Feinberg
Northwestern Medicine | Northwestern University | Faculty Profiles

News Center

  • Categories
    • Campus News
    • Disease Discoveries
    • Clinical Breakthroughs
    • Education News
    • Scientific Advances
  • Press Releases
  • Media Coverage
  • Podcasts
  • Editor’s Picks
    • COVID-19
    • Cardiology
    • Cancer
    • Neurology and Neuroscience
    • Aging and Longevity
    • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
  • News Archives
  • About Us
    • Media Contact
    • Share Your News
    • News Feeds
    • Social Media
    • Contact Us
Menu
  • Categories
    • Campus News
    • Disease Discoveries
    • Clinical Breakthroughs
    • Education News
    • Scientific Advances
  • Press Releases
  • Media Coverage
  • Podcasts
  • Editor’s Picks
    • COVID-19
    • Cardiology
    • Cancer
    • Neurology and Neuroscience
    • Aging and Longevity
    • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
  • News Archives
  • About Us
    • Media Contact
    • Share Your News
    • News Feeds
    • Social Media
    • Contact Us
Home » Biochemistry

Browsing: Biochemistry

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
Mar 30, 2021

Bioinformatic Computational Tool Analyzes Tissue Samples to Discern Disease

A novel integrative computational technique allowed scientists to classify disease conditions at the molecular level using epigenomic data sets.

Disease Discoveries
Mar 8, 2021

Suppressive Immune Cells Combat Chronic Inflammation

A team of Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that a specific type of immune cell is necessary for the suppression of chronic inflammation, revealing a potential therapeutic target for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Disease Discoveries
Jun 1, 2020

Cancer Cells Hijack Nucleotide Metabolism to Boost Cell Proliferation

Mutations in the genes RAS and RAF allow cancer cells to create their own nucleotides, fueling cancer growth, according to a recent study published in Molecular Cell.

Disease Discoveries
May 13, 2020

Origin of Cancer Cells Influences Skin Cancer Prognosis

A new Northwestern Medicine study found important differences in rare skin lymphomas stemming from their specific cell of origin and clinical presentations, according to findings published in Nature Communications.

Scientific Advances
May 11, 2020

New Function for Transcriptional Regulator Discovered

A new Northwestern Medicine study discovered a new and unexpected function for the transcriptional regulator MLL2/COMPASS.

Disease Discoveries
Apr 24, 2020

Genetic ‘Neighborhoods’ Fuel Leukemia

A new study has found that genetic alterations in a rare form of leukemia physically change the architecture of DNA, fueling the replication and spread of cancer cells.

Scientific Advances
Apr 2, 2020

New Insights into Chromosome Folding

A new study has helped solve the mystery of how dysfunctional chromosome folding leads to cancer.

Scientific Advances
Dec 4, 2019

Lymphatic Capillaries Help Regulate Stem Cells for Tissue Regeneration

Lymphatic capillaries help regulate the niche microenvironment surrounding stem cells, which promote the regeneration of hair follicles after injury or damage, according to a study published in Science.

Campus News
Oct 25, 2019

Northwestern and Cell Press Symposium Highlights Transcriptional Regulation

Northwestern and Cell Press hosted a symposium on transcriptional regulation, welcoming more than 350 attendees from around the world.

1 2 3 … 9 Next
Latest News

Pre-Surgery Immunotherapy May Increase Survival in Advanced Melanoma

Mar 23, 2023

Hormone Therapy Plus Current Treatments Improves Survival in Prostate Cancer

Mar 22, 2023

How ChatGPT Has, and Will Continue to, Transform Scientific Research

Mar 21, 2023

New Directions for HIV Treatment

Mar 21, 2023

Humans are Not Just Big Mice: Identifying Science’s Muscle-Scaling Problem

Mar 20, 2023
  • News Center Home
  • Categories
  • Press Release
  • Media Coverage
  • Editor’s Picks
  • News Archives
  • About Us
Flickr Photos
20230315_NM036
20230315_NM046
20230315_NM134
20230315_NM205
20230315_NM206
20230315_NM132
20230315_NM130
20230315_NM082
20230315_NM063
20230315_NM058
20230315_NM030
20230315_NM038

Northwestern University logo

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

RSS Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr YouTube Instagram
Copyright © 2023 Northwestern University
  • Contact Northwestern University
  • Disclaimer
  • Campus Emergency Information
  • Policy Statements

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.