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Samples of skin tissue from older mice are helping Justin Crane, an assistant professor of biology at Northeastern, explore anti-aging mechanisms important for skin health. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

We know exercise is good for your skin. This protein mimics those effects in mice.

Skin cells lose their ability to heal themselves with age. Northeastern biologist Justin Crane is testing how a new treatment to heal wounds in older mice can help researchers understand the cellular mechanisms of aging and healing in the skin cells in elderly people.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa January 17, 2020

Northeastern student Vidhan Bhaiya got the idea for orthopedic shoes for people with diabetes who have walking impairments while watching his uncle at a family wedding in India. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Easy on the eyes. Easier on the feet.

Northeastern students Vidhan Bhaiya and Danny Jooyoung Kim founded Dr. Brinsley, a footwear company for people who have trouble walking because of diabetes, because they found the existing choices on the market “ineffective, unsophisticated, and expensive.”

by Khalida Sarwari January 10, 2020

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 July 8, 2019

Minhal Ahmed, a fifth-year bioengineering student, was named the winner of the Harold D. Hodgkinson Achievement Award for 2019. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

‘Star Wars’ inspired him to fight disease

Minhal Ahmed was entranced watching Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace at the age of 7, not realizing at the time that he was absorbing an idea that would later propel him to study the gut microbiome as a bioengineering student at Northeastern.

by Khalida Sarwari March 30, 2019

A woman runs up a set of stairs. Photo from iStock.

Here’s how you can ‘feel better, think better, and sleep better’

Northeastern cognitive neuroscientist Chuck Hillman helped to create the federal government’s new physical fitness guidelines, which recommend that adults get at least 150 minutes of exercise per week. “A single bout of exercise has an immediate effect on brain health,” Hillman said.

by Sophia Fox-Sowell November 21, 2018

When smaller is better

Assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences Tania Konry has developed a system that efficiently tests for a wide range of biological specimens. Whether you’re looking for complex cancer cell biomarkers in a sample or simple bacteria in drinking water, the system costs significantly less than standard approaches and spits out results in a fraction of the time.

by Angela Herring March 18, 2014

From research to reality: solving the obesity epidemic

Griffin Rodgers, director of the Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, says that cases of Type 2 diabetes began to rapidly increase in the 1970s.

by Angela Herring October 25, 2012

Some surprising facts about obesity research

Photo by Brooks Canaday This morning Northeastern’s government relations team and the Bouvé College of Health Sciences hosted a talk…

by Angela Herring October 24, 2012

Breastmilk for better health

The other day I met pharmacy professor Roger Edwards, whose research focuses on the health benefits of breastfeeding.

by Angela Herring March 13, 2012

Making Conversation: The cancerous caramel color

Last week Coca Cola and Pepsi announced they would change the processing method for the molecule that gives our favorite…

by Angela Herring March 12, 2012