Health
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Why do we sleep?
Your brain knows how to throw a party. And when to kick everyone out. In this installment of Why is That?, biology professor Fred Davis…
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Why ‘rage rooms’ won’t solve your anger issues
Rage rooms—where stressed out people go to relieve tension by breaking things—have become a global phenomenon. But Northeastern psychologist Christie Rizzo says the practice is…
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New seed-grant program supports interdisciplinary research to bolster nation’s resilience
How can we age more gracefully? What role do women play in shoring up communities after crises? A new grant program at the Global Resilience…
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Leading voice on health policy joins Northeastern law center
Dr. Gregory Curfman, a cardiologist and medical researcher who served as an editor at the New England Journal of Medicine for nearly three decades, has…
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The unclear legal impact of Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military
On Wednesday, President Trump took to Twitter to issue a ban on transgender people serving in the military—an announcement that has murky legal standing, says…
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Senate healthcare vote a small but important victory for GOP
On Tuesday, the Senate voted narrowly to begin debate on a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, with Vice President Mike Pence casting the…
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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…
