Tag: Research
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Mechanisms Behind Cancer Causing Gene Revealed
One of 11 “death-by-cancer” genes, the role of ubiquitin-specific peptidase 22 in the development of colon and ovarian cancer has been revealed for the first time.
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Northwestern Medicine to Invest $1B in Research
Leaders of Northwestern Medicine have made a transformational commitment of more than $1 billion toward creating a leading medical research enterprise on Northwestern University’s Chicago campus. Constructing additional research space and attracting top scientists to Northwestern will create more opportunities to discover breakthroughs in such areas as neuroscience, heart disease, and diabetes and cancer in…
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Rare, Lethal Childhood Disease Tracked to Specific Protein
Presented by postdoctoral fellow Saleemulla Mahammad, PhD, at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, new Northwestern Medicine research shows how the defective protein, gigaxonin, was first identified in children with a rare and untreatable genetic disease known as giant axonal neuropathy.
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Study Finds Obese Pregnant Women Pass Insufficient Vitamin D to Babies
Women who are obese at the start of their pregnancy may be passing on insufficient levels of vitamin D to their babies, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Using Computational Models to Solve Problems in Neurology
Third-year MD/PhD student Pat Lawlor discusses why he is pursuing a career as a physician scientist, his role as MSTP student body president, and the beginnings of his graduate research.
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Fellow Leading Investigation of Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Liver Transplantation
Lisa VanWagner, a fellow in gastroenterology and hepatology, will be working alongside mentors Anton Skaro, MD, PhD, assistant professor of organ transplantation, Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA, director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center, and Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, director of the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, to study orthotopic liver transplantation and cardiovascular disease.
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Mandel Paper Adds to Understanding of Good Bacteria
Mark Mandel, PhD, assistant professor in microbiology-immunology, recently published research explaining how only a single species of bacteria cells are directed into the light-organ of the Hawaiian bobtail squid. The findings could shine light on the good and bad bacteria humans interact with every day.
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New Approach in Fight against Brain Cancer
Alexander Stegh, assistant professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, has developed a research program aimed at understanding the genetics of the most prevalent and malignant form of brain cancer.
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Study Pinpoints New Targets for Ovarian Cancer Treatment
A team or researchers have shown that ovarian cancer cells induce nearby cells to alter their production of three microRNAs – small strands of genetic material that are important regulators of gene expression.
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Protein Critical for Embryonic Development Gets New Role
Recent work suggests that folic acid, a protein most commonly associated with fetal development, may also be involved in the prevention of adult onset diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, neuropsychiatric disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and cerebral ischemia.
