5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (932+ words) The effects of a traumatic brain injury can worsen with physical inactivity. Northeastern researchers have studied how to change this. A harsh tackle. A fall. A fender-bender. An abusive relationship. Different scenarios can lead to the same diagnosis of a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1144+ words) Having managed to become only the second person to be elected to non-consecutive terms, alongside Grover Cleveland, President Donald Trump has an opportunity to hand-pick an ideological majority on the Supreme Court. President Donald Trump nominated three Supreme Court justices…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (709+ words) Faculty members from London to Boston to Oakland share their wisdom for students entering into the professional world. Thousands of students will graduate from Northeastern University over the coming weeks and head off in many different directions. But the learning…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (712+ words) Researchers have discovered a mammal-like hormonal pathway in plants such as foxglove that could help make heart and cancer drugs safer. The molecules of a highly toxic plant, known for its bell-shaped purple and pink flowers and found in some…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (721+ words) The fundraising marathon involves all of the university's 13 global campuses. Northeastern student Alex Szewczyk closed his eyes, bracing for the water balloon that was moments away from exploding on his chest." Standing shoulder to shoulder with his fellow men's water…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (562+ words) A Northeastern University bioengineering professor received a new patent for a contrast agent that acts like a magnet to soft tissue, providing better image quality with a 40 times smaller dose." A doctor orders an X-ray for a patient with a…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (585+ words) New Northeastern University research studies how the lingering symptoms experienced by cancer survivors often appear clustered together, providing a clue toward increasing survivors" quality of life. A declaration of remission doesn"t mean a cancer patient"s illness is fully…...

3+ mon, 6+ hour ago  (798+ words) Stressful conditions like abuse or food insecurity, when experienced at a young age, can have knock-on health effects that set young people up for conditions like heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Faced with a traumatic situation, a child's biology responds…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (732+ words) Northeastern University is offering many opportunities for "social risk-taking" and meeting with others in person through its annual Wellness Week. Loneliness has reached an epidemic level, according to the U. S. surgeon general, with one in two adults reporting that they experience…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (682+ words) Northeastern University researchers have discovered that chemical changes in the pregnant brain can soften subjects" fear memories. There"s a reason that the term "mom brain" exists. In recent years, research has shown that the forgetfulness and general fogginess that…...