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Chicagoans Are Dying From Cardiac Arrest Outside the Hospital at Increasingly Younger Ages

The biggest decrease in age happened among Black men
7-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

UIC-led effort to protect the monarch butterfly surpasses 50 industry partners

To date, 30 energy companies, 14 state departments of transportation and seven counties across the U.S. have voluntarily committed to create and manage habitats for the monarch butterfly on energy and transportation lands.
6-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

UIC research helps create new antibiotic that evades bacterial resistance

New drug inspired by images that captured how bacteria block antibiotic activity
15-Feb-2024 2:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Clues to cancer drug’s deadly side effects could make it safer

For some leukemia patients, their only treatment option carries a risk of heart failure
8-Feb-2024 8:55 AM EST Add to Favorites

Breast cancer test may make bad chemotherapy recommendations for Black patients

Test may underestimate the benefit of chemotherapy for Black women, especially those who are young
29-Jan-2024 8:55 AM EST Add to Favorites

Ultrasounds can help predict the risk of preterm births, new research shows

This is the first method for assessing risk in first-time pregnancies
24-Jan-2024 8:55 AM EST Add to Favorites

How to increase health equity among children

Researchers offer policy solutions to counter structural racism affecting children's health
17-Jan-2024 6:30 PM EST Add to Favorites

Brush biopsy enables early detection of oral cancer without surgery

A new test invented by University of Illinois Chicago researchers allows dentists to screen for oral cancer with a simple brush
17-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites


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Computer Science, Environmental Health Experts at UIC Team Up to Protect US Navy Divers with AI

The U.S. Office of Naval Research has awarded University of Illinois Chicago researchers $725,000 to develop an artificial intelligence system that can help protect divers from waterborne bacteria, parasites, and other harmful pathogens and microbes.
29-Jul-2021 10:45 AM EDT

UIC students breaking down stereotypes about young Black men

A group at the University of Illinois Chicago is on a mission to break down stereotypes of who young Black men are and what they’re capable of. We Are Men (WAM) is a program at UIC’s Jane Addams College of Social Work.
22-Apr-2021 3:55 PM EDT

How to keep employees motivated post-pandemic

As COVID-19 lockdowns and quarantines are lifted, businesses are now faced with the challenge of how to keep their employees who are returning to work motivated and engaged.
11-Mar-2021 11:15 AM EST

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