Tag: Research
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Erectile Dysfunction Could Signal Risk for Heart Attack, Stroke
Middle-aged men with erectile dysfunction had a greater chance of experiencing cardiovascular events, according to a research letter published in Circulation.
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Drug Protects Neurons in Parkinson’s Disease
Treating mice with isradipine, a calcium channel blocker, prevented formation of toxic compounds that can cause Parkinson’s disease symptoms, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Finding Links Between Inflammation and Infection
Samantha Genardi, a fourth-year student in the Driskill Graduate Program (DGP), studies cell response to bacterial infection in the laboratory of Chyung-Ru Wang, PhD, professor of Microbiology-Immunology.
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New Technique Helps Uncover Changes in ALS Neurons
Northwestern Medicine scientists used an innovative technique to measure electrical activity in ALS neurons, finding changes in excitability that indicated disease, according to a study published in Stem Cell Reports.
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Take Part in the First Feinberg Scientific Images Contest
Submit your most visually interesting scientific images for the first Feinberg Scientific Images Contest: All entries will be entered into a lottery for an Apple iPad, and each image will be considered for inclusion in a gallery inside the new Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center.
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Northwestern University and Deerfield Management Launch Lakeside Discovery to Provide Tomorrow’s Solutions in Healthcare
Northwestern University and Deerfield Management launched Lakeside Discovery, LLC, formally announced the partnership which will provide up to $65 million of targeted funding and deep development expertise to advance promising Northwestern research.
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Antibodies May Predict Transplant Rejection Risk
The presence of certain antibodies in patients may suggest a higher risk of transplant rejection across multiple organ types, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine.
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Common Antimicrobial May Raise Risk of Colon Disease
Triclosan, a common antimicrobial used in toothpastes and other products, may raise the risk of gut inflammation and colorectal cancer, according to a preliminary animal study.
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Understanding the Epigenetics of Sex Determination
A team of scientists has identified a key enhancer of Sox9 — a gene critical for male sex development — and demonstrated that deleting the enhancer results in male-to-female sex reversal in animal models.
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Regenerative Bandage Accelerates Healing in Diabetic Wounds
A new device called a regenerative bandage, developed by Northwestern scientists, quickly heals hard-to-treat diabetic wounds and sores without using drugs.
