A new study by developmental scientists at Northwestern University provides new insight into a hallmark of human communication: our flexibility to use
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By studying prehistoric rocks and fossils emerging from the side of Mount Ashibetsu in Japan, researchers have precisely refined the timing and duration of
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Dubbed “Conan the Bacterium” for its extraordinary ability to tolerate the harshest of conditions, Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses thousands of times higher than what would kill a
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Northwestern University scientists have designed a new implantable device that can monitor fluctuating levels of proteins within the body in real time.
Inspired by fruit shaking off the
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Brain tissue is among the most energetically costly in the body. As a result, larger-brained mammals require more energy to support brain growth
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A Northwestern University-led team of interdisciplinary researchers has received $5.1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to test the efficacy of enhanced weathering,
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Coated cells also delivered a solar power conversion efficiency of 26%
Northwestern University scientists have developed a new protective coating that significantly extends the life of perovskite solar cells, making them more practical for applications outside the lab.
Although perovskite
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Funding will support research into the ALS drug’s effectiveness for other neurodegenerative diseases
With its ability to improve neuron health, experimental drug NU-9 has already shown promise in reversing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Now, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) …
Scientists at Northwestern and Case Western Reserve universities have developed the first polymer-based therapeutic for Huntington’s disease, an incurable, debilitating illness that causes nerve cells to break down in the brain.
Patients with Huntington’s disease have a genetic mutation that …
If you’ve ever experienced a dream while knowing that you were dreaming, you’ve had a lucid dream. As interest has grown in optimizing sleep for self-improvement and better health, so, too, has interest in lucid dreaming, which early evidence has …