1+ hour, 13+ min ago  (566+ words) In the U. S. , Hispanic/Latino populations are disproportionately at risk for eye diseases like glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, or vision loss tied to diabetes. But the association between heart and eye health in Hispanic/Latino people remains under-researched, said Dr. Charlotte…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (351+ words) I had terrible stomach pain that just wouldn't go away, so I asked my wife, at 1 o'clock in the morning, to take me to [the emergency room]," Barge said. And I told her I wanted to go to UI Health....

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (351+ words) Racial and ethnic groups most at risk for Alzheimer's disease are underrepresented in U. S. clinical trials, according to UIC research. Such a gap limits researchers' understanding of how new treatments affect underrepresented populations, many of whom have a higher risk, statistically,…...

4+ week, 57+ min ago  (404+ words) In a new study, UIC researcher Benjamin Sanchez Terrones asked healthy adults to run, walk or bike while wearing a special smartwatch on their left wrists. This smartwatch incorporates Sanchez Terrones" latest innovation: a cuffless, electrical way to monitor blood…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago  (531+ words) Marta Markiewicz-Potoczny studies molecular pathways: the stepping stones our cells use to send signals (like hunger) and substances (like hormones) throughout the body. Markiewicz-Potoczny, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics in the College of Medicine, identified a molecular…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (791+ words) Researchers at UIC and UI Health are challenging accepted beliefs about telesurgery with the help of $9 million in funding from the Office of Naval Research. The researchers believe telesurgery " a surgeon operating on a patient in a different physical location…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (576+ words) With Navy Pier, Millennium Park and the iconic Chicago Theater, Windy City tourists are seldom starved for spectacle. But on street corners citywide, spectacular science hides in plain sight. Late last summer, nearly 300 air-quality monitoring sensors were installed on light…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (152+ words) You could say they pushed each other " to succeed, and into the pool. "The pool jump never gets old," said College of Nursing Dean Eileen Collins. "The pure joy on display is earned and well-deserved, and they know they now…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (373+ words) The Neuropsychiatric Institute on the west side of campus is an 85-year-old facility rich with Chicago, architectural and scientific history. To renew this important campus building, UIC initiated a complete facade restoration project in 2019 that is expected to be completed…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (224+ words) UI Health earned an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns grades to hospitals across the country using evidence-based measures of patient safety focused exclusively on errors, accidents,…...