Tag: Research
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Testing a Community Outreach Intervention for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Providing individualized feedback about the risk of developing cardiovascular disease to community health center patients increased treatment discussions with primary care physicians, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Finding a New Cause for Cardiac Injury in Kidney Disease
A recent study co-authored by Northwestern Medicine scientists demonstrates the molecular mechanisms that may underlie left ventricular hypertrophy, a pattern of cardiac injury common in patients with chronic kidney disease.
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Tracking How Herpes Simplex Virus Moves Through Cells
Northwestern Medicine scientists showed how the herpes simplex virus exploits microtubule plus-end tracking proteins to move within human cells, providing insights into how viruses engage with host transport networks.
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PhD Student Investigates Gene Regulation in Lung Disease
Lindsay Stolzenburg, a PhD student in the Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences, studies the role of microRNAs to identify target genes that may be involved in cystic fibrosis.
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Using Microfluidic Devices to Sort Stem Cells
Northwestern scientists have developed a microfluidic device to sort neural stem cell populations, making them easier to study, a tool may lead to a better understanding of how stem cells function.
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Database Translates Schizophrenia Research Into One ‘Language’
SchizConnect, the first neuroimaging meta-database dedicated to clinical schizophrenia research, will allow scientists to see broader results across many more subjects than ever before.
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How the Circadian Clock Controls Insulin and Blood Sugar Regulation in the Pancreas
Northwestern Medicine scientists pinpointed a master switch that orchestrates thousands of genetic pathways an internal body clock takes to dictate how and when our pancreas must produce insulin and control blood sugar.
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Examining Kinase Inhibitors to Treat Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Francis Giles, MD, chief of Hematology/Oncology in the Department of Medicine, led a clinical study to test the efficacy and safety of a kinase inhibitor for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia.
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Research Funding Hits Record-Breaking $620M
Northwestern’s sponsored research awards grew to $620 million in fiscal year 2015, the largest amount in the University’s history, including awards to Feinberg School of Medicine scientists, which topped $400 million.
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Investigating Outcomes and Predictors of Congenital Heart Diseases
Nina Gotteiner, MD, associate professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Cardiology, studied the outcomes and predictors of fetuses diagnosed with Epstein anomaly or tricuspid valve dysplasia.
