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Extracellular vesicles carry diverse molecules that cells use for communication. New tool enables scientists to ‘draw’ precise micropatterns with these vesicles, mimicking those deposited by cells in our bodies.

Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which relies on the antioxidant manganese to protect it from its host’s immune system. Both removing or adding too much manganese weakens the bacteria. Disrupting this balance could lead to new treatments for Lyme disease.

A new Northwestern Medicine study introduces a first-of-its-kind online calculator that uses percentiles to help younger adults forecast and understand their risk of a heart event over the next 30 years. With rates of obesity, diabetes and hypertension rising among younger Americans, the study authors say identifying long-term risk earlier could help bend the curve on future heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S. and worldwide.

In a new study involving 402 U.S.-based primary care physicians, researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Sydney identified a “sweet spot” in clinical decision-making.

In a new Northwestern Medicine study, scientists have developed a more precise genetic risk score to determine whether a person is likely to develop arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat that can lead to serious conditions such as atrial fibrillation (AFib) or sudden cardiac death.

Today’s doctor visits look and feel a lot different than they did even just a couple decades ago. To help reverse these trends, a new report from Northwestern University provides six practical strategies to reinvigorate a waning culture of bedside medicine in this new health care environment.

Astrophysicist Pieter van Dokkum, a world-renowned expert in galaxy formation and evolution and a visionary in astronomical instrumentation and telescopes, will join Northwestern University as the Kimberly Querrey Professor of Astrophysics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

Through her work with her non-profit organization, Fair Fight Action, voting rights activist Stacey Abrams has made it her life’s mission to address voter suppression throughout the U.S., including in Georgia where she served for a decade in the House of Representatives.
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“Amplified gains from transportation infrastructure investments,” will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 700 University Place in Evanston.
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Pancreatic cancer is notoriously hard to treat and often resists the most advanced immunotherapies. Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a novel explanation for that resistance: Pancreatic tumors use a sugar-based disguise to hide from the immune system. The scientists also created an antibody therapy that blocks the sugar-mediated “don’t-attack” signal.