Category: Scientific Advances
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Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption Reveals Genetic and Structural Changes in Neurological Diseases
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered unique genetic and structural changes in endothelial cells in the brain after disrupting the blood-brain barrier, which may inform new therapeutic targets that promote blood-brain barrier repair after neurovascular injuries, according to a recent study.
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Novel Mechanisms Support Cellular Adhesion and Tissue Repair
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered new mechanisms underlying cellular adhesion and repair, findings that could inform the development of new therapeutics that boost cellular repair after tissue injury, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Cell Biology.
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Investigating the Youth Mental Health Crisis
Many have posited the reason for rising mental health concerns among kids and teens – social media, the COVID-19 pandemic, stigma, etc. But the reality is there is a constellation of factors that contribute to this crisis, according to experts.
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Illinois Has a New Tool to Track Violence
A new dashboard operated by Northwestern scientists will allow Illinois to better monitor violent deaths and non-fatal firearm violence at the county level to help prevent and reduce violence in the state.
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Reprogramming Compromised Immune Cells to Fight Cancer
Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed a new avenue to reprogram compromised immune cells to work against tumors, according to a study published in Science Advances.
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Genomic ‘Memory’ Governs the Building Blocks of Life, Study Reveals
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered new details about how the human genome produces instructions for creating the building blocks of life, according to a new study published in Science Advances.
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Uncovering the Molecular Drivers of B-cell Lymphoma Tumor Growth
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a key pathway controlling tumor growth in B-cell lymphomas, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Coordinated Brain Networks Support Recognition Memory
Investigators have discovered that activity in two widely distributed brain networks previously considered separate are actually correlated with each other and together play a key role in recognition memory, according to Northwestern Medicine study published in Cell Reports.
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Understanding How Poxviruses Hijack Protein Production
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new details on how poxviruses manipulate host cells to enhance their own protein production, according to a study published in Cell Reports.
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Novel Mechanism Eliminates ‘Bad’ Enzyme During Gene Expression
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered a novel mechanism that recognizes and eliminates ‘bad’ transcriptional elongation enzymes during gene expression, findings that may inform the understanding of adrenal diseases, according to a recent study published in Science Advances.
