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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?

Juliet Sorensen, a former prosecutor and a Northwestern Pritzker School of Law professor, is available to speak with media on Biden’s plan to fight global corruption which was unveiled earlier today.
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) addressed the Northwestern community last Thursday and warned that we should think of climate change as a national security threat and an existential challenge to the well-being and success of the United States.

A news conference with Northwestern University professor Christopher Benson and members of the family of Emmett Till will be held at 4 p.m., today, Dec. 6 to address the final investigative report in the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Till in Mississippi.