Category: Scientific Advances
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Signaling Pathways Explain Kidney Growth
A new study reveals the biochemical mechanisms underlying kidney hypertrophy. The findings were published in a paper coauthored by Eric G. Neilson, MD, vice president for Medical Affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean.
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Healing Plants Inspire New Compounds For Psychiatric Drugs
Northwestern Medicine scientists, inspired by treatments used by traditional healers in Nigeria, have synthesized four new chemical compounds that may lead to therapies for psychiatric disorders.
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Activator for Important Aging and Cancer Protein Identified
David Gius, MD, PhD, professor in Radiation Oncology and Pharmacology, collaborated with University of Chicago scientists on a study identifying a natural compound that activates the protein SIRT3, a potential target for breast cancer, cardiac conditions and other diseases.
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Multiple Brain Pathways Critical in Evaluating Rewards
Two independent pathways in the human brain evaluate the identity and the value of expected outcomes, according to a Northwestern Medicine study that used appetizing odors to examine brain activity.
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How Does A Long Time In Space Affect Human Health?
Northwestern Medicine scientists are leading a research team that will study a pair of identical twins to determine how living in space for long durations affects the human body.
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Protein that Helps Cells Stick Together May Explain Heart Disease Development
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified mechanisms behind desmosomes, important junctions that bind cells together, helping to explain how some skin and heart diseases develop.
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Accelerating Natural Product Discovery for Biomedical Research
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a method to systematically explore diverse natural resources, allowing them to quickly identify thousands of compounds from bacteria that have potential to become new pharmaceuticals.
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Studying the Epidemiology of Coffee
Marilyn Cornelis, PhD, assistant professor in Preventive Medicine-Nutrition, draws on systems epidemiology approaches in her research to understand the potential health consequences of coffee consumption.
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Connecting Cellular Aging to Human Aging
A Northwestern Medicine study has linked aging at the cellular level to overall human aging through a molecular interaction involving two proteins and chromosome ends called telomeres.
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2014 in Scientific Imagery
From neurons in an autism-causing condition to inflamed human lung tissue macrophage cells, compelling images illustrate a broad array of scientific findings this year. A selection of eye-catching images from research published by faculty at Feinberg in 2014.
