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In countries rich and poor, women experienced the largest declines in employment during the pandemic, largely due to childcare needs during school closures, new research from Northwestern University and others shows.
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The seemingly inevitable downside of treating one’s cancer seems to be a reduction in their quality of life. A new study found an immune therapy treatment was less toxic to patients' overall health and also extended their lives better than other treatments.

Previous researchers assumed that lightweight microplastics flowed quickly through rivers, but new model shows hydrodynamics trap microplastic particles for up to seven years.

The Northwestern University researchers found that people’s name recall improved significantly when memories of newly learned face-name associations were reactivated while they were napping. Key to this improvement was uninterrupted deep sleep.

A simple clip-on device, "Fitbit for the face," or FaceBit, can sense heart beat and respiratory rate through the face as well as assess mask fit and wear time.

Northwestern University trustee, alumnus and benefactor Louis A. Simpson passed away on Jan. 8, 2022, following a prolonged illness. He was 85. Known across campus as a great and generous friend of Northwestern, Simpson and his wife, Kimberly Querrey, have supported the University in countless ways for the past two decades, including a $92 million gift in 2015 for biomedical research.

A new Northwestern Medicine study found that between 1999 and 2019, opioid-related overdose deaths increased 1,886% in U.S. adults ages 55 and older, from 518 deaths in 1999 to 10,292 deaths in 2019.

The Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South (IAS_NUQ) will produce and promote evidence-based research and storytelling focused on the histories, cultures, societies and media of the Global South.

American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University and the Johnny Mercer Foundation once again seek out the nation’s most talented young songwriters and writing teams for the JMF Songwriters Project, now in its 17th year. The free weeklong songwriting workshop returns to Northwestern’s Evanston campus from June 19-25, 2022.
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Defying previous ideas of how red supergiant stars evolve right before death, a new study detected bright radiation in the final years before the star's explosion.