Medical Scientist Training Program students and twin sisters Lauren Smith, ’15 PhD, and Adrienne Long, ’15 PhD, discuss their recently published research projects and their futures as physician-scientists.
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Genetic mutations that cause neuropsychiatric disorders may make synapses smaller and weaker, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
A new study suggests a toxin responsible for seafood-associated sepsis and necrotizing fasciitis may have the ability to treat cancer by destroying the protein Ras.
A new study reveals the biochemical mechanisms underlying kidney hypertrophy. The findings were published in a paper coauthored by Eric G. Neilson, MD, vice president for Medical Affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visited Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine on June 3 to announce research collaborations between Northwestern and three Dutch universities, focused on the study of healthy aging.
A protein called Oncostatin M (OSM) may compromise the airway’s epithelial barrier, a wall of cells that blocks pathogens, environmental factors and allergens from entering tissue.
Enrollees in Feinberg’s Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) program developed research projects including a yoga intervention for patients with Parkinson’s disease and a cardiovascular risk assessment for cholesterol guidelines.
A new study that examines the role of white blood cells called innate lymphoid cells may offer insight into why women are more likely than men to develop autoimmune diseases including multiple sclerosis.
A study shows that an experimental compound has promise for attacking HIV via a new route – cutting off the virus’s pipeline of sugar and nutrients.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified two drugs that stimulate stem cells in the central nervous system with the potential to repair the protective coating around neurons damaged in multiple sclerosis.