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Disease Discoveries
Oct 13, 2022

Novel Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for SARS-CoV-2

Targeting internal proteins instead of spike proteins may be a promising strategy for monoclonal antibody therapy to combat SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Disease Discoveries
Oct 6, 2022

Northwestern Investigates COVID-19: Sentinel Surveillance, ‘Long COVID’ in Children

Northwestern Medicine investigators continue to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, from evaluating repurposed drugs in preventing severe disease to using sentinel surveillance to monitor SARS-CoV-2 transmission rates and studying the prevalence of “long COVID” in pediatric patients.

Scientific Advances
Sep 15, 2022

Inhibiting a Metabolic Regulator in Specialized Immune Cells Increases Inflammation

Therapeutically inhibiting a metabolic regulator in monocytes unexpectedly increased inflammatory signaling, revealing mechanisms that could inform new strategies to treat chronic inflammatory disorders, according to a recent study.

Disease Discoveries
Sep 7, 2022

Northwestern Investigates COVID-19: Mortality, Misinformation and Maternal Vaccination

Northwestern Medicine investigators continue to study COVID-19, from comparing mortality rates between SARS-CoV-2 variants to examining the effectiveness of maternal vaccination in protecting infants and combating COVID-19 misinformation on social media.

Disease Discoveries
Jul 28, 2022

Tracking COVID-19 from the Amazon to Chicago

Northwestern Medicine scientists are expanding the global network of COVID-19 sequencing in regions where there is limited viral genetic information reporting.

Disease Discoveries
May 26, 2022

Study Shows Cell Membrane-Bound Enzyme is Essential for COVID-19 Infection

The membrane-bound form of the ACE2 protein is the essential receptor for enabling COVID-19 infectivity, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.

Disease Discoveries
Apr 12, 2022

CRISPR and HIV: New Technique in Human Blood Unveils Potential Paths Toward Cure

New advances in CRISPR gene-editing technology may lead to longer-lasting treatments and new therapeutic strategies for HIV/AIDS.

Disease Discoveries
Mar 28, 2022

Northwestern Investigates COVID-19: Antibodies, Global Surveillance, Women in Research

Northwestern Medicine continues to help advance the understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic and its widespread impact, from investigating antibody protection against COVID-19 reinfection to elevating women in academic research to highlighting racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospital mortality in Illinois.

Disease Discoveries
Mar 23, 2022

Nanoparticle-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Could Target Future Infectious Diseases

A new publication outlines the structure-function relationships between the first spherical nucleic acid vaccine developed to protect against viral infections, including COVID-19.

Campus News
Mar 10, 2022

Director of Center for Aging and HIV: Increasing Patient Lifespan and ‘Healthspan’

Frank Palella, MD, is working towards increasing the lifespan and “healthspan” of people living with HIV through research, education and patient care as director of the new Potocsnak Center for Aging and HIV.

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