UIC Today News College of Medicine News at UIC Copy link Maria Siemionow: Slowing the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy Monday, April 21, 2025 Professor named 2024-25 Distinguished Researcher in Clinical Sciences Elizabeth Glover: Studying the brain to design better treatments for alcohol use disorder Monday, April 21, 2025 Assistant professor named 2024-25 Rising Star in Basic Life Sciences Lijun Rong: Developing therapies to fight the next pandemic Monday, April 21, 2025 Professor named 2024-25 Distinguished Researcher in Basic Life Sciences Kanchan Jaswal: Uncovering a key to infection in the gut microbiota Monday, April 21, 2025 Microbiology researcher named 2024-25 Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year New software finds aging cells that contribute to disease and health risks Tuesday, March 25, 2025 UIC graduate student develops open-source tool to spot prematurely aged cells in tissues. Match Day: ‘The moment we’ve been waiting for’ Monday, March 24, 2025 This year, 274 medical students from the three College of Medicine campuses were matched with programs nationwide Actor Halle Berry partners with UIC researcher Pauline Maki to address menopause Monday, March 17, 2025 Menopause research is not the global health priority it needs to be, Maki and Berry say Intranasal herpes infection may produce neurobehavioral symptoms, UIC study finds Monday, March 10, 2025 Experiments show virus can cause cognitive, motor and anxiety issues Blood test could help clinicians measure depression Thursday, March 6, 2025 UIC study expands previous work on promising signal of depression symptoms UIC PREP program paves the way for doctoral candidates Monday, February 24, 2025 Renewed program connects undergraduates with research experiences and training Why melanoma cells escape the eye and how to potentially stop them Monday, February 17, 2025 UIC researchers develop a new peptide to prevent metastatic ocular melanoma UIC Two-Generation Clinic connects more mothers with postpartum care, study finds Monday, February 17, 2025 In innovative UI Health clinic, physicians see new babies and mothers during the same visit Obituary: Long-time faculty member Liang remembered for big smile, passion Friday, February 14, 2025 Richard and Loan Hill Professor, UIC Distinguished Professor and Director […] How UIC scientists redesigned an effective cancer therapy to make it safer Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Redesigned enzyme may prevent side effects in treating leukemia, be effective against other cancers Christmas gift: Brother donates kidney to sister in transplant at UI Health Friday, December 20, 2024 The Kidney Transplant Program at UI Health is one of the largest and most experienced transplantation programs in Chicago Antisemitism aimed at health care professionals has grown since 2023, study finds Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Research also found increased antisemitic language in health care community on X Preparing the next generation of HIV/AIDS caregivers to end the epidemic Monday, December 16, 2024 UIC-based Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center receives $19 million in renewed funding Latest SparkTalks spotlights close ties of research, education at UIC Friday, December 6, 2024 The latest installment of UIC's faculty and staff showcase emphasized how research elevates education New therapy from UI Health offers FDA-approved treatment option for brittle Type 1 diabetes Monday, November 25, 2024 Lantidra is the only treatment currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Zinc deficiency increases risk of drug-resistant pneumonia Friday, November 15, 2024 Shortage of dietary metal leads to allergy-like response, increased mortality New UIC center will explore tools for climate equity in Chicago Monday, November 4, 2024 NIH pilot center gathers UIC experts from five colleges How protein disposal enzymes maintain metabolic health Thursday, October 31, 2024 Protein degradation pathway could help development of therapies to target cell “powerhouses” UIC broadens research portfolio with gains in education, engineering Monday, October 28, 2024 2024 funding continues trend of 5% annual growth in research awards since 2019 Students don their white coats in next step to becoming doctors, pharmacists and dentists Monday, September 30, 2024 See photos from each of the six ceremonies. Project will use AI to merge health data with input from nurses, therapists Monday, September 30, 2024 Collaboration will develop AI tools to combine "all-team" data for research and clinical use Research study participants are more engaged when they see their test results Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Enabling trial participants to see their medical results can boost enrollment and provide health benefits Arsenic exposure linked to faster onset of diabetes in south Texas population Monday, September 16, 2024 Multiyear study finds that high levels of toxic metals in urine lead to high blood sugar Breaking the link between obesity and atrial fibrillation with a new cellular target Wednesday, September 4, 2024 Blocking oxidative stress enzyme prevents, even reverses, heart condition in lab models COVID virus evolves more rapidly in the central nervous system than in the lungs, study finds Monday, August 26, 2024 Viral evolution in the brain could produce variants of concern, neurological symptoms Can doctors wake a patient from anesthesia without restarting their memory, too? 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