UChicago bioinformatics team to create data infrastructure for global pediatric cancer initiative

The University of Chicago Pediatric Cancer Data Commons and The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society are working together to bring precision medicine to children and young adults with acute leukemia.
17-Sep-2020 12:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Tail regeneration in lungfish provides insight into evolution of limb regrowth

A new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B from researchers at the University of Chicago and Universidade Federal do Pará explores regenerative ability in the tails of West African lungfish for the first time, and finds that...
15-Sep-2020 7:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Ingalls Memorial Behavioral Health Services Expand to Calumet City

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital will expand its behavioral health services to Calumet City, Illinois in September 2020, providing essential outpatient mental healthcare to Southland residents.
11-Sep-2020 4:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Telomere length varies across human tissue types

A new study comparing telomere length across 20 different tissue types from nearly 1,000 unique post-mortem donors identified variations and correlations across tissue types, which has implications for understanding biomarkers of disease and aging.
6-Sep-2020 8:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

UChicago Medicine joins BOOST-3 national trial to investigate treatments for traumatic brain injuries

As part of nationwide study to improve trauma care for severe brain injuries, researchers at UChicago Medicine are working to engage South Side residents and ensure representation among underrepresented communities.
9-Sep-2020 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UChicago Medicine begins clinical trial testing the efficacy of antibody against SARS-CoV-2

The University of Chicago Medicine is launching a clinical trial to examine the potential of an antibody against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein for treating COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
3-Sep-2020 12:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Study: Vitamin D deficiency may raise risk of getting COVID-19

In a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the likelihood of becoming infected with the coronavirus. The findings were published...
3-Sep-2020 7:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

$500,000 gift supports worldwide effort to harness pediatric cancer data to advance treatment for children

Family looks to the ‘bright side’ by creating a charity to support pediatric cancer research and providing UChicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital with $500,000 gift.
1-Sep-2020 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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