Health
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For students’ healthy snacking startup, it’s all about chocolate
Two members of the Northeastern community—Ara Josefsson and Jaida Mercurio—believe they have found the solution to unhealthy snacking. And it has nothing to do with…
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Could Obamacare ‘fail’? A look at what’s working, and what’s not
As the Republican-led effort to undo “Obamacare” continues to produce high drama, we asked professor Timothy Hoff, an expert in healthcare systems and health policy,…
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What’s next for healthcare reform?
A panel of health, law, and public policy experts from Northeastern and beyond convened on campus on Wednesday for a town hall on the future…
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Study: Toxic chemicals found in drinking water of 15M Americans
The research, led by Northeastern and the Environmental Working Group, pointed to EPA testing that found toxic chemicals PFASs were detected in 162 U.S. drinking…
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Why do we get hiccups?
If you’ve ever had a case of the hiccups that just won’t quit, this one’s for you. In the latest episode of Why is That?,…
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Professor calls withdrawal from climate accord a ‘sad,’ humanitarian failure
President Trump announced on Thursday afternoon that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord. We asked Jennie Stephens, Dean’s Professor of Sustainability…
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Researchers use Twitter to track the flu in real time
An international team led by Northeastern’s Alessandro Vespignani has developed a unique computational model that uses Twitter to project the spread of the seasonal flu…
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App allows students to find, share food at Northeastern
YoYo Fu created FeedShare, an easy-to-use app that allows users to find and share free food at Northeastern. Now he’s looking to expand access to…
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NU Talks: Linking diet and health
Rebecca Carrier, associate professor and associate chair of research in the Department of Chemical Engineering, investigates the human gut microbiome to better understand how the…
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NU Talks: New hope from old drugs
Michael Pollastri, associate professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, brings Northeastern’s place at the center of healthcare research into sharp…
