Choose Heart Health Early for Payoff Later

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle from young adulthood into your 40s is strongly associated with low cardiovascular disease risk in middle age, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. "The problem is few adults can maintain ideal cardiovascular health factors as they age,” said Kiang Liu, first author of the study. “Many middle-aged adults develop unhealthy diets, gain weight and aren’t as physically active. Such lifestyles, of course, lead to high blood pressure and cholesterol, diabetes and elevated cardiovascular risk.”

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Voters Overrate Favorite Candidates

If your political candidate of choice falls behind in the polls, will you lose faith in his ability to win? Probably not. A new study from Northwestern University suggests that people tend to believe that their preferred candidate will win an election, no matter what the polls predict.

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Cornea Gene Discovery Reveals Why Humans See Clearly

A transparent cornea is essential for vision, which is why the eye has evolved to nourish the cornea without blood vessels. But for millions of people around the world, diseases of the eye or trauma spur the growth of blood vessels and can cause blindness. A new Northwestern Medicine study has identified a gene that plays a major role in maintaining clarity of the cornea in humans and mice -- and could possibly be used as gene therapy to treat diseases that cause blindness.

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New Predictor of Heart Attack and Stroke

A hike in your blood pressure during middle age significantly raises the risk of having a heart attack or a stroke during your lifetime, according to Northwestern Medicine. A new study offers a new understanding on the importance of maintaining low blood pressure early in middle age to prevent heart disease later in life.

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Center for Public Safety Marks 75 Years

Hold Chicago History in Your Hand

Jacques Rivera Exonerated

Still 'Amazing' After All These Years

Back in the U.S.S.R

Chicago History: The Collected Works

Lower Income Dads Active In Their Kids' Health

Sniffing Out the Brain's Predictive Power