All Research Briefs
August 7, 2023
Transportation access, air quality influence diabetes risk in urban areasUIC researchers found a link between access to public transportation, air quality and risk for diabetes
August 4, 2023
Education professor probes causes of systemic racism in chemistryIn a commentary for Nature Chemistry, UIC’s Terrell Morton applied critical race theory to the field of chemistry
August 2, 2023
Religiously framed messaging promotes HPV vaccine acceptance among some parentsUsing a religiously framed message can encourage Christian parents to get their children vaccinated against HPV
July 21, 2023
‘Junk DNA’ offers clue to stopping cancer drug’s vascular damageA team led by UIC’s Sang-Ging Ong uncovered the reason why sunitinib damages blood vessels.
July 20, 2023
Role of key metabolic enzyme in liver fibrosis defined by UIC scientistsA team led by Nissim Hay identified a pathway that triggers the organ’s responsible to injury and illness.
July 19, 2023
A new way to study musical synchronizationThe study of synchronization in music has largely focused on pairs of musicians. UIC researchers propose a better approach
June 26, 2023
Virtual doctor visits earn mostly positive reviews from patientsA research team from UIC Business scraped patient reviews to examine what people thought of virtual visits.
June 23, 2023
Chicago Biomedical Consortium names UIC grad among incoming fellowsEntrepreneurial Fellows include Ahmed Disouky, a UIC alumnus who studied Alzheimer’s disease
June 21, 2023
A guide to treating premenstrual dysphoric disorderUIC researchers write a primer for practitioners for a treatment that can help people affected by the mood disorder.
June 15, 2023
Online harassment of physicians, scientists soared during pandemicA new survey finds that two-thirds of physicians and scientists experienced harassment on social media, often over COVID-related topics.