All Entries by Tess Joosse
November 21, 2025
UIC awarded $2.98 million grant to study hypertension and healthy eatingResearchers will test a diet and nutrition program combining grocery delivery, cooking classes and education.
November 17, 2025
UIC engineers develop a new 4D platform to create artificial tissuesThe materials, made of living cells, could be used for smarter tissue implants.
November 17, 2025
UIC scientists recreate the universe’s first moments by slamming together oxygen ionsAt the Large Hadron Collider, physicists study quark-gluon plasma, which filled the universe right after the Big Bang.
November 10, 2025
Thanks to the work of UIC researchers, five Vietnam War MIAs come homeCenter for the Recovery and Identification of the Missing helps recover servicemen missing in Laos.
November 7, 2025
Former FDA commissioner Robert Califf talks politics and future of health research at UIC Chair ChatsIn a candid conversation with Chancellor Miranda, the two-time FDA leader reflects on mentorship and medicine.
November 7, 2025
UIC researchers awarded $4.5 million grant for community-engaged disability researchCenter will serve as hub for training and outreach.
October 16, 2025
UIC study of blood stem cells asks: Can we slow aging on a cellular level?Supplementing with protein platelet factor 4 rejuvenates aged blood stem cells.
October 6, 2025
Lidocaine poisonings rise despite overall drop in local anesthetic toxicityUIC studies find a 50% increase in lidocaine-related deaths.
September 29, 2025
UI Health helps teens take charge of their sickle cell diseasePatients get unique peer support at S.T.A.R. Clinic.
September 22, 2025
Yeast in gut microbiome can worsen salmonella infectionThe infection is modulated by amino acid produced by fungus.