Gold-plated Nanocrystals Could Help Fight Multiple Sclerosis
Gold-plated nanocrystals could help rebuild nerves damaged by multiple sclerosis, according to a recent study.
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Insights into Cellular Adhesion
Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered new details about cell-cell adhesion, identifying previously unknown subpopulations of molecules that connect cells to their neighbors.
Skin Deep: The Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-Based Center
The Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-Based Center enables people to share their skills, develop expertise and facilitate research.
Dangerous Skin Tumor Now Has Treatment Guidelines
A Northwestern Medicine study reports the first guidelines for treating sebaceous carcinoma, a cancer of the oil glands diagnosed in thousands of patients every year.
Student Investigates Skin Conditions and Beyond
Costner McKenzie, a fourth-year medical student, is interested in dermatology beyond just the skin.
Cell Polarity Linked to Cell Adhesion
Scientists discovered a new link between cell polarity and cell adhesion, according to a study published in the Journal of Cell Biology.
Green Wins 2019 Tripartite Prize
Kathleen Green, PhD, the Joseph L. Mayberry, Sr., Professor of Pathology and Toxicology and professor of Dermatology, has been named the winner for the 2019 Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize in Translational Science and Education.
Groundbreaking Sensors Wirelessly Monitor Babies in the NICU
An interdisciplinary Northwestern University team has developed a pair of soft, flexible wireless sensors that replace the tangle of wire-based sensors that currently monitor babies in hospitals’ neonatal intensive care units and pose a barrier to parent-baby cuddling and physical bonding.
World’s Smallest Wearable Device Warns of UV Exposure, Enables Precision Phototherapy
The world’s smallest wearable device has been developed by Northwestern scientists, to measure exposure to light across multiple wavelengths.
Mechanisms Driving Inherited Heart Disease
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a novel mechanism for how mutations in desmoplakin — a protein that helps cells stick together — can lead to cardiac arrhythmias and other diseases.