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Amy Lasek

June 1, 2020

Does estrogen influence alcohol use disorder?

Estrogen pathways may help increase feelings of reward in response to alcohol

Olusola Ajilore; CAVE

May 18, 2020

UIC receives $5.9M to study mood disorders, cognition

Cognitive changes measured with mobile technology may predict mood disorder relapses

Homeless person sleeping on a bench

April 26, 2020

UIC helping the homeless combat COVID-19

UIC helps an already vulnerable population deal with the effects of COVID-19

Bellur S. Prabhakar

April 24, 2020

UIC to produce crucial material for COVID-19 testing

UIC’s Bellur S. Prabhakar is leading effort to produce 160,000 vials of Virus Transport Medium

Mark Rasenick

April 21, 2020

A biological mechanism for depression

Location of a modified structural protein may identify depressed individuals

COM

April 10, 2020

192 UIC medical students graduate early

New doctors ready to help during pandemic

illustration of a DNA double helix

March 11, 2020

Sensing infection, suppressing regeneration

Study identifies how a DNA sensor regulates blood vessel repair

Song Lab (Liu at al, 2018 is the source material)

March 5, 2020

Can ALS disease progression be slowed?

Research may provide clues to slow down ALS

Fluorescence microscopy image of the lung with blood vessel endothelial.

February 13, 2020

UIC researchers find unique organ-specific signature profiles for blood vessel cells

Probing the molecular biology of blood vessels in the heart, brain and lungs

Rendering of red blood cells

February 12, 2020

UIC students spearhead AMA’s new sickle cell resolution

Medical association to create plan for school-age children with sickle cell disease

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