Second phase of the Bipolar-Schizophrenia Network on Intermediate Phenotypes (B-SNIP2) aims to establish a new system of diagnosis for psychotic diseases based on biomarkers, and guide the development of novel therapies.
In celebration of National Dental Hygiene Month, the ADHA and the Wrigley Oral Health Care Program have provided dental hygienists and the public with a variety of resources about the benefits of having a daily oral health routine.
When the phrase "gone to the dogs" is used, it's usually not used in the most positive fashion. But in Macomb, Illinois, the term is 100 percent positive as the community has embraced a local beloved canine and showcases the dog – or rather, dogs – throughout this west-central Illinois community.
For National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Jean Simpson, a breast pathologist, offers information to help patients become more informed about their options and treatment process.
Lung cancer screening programs that utilize standardized reporting and include cardiothoracic surgeons as part of a multidisciplinary team can successfully be adopted into clinical practice without an increase in surgical intervention for non-cancerous disease
Children who have suffered recent infections or have not received most or all of their vaccinations are at a higher risk for stroke. The findings conceivably will be “seminal in drafting further stroke prevention strategies” in children.
Almost half of patients with advanced lung cancer receive more than the recommended number of radiation treatments to reduce their pain, according to a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The University of Chicago has received a $100 million gift to establish the first research institute and annual global forum of their kind devoted solely to the study and resolution of global conflicts. The landmark gift from The Thomas L. Pearson and The Pearson Family Members Foundation is equal in size to the second-largest gift in the University’s history.
A new study finds that nearly a third of people who fill out advance health care directives —a document that lays out a patient’s wishes for end of life care — request medical interventions. The research from DePaul University explores the choices people make in advance directives, where they store the documents and with whom they discuss their plans.
The brain uses similar computations to calculate the direction and speed of objects in motion whether they are perceived visually or through the sense of touch.
Ahead of World Homeless Day Oct. 10, researchers have released a new framework to help unite those addressing homelessness worldwide. The Institute of Global Homelessness at DePaul University developed categories to help policymakers, practitioners and researchers more accurately identify and measure this vulnerable population, using definitions that work across international borders.
A major study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is providing the best evidence to date that a 21-gene test done on the tumor can identify breast cancer patients who can safely avoid chemotherapy.
A father and daughter each got a fighting chance against lung cancer, thanks to early detection and Rush's top-rated lung surgery program.
People with high blood pressure may need to lower it much more than previously thought, according to the recently announced results of a major study. A heart health expert discusses the implications.
Suicide rates gradually have been increasing for years despite improved treatments for depression. Doctors want those at risk of harming themselves to know there is hope — including a new treatment that may relieve suicidal wishes in people with depression.
Fictional astronauts coping with drama in deep space make for a great movie. In real life, researchers are helping NASA better understand behavioral and psychological issues that could arise on long-distance missions, like a potential human expedition to Mars. DePaul University’s Suzanne Bell is working with a team to conduct research, funded by NASA, on how to assemble the best teams of astronauts for these missions.
Dr. Jenna Rowen discusses co-parenting after a divorce, and offers tips for keeping the child forefront in the process.
This fall, UChicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital experts across a dozen pediatric subspecialties will see patients at new outpatient clinics at Edward Hospital in Naperville and Elmhurst Hospital.
By using powerful photon beams generated by the Advanced Photon Source, a DOE User Facility, researchers have shown that they can now control the chemical environment and provide nanoscale structural detail while simultaneously imaging the mineral calcite as it is pushed to its extremes.
Parents who allow their children with asthma to be exposed to second hand smoke (SHS) at home need to know the risk is high their child will be hospitalized. In fact, the risk is nearly double that for kids with asthma who are not exposed to SHS.
Two years ago, scientists on the Muon g-2 experiment successfully brought a fragile, expensive and complex 17-ton electromagnet on a 3200-mile land and sea trek from Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York to Fermilab in Illinois. This week, the ring—now installed in a new, specially designed building at Fermilab—was successfully cooled down to operating temperature (minus 450 degrees Fahrenheit) and powered up, proving that even after a decade of inactivity, it remains a vital and viable scientific instrument.
Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Institute for Molecular Engineering are putting liquid crystals to work as detectors for the protein fibers implicated in the development of neuro-degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics will present its prestigious 2015 Medallion Awards to eight registered dietitian nutritionists in recognition of outstanding service and leadership in the Academy and the nutrition and dietetics profession.
A new compendium of expert recommendations on strengthening the security and resilience of U.S. citizens after mass casualty events was released this month as a supplement to the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons.
A new study from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business analyzes what happens to the sales of popular consumer products after federal regulators order manufacturers to stop making misleading health claims.
This landmark white paper from the American Dental Hygienists' Association discusses not only the drive to transform the dental hygiene profession, as well as the necessary improvements and enhancements the dental hygiene curriculum requires to help dental hygienists provide care in an ever-more integrated health care system, but also explores the issues that are driving these changes.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists® (ASA®) and the U.S. Pain Foundation will co-host a Twitter chat to discuss pain management options during National Pain Awareness Month on Thursday, September 24, at 1 p.m. ET using the hashtag #Pain101.
The gut bacteria of infants who developed tolerance to cow’s milk after treatment with probiotic formula showed significant differences from those who remained allergic, according to a new study published September 22, 2015, in The ISME Journal by scientists from the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
The University of Illinois at Chicago will develop and test an outreach program to reduce cavities in Chicago’s low-income and minority infants and toddlers under a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Following substance abuse treatment, individuals who live in a collaborative housing setting with community rules and responsibilities have their substance abuse treated more effectively than those not provided supportive housing, according to research led by Leonard Jason, a community psychologist at DePaul University.
Rickey Yada, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, talks about the differences between canned, frozen and fresh produce in this video.
An international team of scientists has discovered a new lineage of extinct plankton-feeding sharks, Pseudomegachasma, that lived in warm oceans during the age of the dinosaurs nearly 100 million years ago. The fossil sharks had tiny teeth very similar to a modern-day, plankton-eating megamouth shark.
Ultrasonic attenuation — an ultrasound’s gradual loss of energy as the sound waves circulate through tissue — could be an early indicator of whether a pregnant woman is at risk for delivering prematurely, according to a new study at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing.
The Modeling, Experimentation and Validation, or MeV, Summer School is an annual 10-day program that provides early-career nuclear engineers with advanced studies in modeling, experimentation and validation of nuclear reactor design.
Argonne National Laboratory and its industrial partners, Koppers Inc. and Parker Hannifin Corp., received a SunShot award to scale up and demonstrate Argonne’s novel thermal energy storage system, which efficiently stores solar energy as heat for later use as electricity on the electrical grid.
Today vegetarians aren’t the only group of consumers looking for foods that are meat-free and provide a satisfying meal. All types of consumers are looking to manage and maintain weight with plant-based meal options with ingredients such as protein isolates, whole legumes, whole grains and vegetables. A new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), found that a bean-based meal provided a similar feeling of fullness compared to a beef-based meal.
Hanyu Yangcheng from Iowa State University has been named the winner of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Global Student Innovation Challenge sponsored by Tate & Lyle at IFT15: Where Science Meets Innovation in Chicago.
Birth control pills cause a small but significant increase in the risk of the most common type of stroke, according to a comprehensive report in the journal MedLink Neurology.
Loyola University Chicago is among the centers participating in a landmark clinical trial that has found that more intensive management of high blood pressure reduces heart disease rates and saves lives.
Loyola University Medical Center stroke specialist Jose Biller, MD is among four Hispanic leaders being recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for their contributions to improving the health and well-being of multicultural communities.
A hereditary condition called Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) can cause bleeding problems, low vision, albinism and, in some patients, a debilitating lung disease. HPS affects fewer than 1 in 500,000 people worldwide. But it is more common in certain geographic pockets, especially Puerto Rico.
Northwestern University and the University of Chicago have received a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a collaborative venture in nanoscale science, engineering and technology research.
Humanitarian and political efforts have mobilized across the globe as millions of Syrian refugees flee to Europe and the Middle East seeking asylum from violence in their home country. DePaul University faculty experts are available to provide insight and commentary on international security, political, economic, and foreign affairs issues regarding the Syrian refugee migration.
Injuries are on the rise as runners ramp up their training for the Chicago Marathon. Doctors explain what can go wrong, and when to seek medical attention for those aches and pains.
A program at Rush University Medical Center is providing handmade shawls to comfort patients and their families, aided by a weekly employee knitting group.
Leading researchers from Chicago’s academic medical centers and other institutions will meet at the American Heart Association’s 2015 Chicago Research Network Symposium, hosted by University of Chicago Medicine’s Section of Cardiology, on Friday, September 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Registered dietitian nutritionist Penny E. McConnell, a nationally recognized pioneer in children’s nutrition and school meals, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ highest honor, the Marjorie Hulsizer Copher Award.
Local faculty experts from DePaul University are available to provide insight and commentary on the many different ways food impacts our lives, from filling your belly to filling your soul.
Reports of a super strain of head lice have many parents concerned as kids head back to the classrooms for the new school year. The dreaded “lice letter” that comes home in backpacks when lice is found in a classroom is causing even greater anxiety this year, as the bugs are becoming more resistant to over-the-counter shampoos and medications. A lice infestation is about as common as a cold, but trying to rid your life of them is even more of a head-scratcher than the disgusting bugs themselves.
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