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A multi-institutional team of researchers, including two Northwestern University engineers, has received up to $56 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to help make vision-restoring, whole-eye transplants a reality.

A new study from Northwestern University and Princeton University has found that misinformation — politically motivated or otherwise — evokes moral outrage at a notably higher rate than factual or trustworthy information.

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has launched a new Center for Bedside Medicine, which will aim to revitalize patient interactions by combining traditional elements of the bedside interaction with cutting-edge technology, such as artificial intelligence and point-of-care devices like digital stethoscopes and handheld ultrasound machines.

Bienen School of Music and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago have joined forces to explore the potential health benefits of music instruction for children and teenagers living with Fontan circulation, a congenital heart condition characterized by having a single functional ventricle instead of the usual two.
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In a new Northwestern Medicine study, scientists sought to better understand how humans evolved to become so skilled at thinking about what’s happening in other peoples’ minds.

A Northwestern University-led team of interdisciplinary researchers has received $5.1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to test the efficacy of enhanced weathering, a relatively new strategy to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the ever-warming atmosphere.

A new study from Northwestern Medicine reveals a troubling rise in severe maternal health issues and birth complications in Illinois from 2016 to 2023, closely linked to increases in chronic health conditions affecting pregnancy, such as high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, mental health disorders and especially obesity, which saw the largest increase in annual rates.

Northwestern University scientists have developed a new protective coating that significantly extends the life of perovskite solar cells, making them more practical for applications outside the lab.

Can a personalized diet help improve health and prevent chronic diseases? That’s the question at the center of the ongoing nationwide study, Nutrition for Precision Health (NPH) — the largest precision-nutrition research effort of its kind — which is researching how individuals respond to different foods.

As the holiday season approaches, it’s a time many associate with joy and togetherness. Yet for millions, it’s a period marked by loneliness. There are things people can do to feel better during this season, Northwestern University experts say.
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