Tag: Research
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New Instrument Tracks Nanoparticles in Cancer Cells
Gayle E. Woloschak, PhD, professor in Radiation Oncology and Radiology, developed a new x-ray microscopy instrument that allows her to track nanoparticles in the nucleus of cancer cells, where they can do the most damage.
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New Role for Caspase-8 in Dendritic Cells
An enzyme called caspase-8 prevents the onset of autoimmune disease lupus when expressed by dendritic cells.
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Finding Offers Insight into Rare Childhood Disease that Affects Breathing
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that children with a rare breathing disorder have a diminished rather than absent response to changes in oxygen and carbon dioxide levels within their bloodstream. The finding was recently published in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
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Scientists Find Heart Disease Can Be Reversed by Adopting Healthy Habits
Northwestern Medicine study found when adults in their 30s and 40s drop unhealthy habits they can potentially reverse the natural progression of coronary artery disease.
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Math Models Show Influence of Macromolecular Crowding
A recently published Northwestern Medicine study uses math models based on the physical interactions within cells to make predictions of how gene transcription might be effected.
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Study Finds Sex-Specific Differences in Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Kathryn E. Hulse, PhD, research assistant professor in Medicine-Allergy-Immunology, found that while men are more likely to have chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, women with the disease have a more severe form.
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Study Investigates Bacteriology, Immunology of Legionnaires’ Disease
Celeste Mallama, a fourth-year graduate student, studies how the bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ Disease infects host cells.
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Targeted Radiation Controls Spreading Breast Cancer
Radioembolization may offer an alternative to chemotherapy for breast cancer patients whose tumors have spread to the liver.
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Carotid Artery May Hold Clues to Predicting CVD in Lupus
Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD, professor of Medicine-Rheumatology, recently published a paper in the American Journal of Cardiology that links plaque in the carotid artery of women with lupus to an increased risk of cardiovascular events.
