Tag: Research
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Decoding How the Brain Generalizes Information
New Northwestern Medicine research explored how dopamine regulates stimulus generalization, highlighting a potential target for future treatments to help patients with psychiatric disorders.
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Mitchell Receives Nikon Fellowship for Advanced Microscopy
Brian Mitchell, PhD, assistant professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, received the Marine Biology Laboratory Nikon Fellowship to advance his research on the development of multi-ciliated cells using microscopy.
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Nemmers Prize in Medical Science Announced
Huda Zoghbi, MD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and Baylor College of Medicine professor known for her groundbreaking research on Rett syndrome and other neurological disorders, is the inaugural recipient of the Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science.
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Longer Shifts For Surgical Residents Are Safe For Patients
A landmark national study has shown allowing surgical residents the flexibility to work longer hours does not pose any greater risk to patients.
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Understanding Mysterious Gene Silencer
A transcription factor protein may play an important role regulating genomic imprinting, a phenomenon where one of the two gene copies inherited from parents is silenced.
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New Material with Built-in Vitamin A May Reduce Scarring
Scientists develop a new biodegradable material with built-in vitamin A, which has been shown to reduce scarring in blood vessels.
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HIV Is Still Growing, Even When Undetectable In The Blood
HIV still replicates in lymphoid tissue, even when it is undetectable in the blood of patients on antiretroviral drugs, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.
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Scientists Pinpoint Place Where Cancer Cells May Begin
Northwestern University scientists used fruit fly genetics to understand how developing cells normally switch to a restricted, or specialized, state and how that process might go wrong in cancer.
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Northwestern 10th in World Ranking of Highly Cited Researchers
Northwestern University ranks 10th among worldwide institutions with the most highly cited researchers in 2015. The Thomson Reuters analysis includes nine Feinberg faculty members.
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Targeting Upper Motor Neurons to Treat ALS
Scientists showed that it is possible to specifically modify gene expression in diseased upper motor neurons in a new Northwestern Medicine translational study.
