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April 8, 2025
Nitric oxide may contribute to cancer by turning off genes, study findsNew epigenetic role of nitric oxide could influence health and disease
March 25, 2025
New software finds aging cells that contribute to disease and health risksUIC graduate student develops open-source tool to spot prematurely aged cells in tissues.
February 17, 2025
Why melanoma cells escape the eye and how to potentially stop themUIC researchers develop a new peptide to prevent metastatic ocular melanoma
January 28, 2025
How UIC scientists redesigned an effective cancer therapy to make it saferRedesigned enzyme may prevent side effects in treating leukemia, be effective against other cancers
October 18, 2024
How AI can mine patient records to pinpoint social impacts on healthNew secure infrastructure will enable insights to personalize care and design interventions
April 19, 2024
Distinguished Researcher Award, Basic Life Sciences: John Nitiss, College of PharmacyHow can yeast and genetics reveal how anti-cancer drugs work?
April 1, 2024
UIC’s Yamada elected National Academy of Inventors fellow for cancer workProfessor has found new candidates for cancer therapy and imaging by studying bacterial proteins
March 6, 2024
Miniature ‘tumor farm’ enables personalized drug screening for lung cancerNew laboratory model could allow personalized, miniaturized drug screening for patients
February 8, 2024
Clues to cancer drug’s deadly side effects could make it saferFor some leukemia patients, their only treatment option carries a risk of heart failure
January 17, 2024
Brush biopsy enables early detection of oral cancer without surgeryA new test invented by UIC researchers allows dentists to screen for oral cancer with a simple brush