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Think your juice cleanse is making you healthier? A new Northwestern University study suggests it might be doing the opposite. The study, recently published in Nutrients, found that a vegetable and fruit juice-only diet — even for just three days — can trigger shifts in gut and oral bacteria linked to inflammation and cognitive decline.

The Trump administration’s flurry of executive orders is impacting decades of progress on civil rights, women’s and LGBTQ rights and democratic principles, says Northwestern University social movements and protest expert Aldon Morris. Morris is professor emeritus of sociology at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern. He is the author of the prize-winning book “The Origins of the Civil Rights Movement,” which emphasizes the organizational and cultural basis of social protest.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved on Thursday evening a new pain medication that targets sodium channels involved in pain signaling. It offers an alternative to opioid medications, which carry the risk of dependence and addiction.
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The Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund, a $35 million initiative of Northwestern University and the Ryan Family Foundation, is accelerating life sciences research with immediate societal impact.

A new collaboration between Northwestern University and Georgia Tech has unlocked new potential for the field by creating a novel high-performance organic electrochemical neuron that responds within the frequency range of human neurons.
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Though Northwestern University experts across fields fear that President Trump’s executive order regarding gender could exacerbate violence, discrimination and harassment of transgender people, legally, the document is “largely unworkable."
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A natural compound derived from gut-friendly bacteria significantly slows the progression of vitiligo and may restore pigmentation, reports a new Northwestern University pre-clinical study in mice.

Northwestern physicists propose a strategy to maintain communications in a constantly changing, unpredictable quantum network. By rebuilding these disappearing connections, the researchers found the network eventually settles into a stable — albeit different — state.

Illinois has a new tool to monitor violent deaths and non-fatal firearm violence at the county level to hopefully better prevent and reduce violence in the state.

The Bienen School of Music offers an exciting lineup of voice and opera events this winter, featuring renowned artists and unique interdisciplinary performances. Acclaimed soprano Sondra Radvanovsky will lead a public vocal master class. Later in the season, Bienen hosts soprano Karen Slack, celebrated for her artistry and advocacy for Black classical musicians.