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Patients with Huntington’s disease have a genetic mutation that triggers proteins to misfold and clump together in the brain. The new treatment leverages peptide-brush polymers, which act as a shield to prevent proteins from binding to one another.

It’s well established that memory retention in humans follows one of three patterns after the learning period ends: it remains constant, declines or initially improves, then remains constant or declines. A groundbreaking study led by School of Communication researcher Beverly Wright suggests there’s another pattern lesser known in humans called a transient memory lapse. Results of her study challenge conventional wisdom about human memory formation.

For the first time, Northwestern University Library is showcasing dozens of items from the one-of-a-kind Garry Marshall Collection, documenting the life and work of the legendary TV and film writer, director and producer.
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Pediatric psychologist Lauren Potthoff recently spent seven days in Kyiv to volunteer with Ukrainian-based Voices of Children, a nonprofit foundation that provides psychological, psychosocial and targeted humanitarian support to Ukrainian families and children affected by the war.

CHICAGO --- When Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center on Wrongful Convictions (CWC) launched in April 1999, wrongful convictions were viewed as anomalies — rare exceptions to a criminal justice machine perceived as fair and effective. Fortunately, the public has become increasingly aware that prisons and death rows around the country are populated by many who have been wrongly convicted.
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Optimized surface structure innately prevents frost without heat or special coating. Reducing frost may increase energy efficiency in appliances, reduce drag on airplanes and more. Researchers were inspired by leaves, which do not form frost on their concave veins.

Northwestern University’s Querrey InQbation Lab (The Q) has entered a new partnership with Material Impact, a Boston-based venture firm focused on innovations in materials science and deep tech.

Doctors struggle to accurately predict pneumonia patients’ prognoses and determine the most effective treatments. Now, by applying a sophisticated machine-learning approach to electronic health records (EHRs) of patients with pneumonia, researchers at Northwestern University have uncovered five distinct clinical states in pneumonia.

Health officials are sounding the alarm as cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, surge across the nation. It is important to remember whooping cough is not only a pediatric disease, says Northwestern University pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Tina Tan.
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President Biden will deliver remarks in Arizona today apologizing for the federal government’s role in forcing Indigenous children into boarding schools, where many were abused and nearly 1,000 died. Doug Kiel (citizen of Oneida Nation), an associate professor of history and a faculty fellow at the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research at Northwestern University, is available for media interviews on this historic event.