Tag: Research
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Exploring the Cancer Fighting Effects of Cytokines
Although the mechanisms by which interferons, or signaling proteins, generate anti-cancer responses remain to be defined, Leonidas Platanias, MD, PhD, has revealed the essential role that certain enzymes play.
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Hormone May Play Role in Influenza Outcomes for Obese
Kathryn Radigan, MD, has received an Early Career Investigator Award from the American Thoracic Society Foundation to study the link between leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite and obesity, and an increased susceptibility to influenza A-induced lung injury.
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Clinical Trial Shows Tongue-Controlled Wheelchair Outperforms Popular Navigation System
New study is the first to show that the tongue-controlled system works faster and equally as accurately as the more common sip-and-puff wheelchairs.
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Lorand Honored at Biomedical Symposium
A Northwestern University faculty member since 1955, Laszlo Lorand, PhD, is credited with promoting cross-campus collaboration between Evanston and the medical school, while making groundbreaking discoveries in the field of blood coagulation.
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Scientists Uncover New Treatment Target for Most Common Pediatric Eye Cancer
Within the United States, the majority of retinoblastoma patients are diagnosed before their second birthday, and many lose their sight due to this disease. In developing nations, advanced retinoblastoma is an even greater clinical challenge and the mortality rate is as high as 70 percent.
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Tumor Simulations Offer Insight into Treatment Options
New research published by Kristin Swanson, PhD, in PLOS ONE highlights the use of a biomathematical model and optimization algorithm to decrease the amount of radiation received by normal tissue and to increase its impact on brain tumors.
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Timing Affects Brain’s Ability to Merge Visual Cues
Research findings from the lab of Xiaorong Liu, PhD, show how visual experiences and proper developmental timing shape neural circuits during a critical period in early life.
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Protein Could Play Role in Inflammation Response
In a recent paper published in Nature Immunology, Jing Liu, PhD, assistant professor of medicine-pulmonary, explains the relationship between Miz1 and inflammation.
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Symposium Explores Drug Discovery Efforts at Northwestern
Annual event is a key component of the education and outreach activities of Northwestern’s Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery. The symposium featured a keynote address and scientific poster presentations by scientists working on drug discovery projects across a range of disease areas.
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Putting Lupus in Permanent Remission
Northwestern Medicine® scientists have successfully tested a nontoxic therapy that suppresses Lupus in blood samples of people with the autoimmune disease. This is a positive step toward one day developing a vaccine-like therapy that could keep Lupus in remission in the human body without the use of toxic drugs.
