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Released: 6-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
A compound from fruit flies could lead to new antibiotics
University of Illinois Chicago

Research shows that the natural peptide, called drosocin, protects fruit flies from bacterial infections by binding to ribosomes in bacteria. Once bound, drosocin prevents the ribosome from making new proteins.

   
Released: 17-May-2023 11:00 AM EDT
AI voice coach shows promise in depression, anxiety treatment
University of Illinois Chicago

A study led by the University of Illinois Chicago researchers found changes in patients’ brain activity along with improved depression and anxiety symptoms after using Lumen.

   
Newswise: Herpes study adds to understanding of viral reinfections, how to potentially prevent them
Released: 1-May-2023 10:25 AM EDT
Herpes study adds to understanding of viral reinfections, how to potentially prevent them
University of Illinois Chicago

A new study on herpes infections of the eye helps shed light on the question of viral reinfections by identifying a key protein involved in viral reinfections that could be targeted by antiviral drugs.

Released: 19-Apr-2023 8:55 AM EDT
Study explores prosocial behavior within, between religious groups
University of Illinois Chicago

The study, which appears in the journal Psychological Science, found participants showed more generosity toward strangers when prompted to think about God. Moreover, participants’ giving increased equally no matter if recipients were members of the same religious group or a different group.

Newswise: UI Health’s clinic aids Spanish speakers seeking kidney transplants
Released: 18-Apr-2023 3:00 PM EDT
UI Health’s clinic aids Spanish speakers seeking kidney transplants
University of Illinois Chicago

Since the Spanish Language Clinic began in April 2022, more than 160 patients have signed up with the clinic, which specifically treats Spanish-speaking patients on Tuesdays and Fridays, said Samantha Mok, transplant outreach coordinator at UI Health.

Newswise: Legal cannabis markets linked to increased motor vehicle deaths
Released: 27-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Legal cannabis markets linked to increased motor vehicle deaths
University of Illinois Chicago

Researchers found recreational cannabis markets were associated with a 10% increase, on average, in motor vehicle accident deaths.  The study was conducted using death certificate data to compare mortality rates in states that legalized recreational cannabis dispensaries with states that only provided access to medical cannabis.

Newswise: New UIC early learning website focuses on kindergarten readiness
Released: 22-Mar-2023 1:30 PM EDT
New UIC early learning website focuses on kindergarten readiness
University of Illinois Chicago

The Ready Child, funded by the CME Group Foundation, is the latest installment of the College of Education’s early learning series.

Newswise: Pioneering female politicians’ papers available for review in UIC Library special collections
Released: 15-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Pioneering female politicians’ papers available for review in UIC Library special collections
University of Illinois Chicago

Cardiss Collins served 1973 to 1997 and Esther Saperstein served from 1957 to 1979 in elected office

Released: 8-Mar-2023 6:15 AM EST
Paleontologists flip the script on anemone fossils
University of Illinois Chicago

In a newly published paper in the journal Papers in Palaeontology, University of Illinois Chicago’s Roy Plotnick and colleagues report that fossils long-interpreted as jellyfish were anemones. To do so, they simply turned the ancient animals upside down.

Newswise: With $13M, UIC scientists will study lung inflammation mechanisms
Released: 6-Mar-2023 5:05 PM EST
With $13M, UIC scientists will study lung inflammation mechanisms
University of Illinois Chicago

The research team consists of six investigators who will lead three separate project grants and three separate cores, in the hopes of finding new avenues for research and treatments to help patients who suffer from conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, pulmonary fibrosis and acute respiratory distress disorder, a common and serious complication of COVID-19.

Newswise: Precarious work associated with high BMI
Released: 28-Feb-2023 5:00 PM EST
Precarious work associated with high BMI
University of Illinois Chicago

A study inks precarious work with increases in body mass index and adds to a growing body of evidence that precarious work may contribute to poor health outcomes.

Newswise: Breast cancer disparity equally impacted by social determinants of health, tumor biology
Released: 16-Feb-2023 12:55 PM EST
Breast cancer disparity equally impacted by social determinants of health, tumor biology
University of Illinois Chicago

Researchers calculated the effect of social determinants of health — specifically neighborhood disadvantage and insurance status — on mortality and found they accounted for 19% of the disparity. They also calculated the effect of biological characteristics of the tumors by looking at data from genomic laboratory test results, which were used to anticipate tumor response to chemotherapy and likelihood of recurrence. They found tumor biology accounted for 20% of the disparity.

Newswise: Hijacking our cells’ enzymes to eliminate disease-causing proteins
Released: 15-Feb-2023 4:35 PM EST
Hijacking our cells’ enzymes to eliminate disease-causing proteins
University of Illinois Chicago

The researchers looked at a ubiquitin ligase enzyme named FBXL2, known to degrade proteins at various cellular membrane compartments. They found that by attaching or detaching a fat molecule or lipid to FBXL2 — a process called palmitoylation and de-palmitoylation — they could direct where the FBXL2 went. They also discovered that in order to travel in the aqueous cellular environment for the delivery of lipid-modified FBXL2 to membrane compartments, it used a trafficking protein called PDE6D, which is known to shield the lipid modifications.

Newswise: Alternate-day fasting a good option for patients with fatty liver disease
Released: 14-Feb-2023 5:15 PM EST
Alternate-day fasting a good option for patients with fatty liver disease
University of Illinois Chicago

Nutrition researchers studied 80 people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and found that those who followed an alternate-day fasting diet and exercised were able to improve their health. In Cell Metabolism, the researchers report that over a period of three months people in the intervention saw increased insulin sensitivity and decreased liver fat, weight and ALT, or alanine transaminase enzymes, which are markers for liver disease.

Newswise: Cultural historian, writer named director of UIC’s Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
Released: 27-Jan-2023 1:05 PM EST
Cultural historian, writer named director of UIC’s Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
University of Illinois Chicago

Liesl Olson is a respected scholar, cultural leader and social justice advocate.

Newswise: Salmonella exposure a risk for colon cancer
Released: 17-Jan-2023 4:45 PM EST
Salmonella exposure a risk for colon cancer
University of Illinois Chicago

Researchers studied human colon cancer tissue samples and animal models and found that exposure to salmonella was linked with colon cancers that developed earlier and grew larger.

Newswise: ‘Reckless Rolodex’ opens this week at UIC’s Gallery 400
Released: 9-Jan-2023 1:00 PM EST
‘Reckless Rolodex’ opens this week at UIC’s Gallery 400
University of Illinois Chicago

Lawrence Steger was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1961 and died in Chicago in 1999.

Newswise: An integrated, net-negative system captures carbon and produces ethylene
Released: 12-Dec-2022 4:00 PM EST
An integrated, net-negative system captures carbon and produces ethylene
University of Illinois Chicago

Engineers have built a machine that captures carbon from flue gas and converts it to ethylene. The device integrates a carbon capture system with an ethylene conversation system for the first time.

Newswise: UIC celebrates fall commencement Dec. 10
Released: 5-Dec-2022 11:05 AM EST
UIC celebrates fall commencement Dec. 10
University of Illinois Chicago

The ceremonies are for summer and fall 2022 graduates



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