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Deaths due to heart failure and heart disease are increasing in the U.S. --particularly in Black women and men-- reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Joe Biden’s decision to select Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) as his running mate means that for the first time in American history a Black woman will be on the presidential ticket of one of the two major parties.
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Researchers discovered that nanometer-scale electrostatic interactions enhance the novel coronavirus' spike protein bonds to host cells, making the virus more infectious.

A novel precision medicine approach enhanced by artificial intelligence has laid the groundwork for what could be the first biomedical screening and intervention tool for a subtype of autism, reports a new study in part from Northwestern.

Kathleen Hagerty has been named Northwestern’s provost, President Morton Schapiro announced today. Her appointment will become effective Sept. 1.

interdisciplinary research on social, cognitive and biological implications of the pandemic

Report discovered racial disparities in vaccination likelihood

A calcium-rich supernova is a compact star that sheds gas at the end of its life. When the star explodes, its material then collides with the gas to produce calcium.

Black Lives Matter protests this summer have called for the removal of statues memorializing figures involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and Western colonialism. Activists also have renewed calls for museums to return art and artifacts stolen from colonialized African countries.

Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications and the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) have selected Lori Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock) as the 2020 NAJA-Medill Milestone Achievement Award recipient.