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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

NU researchers train smartphones to spot falsified activity tracker data

January 13, 2016

Northwestern researchers have designed a way to teach smartphones to spot fake activity on smartphone and wearable activity trackers. With health care providers and insurance companies looking to digital...

Qaseem: Mental health apps do more good than evil

Qaseem: Mental health apps do more good than evil

April 19, 2015

A team at Feinberg recently launched a suite of smartphone applications named IntelliCare to target depression and anxiety. IntelliCare offers each individual personalized suggestions of apps to alleviate...

McCormick Prof. Joseph Moskal founded Naurex, Inc. to develop his neuroscience research into a viable clinical treatment for depression.

Biotech startup founded by Northwestern professor receives $38 million investment

January 8, 2013

A biotech startup founded by a Northwestern professor attracted $38 million in investments in December after completing a successful clinical trial of an innovative treatment for depression. McCormick...

Guest Column: Culture stigmatizing mental illness must change

November 29, 2012

For the second time this fall, we’ve opened our email to learn about the sudden death of a member of our community. In September, McCormick sophomore Harsha Maddula was found drowned after he attended...

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