Blocking Cell Division in Glioblastoma

Blocking the arginine methylation pathway, which helps brain tumor cells proliferate by promoting cell division, could improve cancer therapies, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.

Celebrating 75 Years of Partnership with the VA

Academic affiliations with veteran’s hospitals — a model forged at Northwestern — changed American medicine, providing care for veterans, training for future physicians and advancing scientific discovery.

Tackling Inflammation to Improve Heart Attack Recovery

Inhibiting an inflammatory pathway reduced heart attack-induced damage in experimental models, according to a recent study.

Northwestern Investigators Explore COVID-19 Treatments

Working with large, multicenter teams, Northwestern clinician-scientists have examined treatments for blood clotting in critically ill patients with COVID-19 and explored therapies that could reduce disease progression and hospitalization.

Medical Student Discusses Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Research

Sydney Olson, a second-year medical student, was the lead author of a study published in JAMA Surgery which found a linear growth pattern for 70 percent of patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Northwestern Medicine International Health Helps Patients Near and Far

During the pandemic, the team has continued to advocate for patients, meet seemingly impossible challenges, and grow a Northwestern Medicine presence around the world.

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