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NU researchers discover aging is driven by unbalanced genes

February 2, 2023

Scientists have long pondered why people age. That is, until last December, when Northwestern researchers published a study describing how gene length correlates to aging, opening the door to new interventions...

Northwestern researchers find that pets can tell time

October 30, 2018

Pets might be counting down the seconds until their owners say they can move and have a treat, according to a new Northwestern study that found new evidence to support animals’ ability to judge time....

Northwestern researchers find protein related to Alzheimer’s present in young people

March 3, 2015

A new Northwestern Medicine study revealed a protein involved in the development of Alzheimer’s disease can begin forming in the neurons of people as young as 20. Scientists believe this is the first...

Northwestern researchers develop noninvasive method for early detection of Alzheimer’s

January 15, 2015

A team of Northwestern researchers has developed the first noninvasive method of detecting Alzheimer’s disease in a living animal. This approach can detect the disease before early symptoms appear...

Johnson: Reconsidering the perceived importance of caffeine

January 8, 2015

I am going to ask you to do something unpleasant: Reminisce about finals week from last quarter. Remember the urgency, the pain, the sleep deprivation? The air feels different on campus during finals week,...

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