A Northwestern University pediatric psychologist—who advises Ukrainian charity workers and therapists about working with that country's traumatized children—shares her expertise regarding how to support children affected ...
Nov 14, 2023
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Preterm birth rates are an important marker in assessing a country's overall health, and the United States isn't faring very well.
Nov 13, 2023
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In 2021, a Northwestern University-led research team began working to develop an implantable "living pharmacy" to control the human body's sleep/wake cycles. Now, the researchers have completed a major step toward achieving ...
Nov 9, 2023
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Driven by the ongoing opioid epidemic and the sharing of needles, hepatitis C cases have been rising in the United States over the last decade, with the highest infection rates among young adults, including women of childbearing ...
Nov 8, 2023
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In the United States, premature death associated with exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution—a toxic gas emitted primarily by burning fossil fuels in cars, trucks and power plants—is more likely to impact people ...
Nov 7, 2023
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New research shows large reductions in gun violence involvement for participants of a Chicago-based community violence intervention (CVI) program.
Nov 6, 2023
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The U.S. remains one of the few countries without federally mandated paid parental leave, despite its major potential health benefits.
Nov 3, 2023
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Imagine a skin cream that heals damage occurring throughout the day when your skin is exposed to sunlight or environmental toxins. That's the potential of a synthetic, biomimetic melanin developed by scientists at Northwestern ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Most people who have pulled an all-nighter are all too familiar with that "tired and wired" feeling. Although the body is physically exhausted, the brain feels slap-happy, loopy and almost giddy.
Nov 2, 2023
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Scientists have uncovered a genetic explanation for one subset of common brain tumors, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
Oct 27, 2023
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