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College football athletes with a decade or more of experience in the sport have related abnormalities in inflammation, energy production and coordination that are apparent before the football season and across the season. The abnormalities are related to routine repetitive head impacts from tackling and blocking.

In fully vaccinated individuals, the booster provides 25 times more protection against omicron than two vaccinations alone.
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Goffe, who has served as vice president and chief human resources officer at The Pennsylvania State University since 2019, will assume the role Feb. 1, 2022.

People who like to drink their coffee black also prefer dark chocolate, The reason is in their genes. Northwestern scientists have found coffee drinkers who have a genetic variant that reflects a faster metabolism of caffeine prefer bitter, black coffee.

A violinist playing a soothing melody tailored to a patient’s particular medical condition and personal musical preferences in the hospital can provide "psychological first aid,” reports a new Northwestern Medicine study about neurological patients who received tele-music therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

Seven Northwestern experts give their top predictions for 2022, from supply chain disruptions to the endemic phase of COVID-19 to green energy transitions.
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The U.S. Surgeon General published a rare report Tuesday warning of a mental health crisis among young people caused in part by the coronavirus pandemic. Northwestern Medicine experts weigh in.

“Advancing the Science and Practice of Street Outreach: Lessons Learned and the Future of Street Outreach in Illinois” 2021 Symposium. Chris Patterson, assistant secretary for violence prevention at the Illinois Department of Human Services, will deliver opening remarks, and N3 co-director and professor of sociology Andrew Papachristos will present recent N3 research.
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Two experts on U.S.-Russian relations are available to speak with media ahead of President Biden’s call with Russia’s Vladimir Putin today.
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Should students consider choosing majors that seem less satisfying but offer a more secure financial future?