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Cognitive developmental scientists from Northwestern University discovered that observing American Sign Language (ASL) promotes cognition in hearing infants who had never been exposed to a signed language.

Americans are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at an average age of 50 years old, but a new study found the average age was four to seven years earlier in Black and Mexican American adults.

How can government slow the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.? Look to America’s unique epidemic engines: jails and prisons in America.

Burnout in resident doctors is common, especially amid COVID-19. Some have contemplated if unionizing residents could alleviate this, but unions had no impact on burnout or mistreatment, according to a new study.

Northwestern University's Office for Equity provided a letter detailing the outcome of the investigation. 

In a paper published today, members of Northwestern’s Science Policy Outreach Taskforce (SPOT) call for new government policy measures to create a path to linguistic diversity in STEM publications.

A new workshop will showcase experts developing what a growth-mindset classroom culture looks like and how it might be evaluated in future research projects.

Experts can discuss how human-caused climate change has increased the likelihood of extreme weather events such as Hurricane Ida and how New Orleans infrastructure is faring.
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The Northwestern University study underscores the importance of receiving a second dose of vaccine, not only because it is commonly known that immunity from vaccines wanes over time, but also because of the risk posed by emerging variants, including the highly contagious delta variant. The study also showed that prior exposure to SARS-CoV-2 does not guarantee a high level of antibodies, nor does it guarantee a robust antibody response to the first vaccine dose. This directly contradicts the assumption that contracting COVID will naturally make someone immune to re-infection. The findings further support vaccination (and two doses), even for people who have contracted the virus previously.

Many are focusing on how unvaccinated individuals are faring right now amid delta-related breakthrough infections but what about those who are vaccinated? Experts weigh in.
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