Melissa Rohman

Chicago

Freelance Writer at The New York Times

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Articles

Novel long noncoding RNA may serve as therapeutic target for prostate cancer

2 weeks ago | medicalxpress.com | Melissa Rohman |Gaby Clark |Robert Egan

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that a novel long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), which are usually 200 nucleotides longer than typical RNAs and are widely expressed in cells, could serve as a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for prostate cancer, according to a recent study published in Science Advances. Qi Cao, Ph.D., the Anthony J. Schaeffer, MD, Professor of Urology, and Rendong Yang, Ph.D., associate professor of Urology, were co-corresponding authors of the study.
Lethal bacteria use sugar-sensing mechanism to recognize and infect cells

3 weeks ago | phys.org | Melissa Rohman

Scientists led by Karla Satchell, Ph.D., the Anne Stewart Youmans Professor of Microbiology at Northwestern University, have discovered previously unknown molecular mechanisms that help a type of food-borne bacteria recognize host cells and initiate infection on the cell surface, according to a recent study published in Science Advances.
Novel mechanisms regulate immune response to cancer and infection

1 month ago | medicalxpress.com | Melissa Rohman

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered new intracellular mechanisms that help specialized immune cells adapt and respond to disease and acute inflammation, findings that may inform the development of targeted therapies for cancer and tissue injury, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Synthetic nanoparticle eyedrops help corneas heal after chemical or inflammatory damage

1 month ago | phys.org | Melissa Rohman

Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed first-of-its-kind eyedrops that use synthetic nanoparticles to help the eye regenerate cells that have been damaged by mustard keratopathy, or exposure to mustard gas, and other inflammatory eye diseases, detailed in a recent study published in the journal npj Regenerative Medicine.
Common genetic variants help determine heart failure risk, study finds

1 month ago | medicalxpress.com | Melissa Rohman

Screening for common genetic variants in addition to rare genetic variants can help improve patient risk stratification for heart failure, according to a recent study published in Nature Genetics led by investigators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. "Much of the focus, at least on the clinical side, has been looking at rare genetic variants and testing for them and determining your heart failure risk.
Mechanism behind Parkinson's-like side effects of antipsychotic drugs revealed

1 month ago | medicalxpress.com | Melissa Rohman

A new Northwestern Medicine study has identified the molecular mechanisms that cause a commonly prescribed antipsychotic drug to produce harmful side effects similar to Parkinson's disease symptoms, according to findings published in Molecular Psychiatry.
Many young adults have high long-term risk for cardiovascular disease, study finds

1 month ago | medicalxpress.com | Melissa Rohman

A recent Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA has found that 1 in 7 U.S. adults between the ages of 30 and 59 years have a high 30-year risk for cardiovascular disease. The findings emphasize the importance of calculating both short-term and long-term risk for cardiovascular disease in young adults in primary care settings, said Sadiya Khan, '09 MD, '14 MSc, '10, '12 GME, the Magerstadt Professor of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and senior author of the study.
Study identifies link between body clock disruption and metabolic disease

1 month ago | medicalxpress.com | Melissa Rohman

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how disruptions in the circadian rhythm in our muscles combined with poor diet can contribute to the development of diabetes, according to a recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "When we mess up our circadian rhythms through environmental circadian disruption like shift work, jet lag or sleep deprivation, it's possible that it's impacting our muscle clocks and metabolism.
Improving patient screening for housing instability with electronic health records

1 month ago | medicalxpress.com | Melissa Rohman

Using electronic health record (EHR) data to measure how frequently someone changes their residential address may be an effective tool to screen for patients who may be experiencing homelessness, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in PLOS ONE.
Novel Approach Improves Protein Characterization in Human Tissue

1 month ago | news.feinberg.northwestern.edu | Melissa Rohman

Scientists at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a novel, robust proteomics technique that can more accurately identify and spatially characterize thousands of proteins in single cells within human tissue samples, as detailed in a recent study published in Nature Communications.