Intracellular Mechanisms Promote Spread of Deadly Bacterial Infection

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered novel protein mechanisms that promote the rapid spread of Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but lethal bacteria that can cause vibriosis and sepsis, according to findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Blood Test Could Provide Snapshot of Overall Health

Circulating protein levels may serve as a biomarker for cardiorespiratory fitness, an important but previously hard-to-measure component of overall health, according to a recent study.

B Vitamins May Help Those with Artery Disease Walk Farther

Vitamin B3 supplements may help people with peripheral artery disease walk farther, according to a Northwestern Medicine-led clinical trial.

Remembering Pioneering Pharmacologist V. Craig Jordan

V. Craig Jordan, PhD, the groundbreaking pharmacologist known as the “father” of breast cancer drug Tamoxifen, died at 76.

Chicago Police Captain Receives Lifesaving Double-Lung Transplant

After lung cancer took one lung and COVID-19 took the other, Arthur “Art” Gillespie turned to Northwestern Medicine for a second opinion and received a lifesaving double-lung transplant procedure through the DREAM program.

Meet the First Northwestern Medicine Chief Sustainability Executive

Jeff Good discusses his new role, opportunities to reduce the organization’s carbon footprint and how this work relates to health equity.

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