Category: Scientific Advances
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Getting Under the Skin
Scientists in the Department of Dermatology are working hard to better understand the fundamentals of skin biology and to bring those discoveries to the forefront of skin treatment.
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Regulatory Network Helps Cells Survive in Low Oxygen Environments
Northwestern Medicine scientists identified a complex regulatory system that keeps cells functioning when their oxygen supply is cut off.
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Discovering a Protein’s Role in Gene Expression
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that a protein called BRWD2/PHIP binds to H3K4 methylation, a key molecular event that influences gene expression.
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Suicide Molecules Kill Any Cancer Cell
Small RNA molecules can trigger a mechanism hidden in every cell, forcing it to commit suicide, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study, the first to identify molecules that trigger such a fail-safe mechanism.
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Unexpected Findings Uncover New Understanding of Gene Expression
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered surprising findings about an enzyme central to gene expression and mutated in many cancers.
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Understanding Key Enzyme’s Role in Embryonic Development
A new Northwestern Medicine study reveals surprising findings about an enzyme called Set1A and its function in embryonic stem cell self-renewal and differentiation.
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Advancing Discovery Through Cutting-Edge Genomic Technologies
Xinkun Wang, PhD, director of the NUSeq Core Facility, supports the research of scientists throughout the medical school with the latest genomic technologies, including next-generation sequencing.
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Scientists Discover Mechanism Behind ‘Paused’ Genes
Northwestern Medicine research has explained the mechanism behind ‘pauses’ in transcription, which has implications for future cancer therapies.
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Going With the Ion Flow
Northwestern Medicine scientists are diving deep into the structure and function of ion channels to inform new therapies.
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Novel RNA Discoveries Could Improve Stem Cell Research
A study has shown that a recently-discovered type of RNA is specific to certain cell types, which may make it possible to use those RNA sequences as a marker in stem cell research.
