New institute will study psychology of emerging adults, leading to innovative wellness programming for students at the University and beyond Northwestern University is launching the Institute for Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being, an interdisciplinary initiative to research issues related to the...
Tiny, cold-blooded animals like flies depend on their environment to regulate body temperature, making them ideal “canaries in the coal mine” for gauging the impact of climate change on the behavior and distribution of animal species. Yet, scientists know relatively...
Battling Alzheimer’s disease has become William Klein’s life work – even if he never saw it coming. A progressive disease impacting memory, thinking, behavior, and other mental functions, Alzheimer’s affects an estimated 6.7 million Americans, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, and...
Goggles enabled researchers to study responses to overhead threats for first time Northwestern University researchers have developed new virtual reality (VR) goggles for mice. Besides just being cute, these miniature goggles provide more immersive experiences for mice living in laboratory settings. By...
Similar to the tale of the boiling frog, flies more likely to react to rapid heating We’ve all heard it: Put a frog in boiling water, and it will jump out. But put the same frog in lukewarm water and heat...
Most people who have pulled an all-nighter are all too familiar with that “tired and wired” feeling. Although the body is physically exhausted, the brain feels slap-happy, loopy and almost giddy. Now, Northwestern University neurobiologists are the first to uncover what...
New study finds dopamine neurons are more diverse than previously thought In a new Northwestern University-led study, researchers identified and recorded from three genetic subtypes of dopamine neurons in the midbrain region of a mouse model. Although there is a long-standing, common...
Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy, Soretta and Henry Shapiro Research Professor of Molecular Biology, has been cited in a recent article for NPR "'Anti-dopamine parenting' can curb a kid's craving for screens or sweets.'" In the article, Kozorovitskiy offers suggestions for how to...
A new Northwestern University program aims to decrease the time to a PhD for research-invested neuroscience undergraduates while simultaneously increasing diversity and strengthening Northwestern’s position in the ever-growing scientific field. The Vertically Integrated Neuroscience Education Program, or VINE, will offer a...
Sleep and circadian rhythms were once seen as separate disciplines and were not nearly as connected as they are in the world of medicine today. In fact, Northwestern has been at the forefront of this groundbreaking research, according to Weinberg...
