Health

This new technology can analyze more proteins in a single cell than ever before. What does it mean for cancer treatments?

Nikolai Slavov, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Northeastern, has developed a data-driven technique to detect more than 2,000 proteins in a single cell. He says the method could be used to help scientists create new therapies to treat cancer, diabetes, and other diseases.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa - contributor July 8, 2019

How long will we live? The answer isn’t in a crystal ball. But it might be in our brains.

Northeastern biology professor Javier Apfeld can extend the lifespan of a worm by manipulating how its brain processes information. Now he wants to know why in the hopes that maybe worms can teach us something about our own mortality.

by Emily Arntsen July 5, 2019

The unique plan to fund abortions in New York City

New York City officials recently set aside $250,000 to help poor women who travel from other states to obtain abortions in the city, an action that acknowledges the broader national debate over access to abortion, says Aziza Ahmed, a Northeastern law professor who studies health law.

by Molly Callahan July 3, 2019

He wants to make gas-powered cars obsolete

Sanjeev Mukerjee, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Northeastern, is working to develop technology to lower the cost of fuel cells for energy-efficient cars that run on hydrogen gas, emit only fresh water, and don’t pollute the environment.

by Daniel Klein - contributor June 26, 2019

What to watch for in the Democratic presidential debates

The debates, which start Wednesday night, could provide an indication of “the future identity of the Democratic party,” says Thomas Vicino, a political science professor at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan June 25, 2019

His aunt almost died when he was a boy in Nigeria. He vowed then to become a doctor.

Damilola Adetunla, an incoming freshman at Northeastern, promised to improve healthcare in his home country of Nigeria after he heard the story of his aunt’s near-death experience during the birth of her child.

by Irvin Zhang June 21, 2019

Trading a mic and pen for a stethoscope

After spending 13 years in the news business, Northeastern graduate Tyeese Gaines founded a health clinic in New Jersey and a media agency that provides public relations support for physicians.

by Khalida Sarwari June 18, 2019

She created a cookbook to help people heal

Northeastern graduate Dayna Altman plans to publish a cookbook that combines baking recipes with stories of personal hardships in an effort to destigmatize mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety.

by David Harbeck June 12, 2019

The program that’s training the students who could transform cancer treatment

A Northeastern program that enables students to do cancer research on co-op has influenced the researchers behind a mobile app that delivers personalized treatment information to people with breast cancer. It helped another student earn a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct cancer research in Botswana.

by Molly Callahan June 12, 2019

So you love music. It cares for you, too.

Psyche Loui, an assistant professor at Northeastern who studies how music affects the brain and the body, knows some people need help focusing and others are struggling with the precursors of dementia. A possible solution for both? The right type of song.

by Aria Bracci June 12, 2019