Tag: Research
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‘Polypills’ Can Help Patients Reduce Heart Disease Risk
Combining multiple heart disease drugs into a single “polypill” can lower bad cholesterol and blood pressure, boost medication adherence, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and death, according to a meta-analysis of recent clinical trials published in Nature Medicine.
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One in Four U.S. Adolescents Identify as Non-Heterosexual, Comparative Analysis Finds
A recent Northwestern Medicine comparative analysis of national survey results found that one in four U.S. adolescents in grades 9 through 12 reported their sexual identity as non-heterosexual, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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Uncovering the Culprits of Neurodegenerative Disorders
Recent studies from Feinberg scientists have uncovered new insights into these disorders, elucidating the mechanisms behind Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
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Developing Tools to Explore DNA Methylation
A Northwestern Medicine study has detailed the development of a machine learning model to predict DNA methylation status in cell-free DNA by its fragmentation patterns, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
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Potential Therapeutic Target for Small Cell Lung Cancer Discovered
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that inhibiting a chromatin remodeling complex associated with a particular gene in small-cell lung cancer cells may decrease cancer cell differentiation and tumor growth, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
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Novel Mechanism Supports Antitumor Response and T-cell Survival
A recent Northwestern Medicine study has discovered a previously unknown molecular mechanism that supports antitumor responses and cell survival in cytotoxic immune cells, according to findings published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Probing Deeper to Understand Protein Expression in Neurons
Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed a method to measure protein expression in an individual neuron type, according to a study published in Molecular Psychiatry.
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Novel Biological Mechanism Discovered That Could Lead to New Treatments for Neurological Disorders, Cancers
The lab of Yongchao C. Ma, PhD, has discovered a fundamental biological mechanism that could lead to new treatments for neurological diseases, such as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and autism, as well as different cancers.
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Tracking the Evolution of COVID-19
Scientists have developed a machine-learning approach to track the evolution of the COVID-19 virus and potentially others, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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A Day in the Life: MSTP Student Juliana Feng
Meet Juliana Feng, a student at Feinberg School of Medicine in the first year of her PhD program. She’s a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). She has completed two years of medical school and is now in the graduate school portion of her program.
