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Researchers illustrated their theoretical tool for quantum computing by extracting information from a protected circuit information that was unobtainable using standard techniques.

By using AI to mine big data related to creatives, researchers discovered that exploration directly followed by exploitation is often associated with a career hot streak.

Northwestern professors from the fields of history, political science, education and social policy are available to discuss a variety of 9/11 topics ranging from technological warfare, domestic terrorism, racial profiling, soldier morale and how teachers and parents can educate children about atrocities.
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A biomarker in the brain predicts future cognitive decline in patients with the language form of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Cognitive developmental scientists from Northwestern University discovered that observing American Sign Language (ASL) promotes cognition in hearing infants who had never been exposed to a signed language.

Americans are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at an average age of 50 years old, but a new study found the average age was four to seven years earlier in Black and Mexican American adults.

How can government slow the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.? Look to America’s unique epidemic engines: jails and prisons in America.

Burnout in resident doctors is common, especially amid COVID-19. Some have contemplated if unionizing residents could alleviate this, but unions had no impact on burnout or mistreatment, according to a new study.

Northwestern University's Office for Equity provided a letter detailing the outcome of the investigation. 

In a paper published today, members of Northwestern’s Science Policy Outreach Taskforce (SPOT) call for new government policy measures to create a path to linguistic diversity in STEM publications.