New wearable band monitors sweat to help users avoid overexertion
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Northwestern University
Private multidisciplinary research university
Northwestern is one of the nation’s premier research universities, combining innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary, and diverse environment. Northwestern provides both students and faculty exceptional opportunities for intellectual, personal, and professional growth in beautiful settings, with two campuses located on Lake Michigan: a 240-acre campus in Evanston, minutes north of Chicago, and a 25-acre campus in downtown Chicago. A third campus in Doha, Qatar was founded in 2008. For more information visit http://www.northwestern.edu
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Phyllis Zee
Physician and Professor of Neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Samuel Stupp
Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science, Chemistry, and Medicine, Director of Simpson Querrey Institute, Northwestern University
Greg Miller
Louis W. Menk Professor of Psychology and faculty fellow at the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University
Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy
Soretta and Henry Shapiro Research Professor of Molecular Biology & Associate Professor of Neurobiology at Northwestern University
Marcus E. Peter
Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Oncology), Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at Northwestern University.
John A. Rogers
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery at Northwestern University.
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Professor of Preventive Medicine, Medical Social Sciences and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Moran Cerf
Neuroscientist and business professor at the Kellogg School of Management and the neuroscience program at Northwestern university.
Mozziyar Etemadi
Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University.
Northwestern University News
Northwestern University launches the Human Longevity Laboratory to fight ageing
Northwestern University - 12-Feb-2024Researchers will work finding ways to live healthier and longer
New wearable device tracks health by listening to body noises
Independent - 16-Nov-2023Revolutionizes patient care through continuous, non-invasive health monitoring
Scientists have created a special type of melanin that can heal skin wounds
Northwestern University - 02-Nov-2023Also shields skin from sun damage, environmental toxins, and radiation exposure
Why some people find it easier to be a vegetarian than others
New Scientist - 04-Oct-2023Three gene variants more prevalent in vegetarians, impacting dietary choices
Lattice connects eight miniaturized human organs to unlock disease secrets
Northwestern University - 02-Oct-2023Tiny chip mimics human disease for faster and precise drug discovery
Genome length and the relationship with ageing: An analysis
Live Forever Club - 06-Jan-2023Identifies a new target for ageing therapeutics - maintaining the abundance of long RNA transcripts
Medgadget interviews Blackrock Neurotech's Chairman about thought-to-text BCI
Medgadget - 28-Dec-2021The latest application of its NeuroPort Array that can also restore movement, touch and hearing
New study reversed paralysis and repaired spinal cord injuries in mice
Science Focus - 12-Nov-2021For decades, a major challenge for scientists is central nervous system. That don't have signifi...
Being wealthy at midlife may give you a longer and healthier life
Northwestern University - 23-Jul-2021Lifespan differences exist even between rich and poor siblings/twins
Fully-implantable wireless pacemaker that dissolves on it's own after use
Guardian - 28-Jun-2021Bioresorbable device with no leads and batteries for temporary use after heart surgery
Tiny cordless implant using light helped mice to socialize
Science Daily - 10-May-2021Breakthrough in optogenetics - a wireless device activates neurons to bond social interactions
3D printed biomaterials can help treat neurodegenerative diseases
Health Europa - 26-Feb-2021Biomaterials can form superstructures to help regenerate patient derived neuronal cells
A new computational model to design mammalian genetic programs
Phys.org - 19-Feb-2021Engineered human cells through design-based process, eliminating trial and error approach
Advances in stem cell cures by new biotech startups
GEN News - 03-Nov-2020New generation companies develop novel cell therapies using stem cells
The role of NAD+ in resisting age-related circadian rhythm disturbance
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 25-May-2020Study in mice shows link between the two, could help improve sleep quality in humans
Neural Matrix, the new brain implant projected to last six years
Medical Xpress - 08-Apr-2020Promising tech for treating brain disorders successfully deployed in monkeys and rodents
Detecting depression with smartphones
Kurzweil Network - 01-Feb-2020Connecting the app data with physicians can help to prevent the risks associated with depression
Lung cancer diagnosed by Artificial intelligence
BBC - 20-May-2019AI and doctors working together can be more effective
Brain chip could provide direct internet connection
CBS Chicago - 04-Mar-2019People may pay to increase their intelligence within 5 years
Suicide molecules kill any cancer cell
Medical Xpress - 19-Oct-2017Small RNA molecules can trigger a mechanism forces cells to commit suicide. Cancer cells never b...
3D-printed elastic bones
Futurism - 30-Sep-2016Created matrix can be grown into bone without having added stem cells or other growth factors
Digesting the next generation of wearable tech
Guardian - 13-Jan-2016Digital pill dissolves in your stomach acid, releasing a signal to an adhesive patch on your body...
Genetic switch starts aging in animals
ScienceDaily - 23-Jul-2015Worm signals to itself to turn off cell tissues protective mechanisms, precisely at the onset of ...
Cancer predicted up to 13 years in advance with 100% accuracy
Independent - 01-May-2015cancer hijacks telomeres, which prevent DNA damage, to flourish in the body. The study was publi...
