Browsing: Dermatology

Gold-plated nanocrystals could help rebuild nerves damaged by multiple sclerosis, according to a recent study.

Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered new details about cell-cell adhesion, identifying previously unknown subpopulations of molecules that connect cells to their neighbors.

The Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-Based Center enables people to share their skills, develop expertise and facilitate research.

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.

Costner McKenzie, a fourth-year medical student, is interested in dermatology beyond just the skin.

Scientists discovered a new link between cell polarity and cell adhesion, according to a study published in the Journal of Cell Biology.

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.

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.

The world’s smallest wearable device has been developed by Northwestern scientists, to measure exposure to light across multiple wavelengths.

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.