Closing Gaps in Health and Care

Researchers at UIC and UI Health believe telesurgery — a surgeon operating on a patient in a different physical location using robotic systems, high-speed data connections and real-time telecommunications — will not only improve care for combat soldiers, but also improve health outcomes in rural communities.

Thanks to a team of UIC engineering students, children may have a new, unobtrusive wearable technology to help them and their caregivers treat their anxiety. The Pediatric Biofeedback Device is the culmination of a yearlong senior design class in the UIC Department of Biomedical Engineering.

As spring brings greener views to Illinois, a new study shows that the benefits of living in greener neighborhoods aren't limited to aesthetic value. This University of Illinois Chicago study found that women living in greener neighborhoods gave birth to babies with higher birth weights.

Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have identified distinct chemical signatures in blood that could help detect gallbladder cancer earlier. This is important in cancer patients with and without gallstones, two groups that often require different diagnostic approaches.

The Black Lung Clinic connects current and former miners to care and benefits and screens current and former coal miners for black lung disease. Counselors also support miners as they apply for lifelong federal benefits and navigate the labyrinthine application process.

Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed a new bioprinting platform for creating artificial tissues. The materials made by this technology, which consist of living cells and polymers and can change shape using the cells’ own forces, could allow researchers to engineer implants that more realistically replicate body tissues.

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered an important cellular mechanism that drives aging: the lack of a protein called platelet factor 4, whose levels decrease with age.

After taking data from satellites that measure smoke plumes and matching that to data on health outcomes, a Gies College of Business-led team learned that on days the smoke plumes roll in, there’s an uptick in visits to the emergency room and deaths.

Many effective modern cancer treatments also bring the side effect of severe gastrointestinal symptoms that can impact patients’ quality of life, or even lead to discontinuation of treatment. A new analysis from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers reveals the nutrition therapies that are most effective at minimizing GI distress.

Inside our cells, ribosomes build proteins until they're signaled to stop, and the proteins are released into cells through a reaction with a water molecule. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have uncovered the long-sought, detailed chemical mechanism behind this process.