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When are opioid prescription limits effective in reducing prescription length?

January 17, 2024
Many states have passed new laws that place restrictions on the duration of first-time opioid prescriptions to help address the opioid epidemic. While most laws are one-size-fits-all, policies more tailored to the patient, such as their age or clinical setting (outpatient clinic, emergency room, etc.), were more effective at reducing the length of opioid prescriptions, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Searching for dark matter in gaps between stars

January 17, 2024
In a new study, an international team of researchers including Northwestern University astrophysicists has found that upcoming images from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (set to launch by May 2027) may hold vital clues to understanding the possible existence and properties of dark matter.
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Decorated nanoparticles prevent allergic reactions

January 16, 2024
Northwestern University researchers have developed the first selective therapy to prevent allergic reactions, which can range in severity from itchy hives and watery eyes to trouble breathing and even death.
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Dirt-powered fuel cell runs forever

January 12, 2024
A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in dirt.
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Prenatal supplements: ‘We should be skeptical of what we’re being sold’

January 12, 2024
Northwestern University preventive medicine expert Dr. Jeffrey Linder is available to speak to media about the U.S. Government Accountability Office's recent report that found 11 of 12 prenatal supplements had at least one nutrient above or below the levels noted on labels.
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Musicals by a Pulitzer Prize-winner and from a Chicago icon among Wirtz Center’s winter offerings

January 7, 2024
Northwestern University’s Wirtz Centers offer audiences never-seen productions this January and February with a public workshop production of “Shimmer: A New Musical,” Jan. 25 and 28 at Wirtz Center Chicago; “Working: A Musical Localized,” Feb. 2 to 11; and “Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really,” Feb. 23 to Mar. 3. “Working” and the reimagined “Dracula” will be staged at Wirtz Center Evanston.