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Findings from Northwestern, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and several other institutions reveal extensive inequities in care across pediatric specialties.

Northwestern University researchers have developed a novel method to host gas molecules as they are being analyzed in real time, using honeycomb structures found in nature as inspiration for an ultra-thin ceramic membrane they incorporated to encase the sample.

Many states have passed new laws that place restrictions on the duration of first-time opioid prescriptions to help address the opioid epidemic. While most laws are one-size-fits-all, policies more tailored to the patient, such as their age or clinical setting (outpatient clinic, emergency room, etc.), were more effective at reducing the length of opioid prescriptions, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

In a new study, an international team of researchers including Northwestern University astrophysicists has found that upcoming images from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (set to launch by May 2027) may hold vital clues to understanding the possible existence and properties of dark matter.

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first selective therapy to prevent allergic reactions, which can range in severity from itchy hives and watery eyes to trouble breathing and even death.

A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in dirt.

Northwestern University preventive medicine expert Dr. Jeffrey Linder is available to speak to media about the U.S. Government Accountability Office's recent report that found 11 of 12 prenatal supplements had at least one nutrient above or below the levels noted on labels.
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Presented in collaboration with Independent Curators International (ICI), “Actions for the Earth: Art, Care and Ecology,” on view at The Block Museum of Art from Jan. 26 to July 7.

Now, astronomers led by Northwestern University have pinpointed the extraordinary object’s birthplace of the most powerful and most distant fast radio burst ever observed. Now, astronomers led by Northwestern University have pinpointed the extraordinary object’s birthplace within a collection of at least seven galaxies.

Northwestern University’s Wirtz Centers offer audiences never-seen productions this January and February with a public workshop production of “Shimmer: A New Musical,” Jan. 25 and 28 at Wirtz Center Chicago; “Working: A Musical Localized,” Feb. 2 to 11; and “Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really,” Feb. 23 to Mar. 3. “Working” and the reimagined “Dracula” will be staged at Wirtz Center Evanston.