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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.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Mar 9, 2022

First Potential Immunization Against RSV for Healthy Infants Found Highly Effective in Phase 3 Trial

A new drug has been shown to be highly effective against pediatrics infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Clinical Breakthroughs
Feb 18, 2022

Drug Combination Fails to Improve Outcomes in Influenza

A new combination of antiviral drugs did not improve clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with severe influenza, warranting further investigation into new therapeutic strategies, according to a recent clinical trial.

Disease Discoveries
Nov 19, 2021

Respiratory Virus Reprograms Airway Epithelial Cells

Respiratory syncytial virus infection during infancy results in metabolic reprogramming in epithelial cells lining the airway, according to a recent study.

Disease Discoveries
Oct 28, 2021

How Cells Defend Against Influenza A Virus

Human cells use a protein named TBC1D5 to “trap and kill” influenza A viruses inside host cells, but the virus encodes its own protein to disable this defense.

Disease Discoveries
Aug 27, 2021

Investigating COVID-19: Vaccine Effectiveness, Mechanisms of Infection and Child Hospitalization

Northwestern Medicine scientists continue to investigate all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic: from molecular mechanisms of infection, to child hospitalization and single-dose vaccine response.

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