Category: Scientific Advances
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New Technique Improves Proteoform Imaging in Human Tissue
Investigators have developed a new imaging technique that increases the detection and identification of proteoforms by four-fold when compared to current methods.
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Feinberg Shares New Research Priorities
Four new research priorities have been identified, including synthetic biology, therapeutic development, social determinants of health and implementation science.
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Investigating the Role of Dopamine Circuits in Habit Formation
Scientists have uncovered how dopamine connects subregions of the striatum essential for habit formation, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
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Protein Transformation Drives Cancer Development
A change in function in a mitochondrial protein is associated with gene expression that may promote the development of cancer, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine Study.
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Scientists Identify Key Mechanism Controlling Skin Regeneration
A new study has identified a molecular switch, through a protein called CDK9, that plays an early and critical role in the skin stem cell differentiation process.
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Scientists Discover Novel Cellular Mechanisms Behind Transcription Elongation
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered novel mechanisms underlying transcription elongation, the process of synthesizing RNA from DNA.
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‘Inside Out’ Signaling Promotes Tumor Growth
An immune system kinase promotes tumor inflammation and progression, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
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New Insights in Retinal Neurons
Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified a new type of retinal ganglion cell, neurons that encode the visual environment and transmit information back to the brain.
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Identifying Therapeutic Targets for Chemotherapy-Resistant Glioblastoma
Investigators have discovered novel cellular pathways behind chemotherapy-resistant glioblastoma cells and a potential biomarker, paving the way for new therapeutic targets.
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Investigators Explore Cellular Response to Stress
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered novel mechanisms that regulate cellular stress response, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
