Slow start ensures bad finish for Wildcats
By Michelle R. Martinelli It got bad quickly for Northwestern on Sunday. Ten minutes into the Wildcats’ rematch against No. 5 Maryland, senior guard Maggie
Picking the perfect painkiller
By Valerie Lapointe Open any medicine cabinet in any bathroom and you are likely to find some form of ibuprofen, aspirin or acetaminophen. These generic
Gladiators go glam
By Caley Chelios Olympic skeleton racer Katie Uhlaendar, 31, flies 80 mph head first on a 37-inch sled down frozen tracks. She is a glamorous
Marijuana testing lab left high and dry
By Jack Adams In 2015, David So received the license he needed to open ICR Labs to test medical cannabis to comply with FDA guidelines.
Women Wrestlers Aim for Olympic Stage
By Carlos D. Williamson Most women simply aren’t encouraged to participate in male-dominated sports. Even the few who do won’t get the opportunity to represent
Wildkits honor fallen teammate on Senior Night
by Julia Cardi Tiffany Rice cherishes the smallest details about her son, Dajae Coleman. She remembers how his impressions of Stewie Griffin from “Family Guy”
Supporters of Independent Living Call for Legislation to Protect Home Services and Discourage Institutionalization
By Shen Wu Tan A proposed bill that safeguards Illinois home care services passed the House Human Services Committee on Wednesday. The bill, HB 4351,
Art detectives find the faded colors in Van Gogh’s masterpiece
By Kevin Stark and Tim Rosenberger Vincent Van Gogh’s famous paintings of his bedroom used to have purple walls and, like detectives, scientists Francesca Casadio
A vaccine for drug addiction is in the works
By Danielle Prieur Treating drug addiction with a vaccine might become a solution to combat prescription drug and heroin addiction and the rapid rise in
Research models tackle the frontline fight on global hunger
By Kevin Stark Paul West is planning the ultimate harvest. He is trying to feed billions more people on Earth with the same land we
Inside Syria: Trapped on the frontlines of war
By Neil Murthy What is life like for the thousands of Syrians who have not left their country but are displaced at camps on the
From Ebola to Zika: How Lessons from Ebola Might Guide Zika Response
By Neil Murthy Health officials are turning to strategies learned during the Ebola pandemic to combat the burgeoning Zika virus epidemic. Dr. Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo,