March 5, 2013
Gene activity links anxiety, alcohol useResearch suggests new targets for drugs to combat alcoholism and anxiety.
March 4, 2013
New treatment for sickle cell brings hope, cureThanks to a third brother, two brothers were cured of sickle cell disease through a relatively uncommon type of stem cell transplant without chemotherapy.
February 26, 2013
C. Murray Ardies writes the book on healthWhen he came out with “The Optimal Health Guide” in 2007, C. Murray Ardies was just getting started.
February 26, 2013
Spidey sense“We humans have the senses that we are born with and we can’t extend them.”
February 26, 2013
Deaths: Ward Weldon, educationA memorial service will be held Monday for Ward W. Weldon, 77, associate professor of educational policy studies, who died Feb. 12 after a stroke.
February 21, 2013
Minority health conference targets health disparitiesResearchers, community leaders and students gather to address health disparities.
February 19, 2013
Does Muse know science behind ‘2nd Law’?UIC physics professor Dirk Morr weighs in on the science behind album concept.
February 19, 2013
A weight loss program that worksInventing a new weight-loss diet that is easy to stick to and has real health benefits would seem as likely as winning the lottery.
February 19, 2013
Biologist ventures where the wild things areJoel Brown’s work has taken him all over the globe. But after coming to Chicago 26 years ago, he quickly took an interest in the city.