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Nanoparticle could kill cancerous lymphoma cells, study says

August 19, 2019 at 2:11 a.m.

Northwestern University researchers said they have discovered a nanoparticle that could be the basis for a nontoxic way to eliminate cancerous lymphoma from the body. The nanoparticle, which the researchers...

Nanoparticle could kill cancerous lymphoma cells, study says

May 13, 2019 at 11:18 p.m.

Northwestern University researchers said they have discovered a nanoparticle that could be the basis for a nontoxic way to eliminate cancerous lymphoma from the body. The nanoparticle, which the researchers...

Study of brain tumor adds up to better treatment

June 18, 2018 at 7:46 p.m.

A Northwestern University professor has come up with a mathematical model that she says accurately predicts the growth of the most aggressive and common type of brain tumor, a breakthrough...

Study of brain tumor adds up to better treatment

May 13, 2019 at 11:13 p.m.

A Northwestern University professor has come up with a mathematical model that she says accurately predicts the growth of the most aggressive and common type of brain tumor, a breakthrough...

Northwestern University researchers add to arsenal in Parkinson’s fight

August 19, 2019 at 2:10 a.m.

Northwestern University researchers said they have created compounds that could slow the effects of Parkinson's disease, a brain disorder that affects nearly 1 million people in the U.S. The compounds...

Northwestern University researchers add to arsenal in Parkinson’s fight

May 13, 2019 at 11:06 p.m.

Northwestern University researchers said they have created compounds that could slow the effects of Parkinson's disease, a brain disorder that affects nearly 1 million people in the U.S. The compounds...

A new study by the Institute of Medicine says the recommended schedule of vaccines for children is safe. "Because of the success of vaccines, most Americans have no firsthand experience with such devastating illnesses as polio or diphtheria," the report says.

Vaccination schedule for children is safe, study says

August 19, 2019 at 2:10 a.m.

The recommended schedule of vaccines for children is safe and has done much to dramatically lower the incidence of devastating illnesses, according to a new national scientific study that was...

Vaccination schedule for children is safe, study says

May 13, 2019 at 10:58 p.m.

The recommended schedule of vaccines for children is safe and has done much to dramatically lower the incidence of devastating illnesses, according to a new national scientific study that was...

Research shows the brain quickly determines intent of harmful actions

May 13, 2019 at 10:43 p.m.

New research from the University of Chicago illustrates that individuals can tell very quickly whether a harmful action they witness is intentional or accidental. "The first step (in moral computations)...

Children eat breakfast at the federally funded Head Start program school in Woodbourne, N.Y., last year.

Researchers find childhood diet affects cognitive ability decline rate

August 19, 2019 at 2:09 a.m.

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago have found that adults who occasionally went hungry during childhood had a slower rate of decline in their cognitive abilities as they...

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