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Nanoparticles + Antibodies in Treating Allergies

March 19, 2024 | | Posted in Newsletter

Decorated nanoparticles prevent allergic reaction
“Northwestern University researchers have developed the first selective therapy to prevent allergic reactions, which can range [MORE]

Extracellular Vesicles for CRISPR Delivery

January 30, 2024 | | Posted in Newsletter

A conceptual depiction of the GEMINI technology for assembling custom gene delivery vehicles
“The first study to successfully use extracellular vesicles [MORE]

Implantable to Sense and Treat Cancer

December 5, 2023 | | Posted in Newsletter

Unique implantable device can sense and treat cancer
“The funding [from ARPA-H] will support a five-and-a-half-year effort to develop and test [MORE]

Implanted Device Warns of Transplant Rejection

November 14, 2023 | | Posted in Newsletter

Implant detects early kidney rejection
“A tiny bioelectronic device surgically placed upon a transplanted kidney can detect warning signs of organ [MORE]

Slowing Parkinson’s Disease

September 26, 2023 | | Posted in Newsletter

Parkin regulates amino acid homeostasis at mitochondria-lysosome (M/L) contact sites in Parkinson’s disease
“Using transcriptomics, metabolomics and super-resolution microscopy, we (neurologists, [MORE]

Tiny Monitor for Cardiac Physiology

September 5, 2023 | | Posted in Newsletter

Soft, bioresorbable, transparent microelectrode arrays for multimodal spatiotemporal mapping and modulation of cardiac physiology
From a collaboration between Northwestern University and [MORE]

Ultrasound Implantable Allows Passage of the BBB

August 22, 2023 | | Posted in Newsletter

Implanted Ultrasound lets chemo access brain
“Researchers at Northwestern University have trialed an implanted ultrasound device in patients, which is used [MORE]

An Electronic Polymer for Bioelectronics

April 18, 2023 | | Posted in Newsletter

Revolutionary Transistor for High-Performance Bioelectronics
“A transdisciplinary Northwestern University research team has developed a revolutionary transistor that is expected to be [MORE]

Growing Mature Neurons

April 4, 2023 | | Posted in Newsletter

Mature ‘lab grown’ neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease
“To create the mature neurons, the team used “dancing molecules,” a breakthrough [MORE]

Long Genes, Long Proteins, Long Life

March 14, 2023 | | Posted in Newsletter

Aging is driven by unbalanced genes
“Here, we [researchers at Northwestern University] show that transcript length alone explains most transcriptional changes [MORE]

Attacking Brain Tumors with Liquid Polymer Nanoparticles

September 20, 2022 | | Posted in Newsletter

Nanomedicine opens door to precision medicine for brain tumors
In an example of “customized nanomedicine,” cancer researchers at Northwestern University constructed [MORE]

Spherical Nucleic Acid Immunization

June 14, 2022 | | Posted in Newsletter

Nanoparticl-based Covid vaccine
“Researchers [at Northwestern University] have developed a novel vaccine platform using spherical nucleic acid immunization, which outperforms the [MORE]

Synthetic Peptides Regenerate Spinal Tissue

January 25, 2022 | | Posted in Newsletter

Spinal injuries
“Researchers at Northwestern University have developed an injectable therapeutic that consists of synthetic peptide sequences intended to regenerate spinal [MORE]

A Dissolvable Pacemaker

September 14, 2021 | | Posted in Newsletter

Transient pacemaker dissolves in the body after use
“In a breakthrough that could greatly ease the burden for patients recovering from [MORE]