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My Northwestern Medicine August 25, 2021

Investigating Long-Lived Mitochondrial Proteins

Investigating Long-Lived Mitochondrial Proteins

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that a subset of proteins in mitochondria of brain and heart cells are long-lived, supporting the long-term stability of mitochondrial complex architecture.

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New Version of COVID-19 Vaccine Controls Breakthrough Infections Better

A new combination COVID-19 vaccine improved protection against breakthrough infections in mice, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.

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‘Alarming’ Rise in Gestational Diabetes in U.S.

The rate of gestational diabetes has shot up 30 percent in young U.S. women over the past decade, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

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Labor and Delivery Nurse Discovers Special Connection With Colleague

When Lauren Gariti, a labor and delivery nurse at Prentice Women’s Hospital, realized her colleague Cynthia Gist had written on Gariti’s set of baby footprints, she asked Gist to do the same for her own newborn.

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Inside the OR: Cataract Surgery

Watch as Surenda Basti, MD, performs cataract surgery, including using a laser to cut a patient’s cataract into pieces; after she wakes up, her cataracts and nearsightedness are gone.

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