A team led by Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab scientists have developed a new technology that can eavesdrop on the hidden electrical dialogues unfolding inside miniature, lab-grown human brain-like tissues.

Northwestern University scientists have developed the first device that can continuously track a fetus’s vital signs while still in the uterus — a feat that previously has not been possible.

This year, the Breakthroughs podcast released 17 episodes on topics including improvements in mental healthcare delivery, precision medicine therapies for rare diseases, an introduction to bedside medicine and much more.

Northwestern scientists have developed a wireless device that uses light to send information directly to the brain — bypassing the body’s natural sensory pathways, as detailed in a new study published in Nature Neuroscience.

Twelve Feinberg faculty members were named to the 2025 “Highly Cited Researchers” list, published by Clarivate Analytics. The annual list identifies investigators who have demonstrated significant influence in their field through the publication of highly cited publications over the preceding eleven years.

A research team at the Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative Engineering has received a four-year, $4.7 million grant to develop a system to simultaneously accelerate wound healing, lower infection risk, and provide continuous in-wound monitoring.

John A. Rogers, PhD, has won the Royal Society’s Bakerian Medal and Lecture, one of the Premier Awards given by the Royal Society of the United Kingdom.

A new wireless and wearable device developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists measures specific biomarkers in a person’s sweat and has the potential to improve clinical decision-making for cystic fibrosis, as detailed in a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Northwestern scientists have developed a wearable wireless device to monitor sleep, which may improve the detection of sleep disorders, detailed in recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Northwestern bioelectronics pioneer John A. Rogers, PhD, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of science and one of the most prestigious academies in Europe.