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With the AI-powered diagnostic tool PRIMS, Bronwyn Bridges wants to broaden access to care for patients with Parkinson’s disease.
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Northeastern depression study finds complex picture of mental health

A Northeastern University study found that people suffering from depression or anxiety also could benefit from a new approach.
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Northeastern researchers develop cognitive testing app for at home use

Researchers developed an app to test brain functions designed for use on smartphones and tablets that’s receiving positive results.
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How does a limestone-eating worm safely reproduce in a roaring river?

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This grad’s company helps drugs get developed faster and cheaper

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Could a molecular ZIP code unlock treatments for untreatable diseases?

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Who knew? Cells have memory, professor describes in paper

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Dengue fever researcher talks Florida outbreak — and transmission risk

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Why Massachusetts banned this addictive Asian plant

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More measles outbreaks feared as children head back to school

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Will a mRNA flu vaccine move the needle on reducing disease?

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Why Airbnb’s cleaning rule change is not really about the dishes

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This Northeastern graduate is building an app to help kids bounce back

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Students and NGN take a sound bath for Mental Health Week

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How the CEO of this wearable tech business approaches leadership

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Fight, flight, focus: A pathway from exercise to cognition

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Hip-hop historian explores aging within the genre in its sixth decade

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