Tag: Research
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Resetting the Epigenetic Balance for Cancer Therapy
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered an epigenetic imbalance that can lead to cancer, and used these findings to inhibit tumors in models.
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Investigating Birth Outcomes and HIV Drug Regimens
Drugs commonly used to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child during pregnancy were not associated with a higher risk of adverse birth outcomes, according to a new study.
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A New Weapon Against Cancer Metastasis
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a new compound that halts the spread of multiple types of cancer cells.
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Pioneering Hematologist to Receive 2018 Nemmers Prize in Medical Science
Stuart H. Orkin, MD, an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Boston Children’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and a professor at Harvard Medical School, is the recipient of the 2018 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science at Northwestern University.
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Chicago Helps Launch All of Us Research Program to Advance Precision Medicine
On May 6, the Illinois Precision Medicine Consortium hosted a launch event at Chicago’s Millennium Park, one of many simultaneous events held around the country to mark the program’s launch.
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Accelerating Pharmaceutical Discovery
NewCures at Northwestern University is a novel accelerator working to identify promising potential therapies in development, fund research into their viability, and promote their development as new drugs.
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Genetic Mutation Linked to Viral Brain Infections
Mutations in a gene called DBR1 may increase patients’ susceptibility to brain infection, according to a study published in Cell.
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Understanding Structures That Hold Cells Together
A study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provides new insights into the organization of a key protein called cadherin within structures called adherens junctions, which help cells stick together.
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Enzyme Blocker Stops Growth of Deadly Brain Tumor
Scientists discovered the regulatory role of the enzyme CDK5 in an aggressive form of brain cancer and successfully halted tumor growth by inhibiting it.
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Drug May Reverse Imbalance Linked to Autism Symptoms
Northwestern scientists restored chemical balance to certain brain cells in mouse models, reversing mechanisms that may be responsible for sensory hypersensitivity in patients with autism.
