A woman worried about heart disease might check the amount of saturated fats in her snack food. A man with diabetes might track the carbohydrates in his lunch.
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What would you do if you could predict the future a minute in advance? That might not seem like a long time, but for caretakers of people with autism, knowing what will happen 60 seconds from now could be enough time to prevent ...
Aug 27, 2019
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The type of breast cancer most likely to affect young people and African Americans is also one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat.
Apr 3, 2019
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Many of our most difficult-to-treat diseases have a genetic basis: viral infections, hereditary disorders, cancer. While scientists have begun to design drugs that can target and disrupt the activity of problematic genes, ...
Mar 14, 2019
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How do you feel when you're angry? Tense? Jittery? Exhausted? Is it the same every time? Is it identical to how your best friend, co-worker, or barista feel when they experience anger? In all likelihood the answer is no, ...
Apr 18, 2018
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The human brain is a mysterious supercomputer. Billions of neurons buzz within an intricate network that controls our every thought, feeling, and movement. And we've only just begun to understand how it all works.
Oct 24, 2017
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How do you feel right now, in general? Pleasant or unpleasant? Crummy, calm, or jittery? Somewhere in between?
May 16, 2017
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Axolotl salamanders are extremely resilient, but very little research has been done on their incredible ability to regenerate internal organs and eggs—also called oocytes. In a study published in the journal Stem Cells, ...
Nov 7, 2016
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New research led by Northeastern University suggests that Alzheimer's disease may not progress like falling dominoes, as conventional wisdom holds, with one molecular event sparking the formation of plaques throughout the ...
Sep 16, 2016
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In 2010, when President Barack Obama spoke at Northeastern in support of Martha Coakely's gubernatorial bid, he looked markedly different from the candidate we'd seen on the campaign trail just two years earlier: His black ...
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