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Feeling connected at school can stave off depression symptoms associated with being a victim of bullying in adolescence, according to a recently published study.

For the first time, astrophysicists detected a supernova embedded in a wind rich with silicon, sulfur and argon. Observations suggest the massive star lost its outer hydrogen and helium layers long before exploding. Discovery offers direct evidence of the long-theorized inner shell structure of massive stars.

For decades, researchers around the world have searched for alternatives to iridium, an extremely rare, incredibly expensive metal used in the production of clean hydrogen fuels. New material rivals iridium for water splitting reaction at a fraction of the cost.

This week, President Trump became the first president to use a declared emergency to take over the Washington, D.C., police force and deploy the National Guard as part of what he describes as a nationwide crackdown on crime.
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For the first time, Northwestern University scientists have uncovered the molecular mechanisms that enable organic matter to boost soil’s ability to retain water — even in desert-like conditions. Findings could lead to drought-resistant soils or explain how water might persist on other planets.

A drug already FDA-approved for asthma was found to nearly eliminate life-threatening allergic reactions to food allergens in mice — a breakthrough that could lead to new protection for millions of people living with food allergies, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Renewable energy is growing, but it’s often remote from EV charging stations. Delivering clean energy through the current grid is limited by grid congestion. Without grid upgrades, EVs will still rely on fossil fuel-generated energy. Smart, targeted upgrades could solve grid congestion to unlock EVs’ potential.

Most U.S. adults have a “heart age” several years older than their chronological age — sometimes by more than a decade. And that gap is wider among men and among those with lower incomes or education or who identify as Black or Hispanic, according to a new study led by Northwestern Medicine.

Over 25 of researching SuperAgers, the scientists have seen some notable lifestyle and personality differences between SuperAgers and those aging typically — such as being social and gregarious — but “it’s really what we’ve found in their brains that’s been so earth-shattering for us."

A new soft actuator moves and stiffens like biological muscle. The muscles, or actuators, are constructed from low-cost, 3D-printed rubbers. Engineers integrated three actuators as ‘muscles’ into a human-sized robotic leg with 3D-printed rigid ‘bones’ and elastic ‘tendons.'