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The results of the presidential election will pack an emotional punch for those whose candidate didn’t win. Northwestern University mental health experts offer tips for coping.
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Patients of more technically skilled surgeons, as assessed by review of operative video, have better long-term survival after surgery for the treatment of colon cancer, reports a new study.

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new way to create a spectrum of natural-looking hair dye colors, ranging from blond to black, by using enzymes to catalyze synthetic melanin.

Northwestern University professors from politics, history, science and law are available to discuss election night outcomes, as well as related issues around mail-in ballots and turnout from Black and Latino voters.
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The study, titled “Political sectarianism in America,” will be published Oct. 30 by the journal Science. The authors provide a broad survey of current scientific literature to interpret the current state of politics.

Stress from COVID-19 is seriously threatening the mental health of our country, causing the most stress for our youngest generation, according to research conducted in part by professor Emma Adam.

Researchers have developed a new face mask with an anti-viral layer that sanitizes exhaled respiratory droplets to reduce the wearer's infectiousness.

The model treats decided voters as “infected” and undecided voters as “susceptible” to infection. Democratic and Republican diseases then propagate through the population.

Northwestern researchers Sera Young, associate professor of anthropology and a fellow at the University’s Institute for Policy Research, and Vidya Venkataramanan, postdoctoral fellow in anthropology at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and the Center for Water Research, are co-authors of a large, multi-country study revealing the widespread nature of water-fetching injuries in low- and middle-income countries.

A runny nose, headache and cough. Are they signs of COVID-19 or just a run-of-the-mill common cold? Northwestern University expert breaks down the symptoms for COVID-19 and other seasonal viruses.
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