Disease is, for the most part, predictable. Throughout human history, we have described ailments of infection, cancer, aging and more, and although our terminology may have changed, our fundamental physiology...
HIV and AIDS represent a challenge for the medical community, not just one of a rising and potentially deadly disease, but one that has forced doctors to confront their own shortcomings in working with...
Northwestern Medicine scientists developed a new experimental drug with the potential to treat diseases that cause accelerated aging, including chronic kidney diseases, diabetes and HIV infection.
The...
A Northwestern professor was awarded a grant to work on a medical testing device that can be used to diagnose infectious diseases in remote, inaccessible areas.
Biomedical engineering Prof. David Kelso, who...
Our culture is dominated by technology. It is used in every aspect of our lives, every day. It’s supposed to enhance our quality of life. In the midst of the technological innovation of the past few...
