Teenagers are known for their angst-ridden ways, but those who remain happy and positive during the tumultuous teenage years report...

So much has changed since 1963, when Betty Friedan's influential The Feminine Mystique provoked a national discussion about the deep...

New research from Northwestern Medicine shows that 50 percent of college drinkers report at least one alcohol-induced memory blackout --...

Northwestern University researchers have provided new biological evidence suggesting that the brain works differently when memorizing the face of a...

Minority youth aged 8 to 18 consume an average of 13 hours of media content a day -- about 4-1/2...

It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white. If you’re interested in celebrity and entertainment news, you’re more likely to...

A growing body of research finds musical training gives students learning advantages in the classroom. Now a Northwestern University study...

People take billions of doses of over-the-counter pain relievers like Tylenol every year, but many do not pay attention to...

Northwestern Medicine researchers for the first time have transformed a human embryonic stem cell into a critical type of neuron...

Northwestern University scientists have discovered a new mechanism in the core gears of the circadian clock. They found the loss...

One out of every four or five students who visits a university health center for a routine cold or sore...

Post-traumatic stress syndrome – when a severely stressful event triggers exaggerated and chronic fear – affects nearly 8 million people...

Estrogen is an elixir for the brain, sharpening mental performance in humans and animals and showing promise as a treatment...