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Northwestern Medicine experts explain why the number of breakthrough infections from the Delta variant are going up, who is at risk and why you may need to take extra precautions depending on your age.

In the first wealth and longevity study to incorporate siblings and twin pair data, researchers from Northwestern University analyzed the midlife net worth of adults (mean age 46.7 years) and their mortality rates 24 years later. They discovered those with greater wealth at midlife tended to live longer.

A new COVID-States report finds overall, Americans are more inclined toward vaccinating their children than they were in winter and spring. However, the trend has been uneven across age and gender. Resistance remains highest among mothers of young children, which could impede vaccination progress once the vaccine is available to younger children.

A new Northwestern Medicine study shows coffee consumption and eating lots of vegetables may offer some protection against COVID-19.

A woman’s heart health before she becomes pregnant is strongly related to her likelihood of experiencing a complication during her pregnancy or labor, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Simulation could help researchers predict how whiskers send touch signals to the brain as well as provide new insights into the mysterious nature of human touch.

Ben Jones, professor of entrepreneurship and strategy at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, said in a new paper released today that there is systematic evidence showing significant underinvestment in science and innovation in the U.S. and the world.
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In addition to a $50,000 cash award, the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize includes a public recital and two nonconsecutive residencies at the Bienen School of Music.

In an analysis of 15 months of survey data, the project found that while the number of Americans suffering from social isolation brought on by the pandemic has started to decline, unemployed and low socioeconomic status respondents have barely begun to recover from the increases in social isolation suffered earlier in the pandemic.