My Northwestern Medicine February 26, 2025

Novel Mechanisms Support Cellular Adhesion and Tissue Repair

Novel Mechanisms Support Cellular Adhesion and Tissue Repair

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered new mechanisms underlying cellular adhesion and repair, findings that could inform the development of new therapeutics that boost cellular repair after tissue injury, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Cell Biology.

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Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption Reveals Genetic and Structural Changes in Neurological Diseases

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered unique genetic and structural changes in endothelial cells in the brain after disrupting the blood-brain barrier, which may inform new therapeutic targets that promote blood-brain barrier repair after neurovascular injuries, according to a recent study.

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Weese-Mayer Honored with 2025 Stern Award

Debra E. Weese-Mayer, MD, the Beatrice Cummings Mayer Professor of Pediatric Autonomic Medicine at Feinberg and Chief of the Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, has been awarded the 2025 Paula H. Stern Award for Outstanding Women in Science and Medicine.

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Microbiota Transplant Shows Promise for Colon Infections

Microbiota transplantation is safe and effective for treating clostridioides difficile infections, according to a recent clinical trial.

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Meet the 46th Annual Northwestern Medicine Humanitarian Award Winners

Learn more about Dina Amoo, MSN, RN, and Nausheen Akhter, MD, who were among those honored at the recent awards celebration.

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World-Class Heart Program Continues Rapid Growth

Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, talks about his 20-year journey building Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and what its future holds.

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