UChicago Medicine re-certified for high-quality cancer care from largest oncology society in United States
The University of Chicago Medicine has received re-certification by the QOPI Certification Program LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc.
14-Feb-2019 1:05 PM EST
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How the brain responds to texture
New research by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago shows that as neurons process information about texture from the skin, they each respond differently to various features of a surface, creating a high-dimensional representation of texture...
8-Feb-2019 12:05 PM EST
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Nullifying protein YTHDF1 enhances anti-tumor response
Identifying molecular pathways that boost the immune response to tumor neoantigens opens up new ways to develop and amplify cancer immunotherapy.
5-Feb-2019 11:05 AM EST
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New national initiative to align states, health plans, and providers to eliminate health inequities
Advancing Health Equity: Leading Care, Payment, and Systems Transformation is a national program to reduce and eliminate disparities in health care through innovative Medicaid payment and contracting models.
30-Jan-2019 11:05 AM EST
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Gift to TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health Will Boost Efforts to Improve Outcomes in Children
Ballmer Group, the philanthropic organization founded by Connie and Steve Ballmer, is giving $4.2 million to University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health to fund its work that develops a model for a community-wide approach...
25-Jan-2019 4:05 PM EST
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Fossilized Slime of 100-Million-Year-Old Hagfish Shakes Up Vertebrate Family Tree
Paleontologists at the University of Chicago have discovered the first detailed fossil of a hagfish, the slimy, eel-like carrion feeders of the ocean. The 100-million-year-old fossil helps answer questions about when these ancient, jawless fish...
16-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
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Protecting oligodendrocytes may reduce the impact of multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating inflammatory disorder in which autoreactive T cells migrate into the central nervous tissue and damage oligodendrocytes and myelin, which protect nerve cells. Sephin1 prolongs a cytoprotective response in...
11-Jan-2019 11:05 AM EST
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Intestinal Bacteria From Healthy Infants Prevent Food Allergy
New research from the University of Chicago shows that healthy infants have intestinal bacteria that prevent the development of food allergies.
9-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
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Cervical Cancer Expert Available to Comment on New USPSTF Guidelines
22-Aug-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Quitting Cigarettes: One of the Toughest New Year’s Resolutions
Deciding to stop smoking is one of the most common, beneficial and difficult New Year’s resolutions. Smoking reminders are abundant, nicotine withdrawal is difficult and the resolution process itself is flawed.
29-Dec-2017 3:30 PM EST
Quitting cigarettes: One of the toughest new year’s resolutions; UChicago Medicine expert offers tips on getting past “false hope syndrome”
29-Dec-2017 3:05 PM EST
Dr. Tao Xie: Researcher and Medical Expert in Parkinson's Disease. @uchicagomed
17-Nov-2017 2:05 PM EST
Dr. Bishop @Uchicagomed Knows CAR T-Cell Therapy Backward and Forward
30-Aug-2017 3:55 PM EDT
Neurosurgeon Peleg Horowitz's research focuses on genetics of brain, skull base tumors. #glioblastoma #braincancer #mccain @uchicagomed
19-Jul-2017 9:05 PM EDT
Dr. Daniel Golden is a brain cancer expert. @uchicagomed #mccain #glioblastoma
19-Jul-2017 8:05 PM EDT
FDA Approval Granted to Pediatric Device Used to Treat Esophageal Birth Defect
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted authorization for a magnetic device used to treat pediatric esophageal atresia, a birth defect that causes abnormal formation of the esophagus. The Flourish™ Pediatric Esophageal Atresia device was...
25-May-2017 2:05 PM EDT
