Medications

Repurposing meclofenamate to treat abnormal respiratory mucus

Our respiratory systems are lined with a thin fluid layer called mucus on the inside. The mucus protects us from inhaling harmful and unwanted airborne agents from germs to pollutants; it achieves this feat due to its unique ...

Ophthalmology

Understanding the metabolites underlying eye development

Aerobic glycolysis, the process by which cells transform glucose into lactate, is key for eye development in mammals, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.

Overweight & Obesity

Methionine restriction observed to reverse old-age obesity in mice

Obesity increases with aging. Methionine restriction affects lipid metabolism and can prevent obesity in mice. In a new study published in the journal Aging, researchers from AntiCancer Inc., University of California San ...

Neuroscience

Studying herpes encephalitis with mini-brains

About 3.7 billion people carry the herpes simplex virus-1 in our nerve cells where it lies quiescent until triggered by stress or injury. When activated, its symptoms are usually mild, limited to cold sores or ulcers in our ...

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