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Severely ill COVID-19 patients on ventilators are placed in a prone (face down) position because it’s easier for them to breathe and reduces mortality. But that life-saving position can also cause permanent nerve damage in these vulnerable patients, reports a newly accepted study from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Northwestern professors discuss ethics of using the White House and how fake news can influence election
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New research shows that U.S. political parties are becoming increasingly polarized due to their quest for voters — not because voters themselves are becoming more extremist.

Urgent action on water security is essential to better prepare societies for future global health crises, say researchers

A new public transportation design concept aims to give passengers the confidence to take a bus ride by minimizing contact, using anti-microbial fabric and installing self-sanitizing handles.

Population size seems to be the key driver propelling urban economies to new heights, according to research by Hyejin Youn, assistant professor of management and organizations at the Kellogg School of Management.

Northwestern University President Emeritus Arnold Weber, who presided over a decade of growth and prosperity that strengthened the University financially and academically and put it on a path to national prominence as a research powerhouse, died Aug. 20 at his Northbrook home. He was 90.

Dr. Jyoti Patel, the medical director of thoracic oncology for Northwestern Medicine, says patients with advanced-stage lung cancer can be treated with new therapies and still live productive lives.
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Evidence from a new recognition memory task reveals that as they encode objects, infants are sensitive to a principled link between naming and object representation by 12 months.

The Kellogg School of Management and the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University are launching an MBAi joint degree at the intersection of business and technology management.