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Although hearing loss is among the most common chronic conditions in women, the vast majority of women fail to include hearing testing in their routine health care, according to two Northwestern researchers who recently completed the first major study exclusively focused on hearing in women.
The risk posed by large earthquakes in the Midwest's New Madrid seismic zone to cities such as Memphis and St. Louis is much lower than previously thought, according to a new study that used the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to track the motions of the ground in the seismic zone.
A new book by two sociologists, from Northwestern University and University of Illinois at Chicago, turns the "market" defense of job discrimination upside down, while pointing out the inherent flaws in fighting pay discrimination with a "comparable worth" remedy.
Studies report that red wine and dark chocolate in moderation can be good for you. Now it appears that a little stress may be beneficial, too. Scientists have shown that elevated levels of special protective proteins that respond to stress in a cell (molecular chaperones) promote longevity.
A recent discovery of a double neutron-star system has helped to increase astronomers' chances at collecting the information they need to better understand the black holes and neutron stars in our Galaxy. Neutron star pairs may merge and give off a burst of gravitational waves about six times more often than previously thought.
Fitness in early adulthood greatly reduces the likelihood of developing high blood pressure and diabetes -- both major risk factors for heart disease and stroke -- in middle age, a new study has found.
According to an editorial, the link between chronic inflammation and colon cancer must be further explored before C-reactive protein is confirmed as a risk predictor.
New research, shows that subconscious -- or implicit -- bias can emerge cause even well-meaning whites to look at identical facial expressions of African Americans and European Americans and see greater hostility in the African American faces.
When you see a small child try to fit into or on top of a doll-sized toy, you're likely to laugh. But investigators decided to take a serious look at why youngsters make such dramatic mistakes about scale.
A study is the first to suggest that delayed brain development and its interaction with puberty may be key factors contributing to language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia.
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