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October 17, 2012
Great Cities project gives citizens a say in budgetResidents of four Chicago wards will be empowered to decide how to spend $4 million in taxpayer dollars through a participatory budgeting process coordinated by the Great Cities Institute.
October 17, 2012
Study Evaluates Treating Mothers with ADHD to Improve Outcomes in KidsUniversity of Illinois at Chicago researchers are conducting a study […]
October 11, 2012
New Gene Test Flags Risk of Serious Complications in SarcoidosisResearchers at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System have identified a genetic signature that distinguishes patients with complicated sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that can be fatal, from patients with a more benign form of the disease. The gene signature could become the basis for a simple blood test.
October 11, 2012
White Construction Workers in Illinois Get Higher Workers’ Comp Settlements: StudyWhite non-Hispanic construction workers are awarded higher workers’ compensation settlements […]
October 10, 2012
Moving research from lab to marketOnce researchers have discovered a way to turn basic science into a potentially viable commercial product, they have to actually develop the product.
October 10, 2012
Developing a blood test for heart failureSamuel Dudley is developing a diagnostic blood test that could help save the lives of patients who come to the ER with heart failure.
October 10, 2012
An alternative to colonoscopyToo many people refuse screenings for colorectal cancer because the tests are uncomfortable and costly. Xavier Llor has a better idea.
October 10, 2012
Targeting liver disease with gene therapyThere’s no treatment for liver fibrosis, a disease that kills about 29,000 Americans each year. Hayat Onyuksel and her team of researchers are working to change that.
October 9, 2012
Simple Test May Ease Management of Eosinophilic EsophagitisA simple new test, in which the patient swallows a string, can monitor treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis as effectively as an invasive, expensive and uncomfortable procedure that risks complications, particularly in children.
October 4, 2012
Grant to Fund Study of Pastoral CounselingThe University of Illinois at Chicago’s Jane Addams College of Social Work has a received a grant from the John Templeton Foundation to study pastoral counseling.