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A man in a blue lab coat draws a chemical on the the glass of a fume hood.

April 19, 2024

Rising Star Award, Basic Life Sciences: Andrew Riley, College of Pharmacy 

Can plants provide new medicines for pain and addiction?

Liz Marai, associate professor of computer science at the UIC College of Engineering

April 12, 2024

Pilot research institutes kindle interdisciplinary activity across UIC

New pilot institute will tackle AI bias in health care, joining three ongoing research efforts

September 12, 2022

How many drinks is too many?

New study shows even low doses of alcohol prime brain for addiction  

Mark Brodie

October 22, 2018

Researchers uncover new target of alcohol in the brain

Alcohol causes release of dopamine in the brain, but not without acting on a specific target

pills

July 3, 2018

Reducing deaths from opioid overdoses in Illinois

Researcher hopes to gain a better understanding of the opioid crisis in Illinois

alcohol

November 6, 2017

Higher estrogen levels linked to increased alcohol sensitivity in brain’s ‘reward center’

Findings may play a role in development of addiction in women