Health

Making drugs more effective in the fight against cancer, genetic disorders, and viral infections

Researchers at Northeastern have devised a delivery system that could help make drugs that target and disrupt gene activity more effective and less expensive.

by Laura Castañón March 13, 2019

Icefish have antifreeze in their blood, anemia, and osteoporosis. And they feel just fine.

Northeastern professor H. William Detrich’s work in sequencing the genome of Antarctica’s blackfin icefish could help scientists better understand human health issues.

by Laura Castañón March 1, 2019

This might be why some tumors grow back aggressively after cancer treatments

Many of the commonly used cancer treatments kill tumor cells. But sometimes, after those cells have died and been cleared away, a tumor will respond…

by Laura Castañón February 25, 2019

Ten things to do on Northeastern’s Boston campus for National Engineers Week

Learn how industrial engineers are fighting human trafficking. Examine robots that fly, drive, and swim. Tour labs in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex.

by David Harbeck February 15, 2019

A lesson from the US measles outbreak: Vaccines don’t just protect you—they protect everyone around you

“Most healthy people can tolerate the measles,” says Brandon Dionne, who studies infectious diseases at Northeastern. “The real risk is the groups of people who…

by Molly Callahan February 13, 2019

Does having a gun at home really make you safer?

Northeastern professor Matthew Miller is one of the nation’s leading researchers of gun violence. In his previous career, he was on the front lines of…

by Ian Thomsen February 13, 2019

You’ve grown up. Now chocolate milk has, too.

Manny Lubin and Josh Belinsky launched their company, Slate, to modernize the classic beverage and make it more appealing to adults. The Northeastern graduates said…

by Greg St. Martin February 12, 2019

She’s studying the detriments of digitally altered photos

Applied psychology professor Rachel Rodgers appeared on NBC’s The Today Show to discuss the detrimental impact digitally altered photos have on our self-esteem and our…

by Khalida Sarwari January 24, 2019

Real news. Fake fish.

An investigation by the New York State attorney general's office and Northeastern's Ocean Genome Legacy Center has shown that species are misidentified in more than…

by Laura Castañón December 18, 2018

A professor wants premature infants to thrive in the hospital. This simple change might help.

Emily Zimmerman, an assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, has found that infants suck more frequently when looking at an image of a woman’s…

by Laura Castañón December 10, 2018