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A newly discovered cause of balding in aging male mice could reveal a cause of hair loss in men and women as well, reports a study from Northwestern Medicine scientists. The findings provide new insight into how hair and tissues age.

Although researchers' productivity levels have returned to pre-pandemic highs, scientists who did not pursue Covid research initiated 36% fewer new projects in 2020 than 2019.

A dosing error made during an AstraZeneca-University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial has led to a new dosage finding in mice, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

A research team, led by Northwestern University chemists, has made a breakthrough in surface science by introducing a new active mechanism of adsorption. Such adsorption-based phenomena, in which molecules are attracted onto a solid surface, are essential for today’s catalysts, energy storage and environmental remediation.

Coleen Coleman, associate dean of the School of Education and Social Policy (SESP) at Northwestern, was selected for the 2021 Jean E. Shedd University Citizenship Award.

While 29% of Americans are still unvaccinated, nearly two-thirds of this group (19%) are concerned enough about the spread of COVID-19 to regularly wear a mask, and the No. 1 reason for a large majority of them is concern about family members contracting COVID-19.

Halloween, which many parents chose to forgo last year as the pandemic raged — can be reinstated this year, if certain safety COVID precautions are in place
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The ability to learn novel physical movements – similar to those taught in rehabilitation for people with stroke – can be improved by reactivating specific memories of the new task during sleep, reports a new Northwestern University study.

Parents should feel confident getting their kids between 5 and 11 years old vaccinated as soon as the FDA gives the green light and it becomes available, Northwestern University experts said.
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As the country remembers former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, Northwestern professors from the fields of history, political science and international studies are available to discuss his role in key events that shaped U.S. foreign policy.
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