All Health Sciences Colleges

A man in a suit jacket and blue collared shirt sits at a table next to a brown wooden hourglass in front of a bookcase.

October 7, 2024

Despite medical advances, life expectancy gains are slowing

Are we nearing the limit of how long we can live?

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September 30, 2024

Project will use AI to merge health data with input from nurses, therapists

Collaboration will develop AI tools to combine “all-team” data for research and clinical use

Two women in a medical office look at a piece of paper.

September 18, 2024

Research study participants are more engaged when they see their test results 

Enabling trial participants to see their medical results can boost enrollment and provide health benefits

September 16, 2024

Arsenic exposure linked to faster onset of diabetes in south Texas population 

Multiyear study finds that high levels of toxic metals in urine lead to high blood sugar

Herbert and Carol Retzky

September 13, 2024

UIC College of Pharmacy gets new name following transformational gift

Newly named Herbert M. and Carol H. Retzky College of Pharmacy unveiled after $36 million gift

Dawned Darbar; experts guide

September 4, 2024

Breaking the link between obesity and atrial fibrillation with a new cellular target 

Blocking oxidative stress enzyme prevents, even reverses, heart condition in lab models

A blue virus and a red virus connected at the middle.

August 26, 2024

COVID virus evolves more rapidly in the central nervous system than in the lungs, study finds 

Viral evolution in the brain could produce variants of concern, neurological symptoms

July 29, 2024

Potential new drug target found for atrial fibrillation

Genetic model suggests novel single treatment for both heart condition and stroke

A cluster of yellow and red spheres sitting inside the cavity of a blue molecule.

July 23, 2024

Dual-action antibiotic could make bacterial resistance nearly impossible 

A new drug that disrupts two cellular targets would make it much harder for bacteria to evolve resistance

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July 22, 2024

New maternal health research center addresses national crisis in pregnancy outcomes 

An $11 million, six-year grant will fund research, workforce training and community partnerships

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