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Disease Discoveries
Nov 17, 2022

Study Uncovers Mechanism Behind Primary Graft Dysfunction

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered the pathways through which autoantibodies leak out of blood vessels, causing primary graft dysfunction in some lung transplant recipients.

Disease Discoveries
Nov 14, 2022

Uterine Fibroid Growth Activated by Chemicals Found in Everyday Products

A Northwestern Medicine study has demonstrated a causal link between environmental phthalates and the increased growth of uterine fibroids.

Disease Discoveries
Nov 9, 2022

Novel Genetic Factors Contribute to Parkinson’s Risk

Investigators have discovered novel genetic factors that contribute to the risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.

Disease Discoveries
Nov 3, 2022

Study Identifies Novel Therapeutic Target for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered the mechanisms by which a particular protein promotes cancer cell proliferation and survival in acute myeloid leukemia, according to findings published in Blood.

Disease Discoveries
Nov 2, 2022

New Gene Target for Aggressive Lung Cancer Discovered

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a gene that is responsible for activating an aggressive subtype of small-cell lung cancer for which there is no current effective treatment.

Disease Discoveries
Oct 26, 2022

Exploring Novel Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Patients with acute myeloid leukemia show large-scale genomic mutations and altered DNA folding patterns that could help identify potential therapeutic targets, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature.

Disease Discoveries
Oct 21, 2022

Why Late-Night Eating Leads to Weight Gain, Diabetes

A new study has shown that energy release may be the molecular mechanism through which our internal clocks control energy balance, findings with implications from dieting to sleep loss.

Disease Discoveries
Oct 14, 2022

Newly Identified Protein Drives Breast Cancer Stemness and Metastasis

Using machine learning, Northwestern scientists have demonstrated that the protein membrane CD81 interacts with CD44 in promoting tumor cell cluster formation and lung metastasis of triple negative breast cancer.

Disease Discoveries
Oct 13, 2022

Novel Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for SARS-CoV-2

Targeting internal proteins instead of spike proteins may be a promising strategy for monoclonal antibody therapy to combat SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Disease Discoveries
Oct 10, 2022

Novel Treatment Effective for Bladder Cancer, Study Shows in Mice

An epigenetics drug currently being used for the treatment of blood cancers and rare sarcomas can stop the growth of bladder cancer by activating the immune system, according to a new study.

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