.
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New Tool to Create Hearing Cells Lost in Aging
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a master gene that programs ear hair cells’ development, overcoming a major hurdle towards restoring hearing.
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Almost Half of Heart Failure Patients Have Uncontrolled Hypertension and Diabetes
A new Northwestern Medicine study has found almost half of U.S. adults with heart failure have poorly controlled hypertension and diabetes.
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Regulator of Cancer ‘Stemness’ Discovered
The protein FOXK2 promotes survival of cancer stem cells in ovarian cancer, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
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Expanding HIV Science
In this feature story, Northwestern scientists share their work at the forefront of HIV research, pioneering new strategies to investigate, treat, and work towards a cure for the disease.
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Epigenetic ‘Age’ Predicts Cognitive Function
Epigenetic markers of cognitive aging can predict outcomes on cognitive tests later in life, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Improving Interferon Therapy for Blood Cancers
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered a novel signaling pathway activated by interferons, a group of immune system proteins, that suppresses the anti-tumor response of interferons in patients with a particular type of blood cancer, according to findings published in Nature Communications. Targeting this pathway in combination with interferon therapy may provide a novel approach to[…]
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Improving Interferon Therapy for Blood Cancers
Investigators have discovered a novel signaling pathway in interferons that suppresses their anti-tumor response in patients with a particular type of blood cancer.
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T-Cell Interactions Vary Between Tumor Microenvironments
A team led by Northwestern Medicine investigators has discovered differences in the distribution and interaction of T-cells within different parts of brain tumor and brain metastasis microenvironments.
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CRISPR and HIV: New Technique in Human Blood Unveils Potential Paths Toward Cure
New advances in CRISPR gene-editing technology may lead to longer-lasting treatments and new therapeutic strategies for HIV/AIDS.
