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Drinking flavanol-rich cocoa three times a day improved walking distance in individuals with peripheral artery disease (PAD), reports a new Northwestern Medicine pilot study.

Northwestern researcher examines substance use disorders in at-risk youth
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A new study published in The Lancet has found no evidence of coronavirus transmission in pregnant women in their third trimester to their unborn fetus in the womb.

Researchers uncovered new evidence that immune cells count their neighbors before deciding whether or not the immune system should kick into high gear.

Northwestern University artificial intelligence (A.I.) expert Kristian J. Hammond is available to comment on police's use of facial recognition technology.
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President Trump's proposed budget cut would would slash safety net programs and eliminate federal funding for arts and culture.
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The majority of teenage boys most at risk for developing HIV are not being tested, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. This feeds the growing epidemic of undiagnosed HIV infections in the United States.

Researchers have developed a new magnetic memory device that could potentially support the surge of data-centric computing, which requires ever-increasing power, storage and speed.

HIV affects black men who have sex with men, which includes gay and bisexual men, more than any other population in the United States. The majority of new diagnoses are among black men ages 13 to 34.
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Two Northwestern University computer scientists who develop smartphone apps are available to speak with media on the technology debacle at Monday’s Iowa caucus.
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