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While the mental health crisis has touched the lives of Americans across a broad spectrum, new Northwestern University research has found that young adults aged 18 to 39 — dually burdened by the increased economic uncertainty that often accompanies youth — did not recover with the rest of the population as the country emerged from the worst of the pandemic.

Found in fishing nets, carpet, clothing, Nylon-6 is a major contributor to plastic pollution, including ocean pollution. Now, Northwestern University chemists have developed a new catalyst that quickly, cleanly and completely breaks down Nylon-6 in a matter of minutes — without generating harmful byproducts.

People with personality traits such as conscientiousness, extraversion and positive affect are less likely to be diagnosed with dementia than those with neuroticism and negative affect, according to a new analysis by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of California, Davis.

Researchers characterize nearly 600 microbial genomes collected from goldmine. Microbes divide into two groups: minimalists that have one, specialized job or maximalists that are prepared to use any available resource.

A new AI tool may make it possible to spare breast cancer patients unnecessary chemotherapy treatments by using a more precise method of predicting their outcomes, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Northwestern University synthetic biologists have developed a flexible new platform that solves part of the drug delivery problem. Mimicking natural processes used by viruses, the delivery system binds to target cells and effectively transfers drugs inside.

The Evanston City Council voted in favor of Northwestern’s proposal to rebuild Ryan Field. The council also approved the rezoning application that would allow six concerts a year and other community-oriented events at the new venue.

A slyly funny play about a family living in a world of magical realism, a delicate story about friendship, music and isolation, and a powerful tale about the coming of age of an immigrant family make up the trio of Wirtz Center's annual MFA Collaboration series in the winter and spring of 2024. The MFA Lab series brings together Northwestern’s second year MFA theater directors with Northwestern MFA designers, creating collaborations that represent the future of theater.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, CECILIA Survey receives first data from galaxies forming two-to-three billion years after the Big Bang. By examining light from these 33 galaxies, researchers discovered their elemental composition and temperature.

Northwestern University researchers have raised the standards again for perovskite solar cells with a new development that helped the emerging technology hit new records for efficiency.