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A reliable method to treat post-amputation pain remains elusive, but a new Northwestern Medicine study conducted in collaboration with Ukrainian physicians suggests that hydrodissection — a simple procedure that injects fluid around nerves — may reduce residual limb pain and opioid dependence.

Northwestern University will present honorary degrees to poet Toi Derricotte, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti, pathbreaking biochemist and cell biologist Marc Kirschner and actor and comedian Steve Carell during its 167th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 15, at the United Center.

Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists has gained the longest, most detailed glimpse yet of the void that lurks in middle of our galaxy. The swirling disk of gas and dust (or accretion disk) orbiting the central supermassive black hole, called Sagittarius A*, is emitting a constant stream of flares with no periods of rest.

Minimum wage violations are rising sharply at fast food restaurants in Los Angeles and surrounding areas, according to a report by researchers at Northwestern University and Rutgers University.

As the black holes orbit one another, each object has its own spin. While previous research indicated these spins should be chaotic and random, the Northwestern scientists found binary black holes tend to spin in the same general direction as the pair’s overall orbital motion.

Northwestern University astrophysicist Adam Miller has received a 2025 Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), the United States’ first foundation wholly dedicated to science.

Two Northwestern University faculty will speak at this year’s American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston on Friday, Feb. 14.
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Award-winning actor, writer and producer Steve Carell will deliver this year’s commencement address to Northwestern University’s Class of 2025.

The recent backlash over telehealth company Hims & Hers’ upcoming SuperBowl ad selling compounded weight-loss drugs speaks to the complicated nature of weight loss in America today, say Northwestern University obesity experts Drs. Justin Ryder and Veronica Johnson.
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Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate cardiac tissues, but adults aren’t so lucky. A new Northwestern Medicine study in experimental animals reveals a critical difference in how macrophages — a part of the immune system — help repair the heart in newborns versus adults after a heart attack.