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Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a safety concern associated with GLP-1 drugs. Using health record data, the research team tracked more than 42,000 adults already taking at least two types of blood pressure medications. After starting GLP-1s, these patients experienced higher rates of dizziness, fainting and other events related to low blood pressure, also known as hypotension.

While lab experiments often use purified water or unrealistic water chemistry, engineers found salts and other chemical constituents in natural waters suppress sunlight-driven degradation.

Findings could improve drug screening and lead to therapies that work only in diseased cells.

To estimate depth, the system captures two images of the same scene with slightly different focus settings and measures subtle differences in blurriness between the two images.

A customized throw-back video game may offer a surprisingly futuristic path to stroke recovery.

A new Northwestern University study has found one in three middle-aged American adults ages 35 to 64 cannot consistently read prescription instructions correctly, understand medical forms or recall details from doctor visits involving chronic condition diagnoses.

A class of flu drugs may reduce cognitive decline and premature aging in people living with chronic viral infection, reports a new study led by Northwestern University that began with blood samples from people with HIV and extended into preclinical drug trials.

A study published in Nature Food by Northwestern University, the University of Southern California and the International Water Management Institute found individuals in 121 nations who lack access to clean drinking water also tend to experience food insecurity and food safety threats. The researchers say the study underscores the urgent need for coordinated global action to address these issues together.
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New images reveal a vacant, cone-shaped region pointing to the black hole, which only wind could generate.

Scientists repeatedly sampled microbes from six sites up to 1.5 kilometers deep across four years inside a former goldmine. Microbial ecosystems appear to be structured around shared functions rather than shared species.