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Disease Discoveries
Aug 2, 2021

Nanoparticles Could Boost Immunotherapy

Enhancing the anti-cancer function of natural killer cells with nanoparticles could unlock their therapeutic potential, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.

Disease Discoveries
Sep 29, 2020

‘Snowflake’ Nanoparticle Boosts Cancer Therapy

A snowflake-shaped nanoparticle greatly enhanced the combination of radiotherapy and immunotherapy in mouse models of prostate cancer.

Uncategorized
Nov 21, 2019

‘Epidermal VR’ Gives Technology a Human Touch

Northwestern University scientists have developed a new thin, wireless system that adds a sense of touch to any virtual reality experience, adding sensory feedback to prosthetics.

Scientific Advances
May 6, 2019

Vaccine Design May Dramatically Improve Cancer Immunotherapies

The structure of spherical nucleic acids has the potential to improve the effectiveness of vaccines as well as cancer immunotherapies, according to a new study.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Dec 5, 2018

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.

Scientific Advances
Oct 8, 2018

New Bio-Inspired Dynamic Materials Transform Themselves

Scientists have developed soft materials that assemble and disassemble on demand, opening the door for applications including robotics, drug delivery and tissue regeneration.

Disease Discoveries
Jan 25, 2018

PhD Student Explores Role of Exosomes in Cancer Metastasis

Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated that tiny vesicles called exosomes released from non-metastatic melanoma cells trigger an immune response that prevents cancer from spreading throughout the body.

Scientific Advances
Jan 23, 2018

Nanoshells Provide New Approach to Targeted Chemotherapy Delivery

A team of scientists has demonstrated a novel approach to delivering cancer drugs directly to tumor cells, through gold nanoparticles that can be remotely triggered to release therapies.

Disease Discoveries
Jul 12, 2017

Nanomedicine Opens Door to Precision Medicine for Brain Tumors

Early phase Northwestern Medicine research has demonstrated a potential new therapeutic strategy for treating glioblastoma.

Clinical Breakthroughs
May 12, 2017

First Spherical Nucleic Acid Drug Injected into Humans Targets Brain Cancer

The first drug using spherical nucleic acids to be systemically given to humans has been developed by Northwestern University scientists and approved by the Food and Drug Administration as an investigational new drug for an early-stage clinical trial in the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme.

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