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Feinberg SuperAger program examines exceptional cognitive aging

November 14, 2022

Internationally, the population of older people is the largest it has ever been. Cases of aging-related diseases grow in tandem with this trend, but until recently, research on them has primarily focused...

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Feinberg Prof. Susan Quaggin receives American Heart Association recognition

November 7, 2022

Feinberg Prof. Susan Quaggin has been named an American Heart Association Distinguished Scientist, the Feinberg School of Medicine announced Oct. 31. The award this year recognized seven scientists...

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Rain is falling harder in the US, Northwestern researchers find

November 3, 2022

Rain intensity has increased across the eastern two-thirds of the U.S., a trend that puts pressure on infrastructure and increases the risk of flooding, according to a recently published study by Northwestern...

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Physics and astronomy prof awarded 2023 New Horizons in Physics Prize

November 2, 2022

Physics and astronomy Prof. Anna Grassellino received the 2023 New Horizons in Physics Prize from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation, Northwestern announced Monday.  The award recognizes early-career...

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Northwestern-led study uncovers why fish look downward when swimming

November 2, 2022

When Ellen DeGeneres recorded her lines for the role of Dory in 2003’s “Finding Nemo,” she had no idea her character’s most iconic quote — “just keep swimming” — would foreshadow recently...

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