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July 20, 2016

Eleven UIC students named Schweitzer fellows

524 Schweitzer Fellows have been named in Chicago since 1996

close-up of the iris of an eye

July 20, 2016

Clinical trial tests cord tissue to treat macular degeneration

Supporting surviving rod and cone cells

July 19, 2016

Abnormalities found in ‘insight’ areas of the brain in anorexia

Similar abnormalities in patients with body dysmorphic disorder

Dr. Ajay Maker

July 15, 2016

Adjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage colon cancer may improve survival

Stage 2 patients focus of large, retrospective study

Endothelial cells formed from stem cells treated with growth factors and glutamine withdraw form blood vessels.

June 23, 2016

Starving stem cells may enable scientists to build better blood vessels

Shift in metabolism pushes cells to differentiate

zinc oxide nanoparticles

April 27, 2016

Nanoparticles hold promise as double-edged sword against genital herpes

Particles may also prevent the spread of HIV

Fat cells

April 25, 2016

Why is visceral fat worse than subcutaneous fat?

Cells’ response to overeating stress is key

Nissim Hay

March 17, 2016

Mouse study suggests drugs targeting cancer pathway could promote liver cancer

Concerns about promising candidate drugs already in clinical trial pipeline

March 10, 2016

Medical students meet their match on Match Day

Med students nationwide learn residency placements at 11:00 a.m. CDT

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