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October 17, 2012
‘Patients are alive because of what you’re doing’Why take an hour of your day to donate blood? Levarr Butler, 11, is one reason.
October 10, 2012
Moving research from lab to marketOnce researchers have discovered a way to turn basic science into a potentially viable commercial product, they have to actually develop the product.
October 10, 2012
Developing a blood test for heart failureSamuel Dudley is developing a diagnostic blood test that could help save the lives of patients who come to the ER with heart failure.
October 10, 2012
An alternative to colonoscopyToo many people refuse screenings for colorectal cancer because the tests are uncomfortable and costly. Xavier Llor has a better idea.
October 10, 2012
Targeting liver disease with gene therapyThere’s no treatment for liver fibrosis, a disease that kills about 29,000 Americans each year. Hayat Onyuksel and her team of researchers are working to change that.
October 10, 2012
UI Hospital unveils new transplant unit, research centerThe UI Hospital unveiled two new units last week that focus on healing patients with devastating chronic diseases.
October 10, 2012
With crowd’s support, he crosses the finish lineOn Sunday, I had thousands of friends and family — it didn’t matter if we weren’t related. Two million spectators cheered us on as we ran the Chicago Marathon.
October 10, 2012
UIC marathoners stay the courseAfter the Chicago Marathon Sunday, Ryan Muench has some serious bragging rights. […]
October 10, 2012
Campus News“Inequality and Exclusion: The Theory and Practice of Human Rights,” marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of writer and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the 250th anniversary of his book The Social Contract.