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Scientists investigated cultural objects decorated with kingfishers' vibrant blue feathers to reveal the nanoscale architecture that gives rise to their colors

James Van Der Beek was a champion for early screening, yet his tragic death underscores a troubling trend: Colorectal cancer deaths have been rising among Americans under 50 and it is the leading cause of cancer death in this age group.
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A new Northwestern Medicine study has personalized overnight fasting by aligning it with individuals’ circadian sleep-wake rhythm — an important regulator of cardiovascular and metabolic function — without changing their caloric intake.

Scientists designed vaccines to treat HPV-positive head and neck cancer. All vaccines had the same ingredients but different, strategically designed structures. One vaccine vastly outperformed the others, showing that vaccine design depends on structure as well as medicinal components.

Scientists developed most advanced, functional human spinal cord organoid yet. Team induced lacerations and contusions to simulate spinal cord injuries and then applied “dancing molecules."

Over half of U.S. adults are using large language models (LLMs) — such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot — in some capacity. Whether using artificial intelligence to create grocery lists, turn oneself into a Muppets character or divulge one’s deepest, darkest secrets, humans are relying more on AI models in their everyday lives, possibly because AI chatbots have been shown to generate responses that make people feel validated, seen and heard.
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Northwestern University Opera Theater stages George Bizet’s “Carmen,” a work seldom mounted at the university level due to its exceptional vocal and dramatic demands. The production presented by the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music has just 4 performances at Cahn Auditorium Feb. 26 through March 1.

Northwestern University recently awarded more than $2 million to eight innovative projects through the Pat & Shirley Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund, which provides strategic seed funding to move bold ideas from proof of concept toward real-world impact.

South Asian adults in the U.S. report doing many of the right things for heart health, yet they show significantly higher rates of prediabetes, diabetes and hypertension than white and Chinese adults, and higher than or roughly similar rates to Black and Hispanic patients, according to a new study led by Northwestern Medicine.

Northwestern University scientists have pinpointed when and where toxic proteins accumulate within the brains of Alzheimer’s patients — and discovered a decades-old Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug that can stop the accumulation process before it even begins.