Northwestern University

Evanston, Ill. -- U.S. scientists say they've used nanotechnology to develop a PSA detection method for prostate cancer that's 300 times more sensitive than current tests.

Evanston, Ill. -- Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois say the pen and paper letters written by geniuses like Albert Einstein are very similar to today's e-mails.

Evanston, Ill. -- A new shape-shifting "memory" foam could have widespread use in car engines, inkjet printers and surgical-positioning tools, U.S. scientists said.

Evanston, Ill. -- U.S. scientists say they've created a gene therapy system using nanodiamonds to deliver genes to treat such diseases as cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

Chicago -- U.S. scientists say they've classified the composition profiles of 62 modern sculptures in what may be a way to identify, date and authenticate sculptures.

Evanston, Ill. -- U.S. researchers say they've determined protein damage common in neurodegenerative and age-associated diseases might be treatable if detected early enough.

Chicago -- U.S. medical scientists say they have grown immature human egg cells to near maturity in a laboratory.

Evanston, Ill. -- U.S. scientists have created a method that can direct and separate cancer cells from normal cells, suggesting a new method of treating metastasis.