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UIC engineers develop new 4D platform to create artificial tissues

Jan 5, 2026 3:00 pm

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.
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UIC researchers examine if aging can be slowed down at cellular level

Nov 10, 2025 2:30 pm

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.
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Urbana-Champaign researchers investigating wildfire smoke impacts on health

Oct 20, 2025 2:00 pm

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.
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Urbana researchers aim to ease GI symptoms for cancer patients

Sep 8, 2025 7:45 pm

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.
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UIC team solves riddle of longtime cellular structure mystery

Aug 18, 2025 3:30 pm

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.
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Could this pocket-sized lab prevent the next pandemic?

Jul 22, 2025 4:30 pm

By putting the power of a diagnostic lab in your pocket, the newest idea from the University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering's Anand Research Group could help fend off the next pandemic before it starts.
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Urbana-Champaign study find craved foods in moderation help in weight loss

Jun 30, 2025 10:00 am

Researchers in food science and human nutrition at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign say in a new study that eating dessert may be the optimal strategy for losing weight, keeping it off, and keeping cravings at bay.
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Urbana-Champaign team monitors heart rate using ‘smart shirt’ tech

May 5, 2025 2:45 pm

Inside the "smart shirt" is gold, elastic fabric that detects the stretching and collapsing of your lungs while breathing. Other sensors monitor heart rate and activity. The shirt allows researchers to see the connections between markers that they sense from cardiac signals while walking.
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UIC researchers, health care providers partner with communities to address health disparities

Apr 10, 2025 12:30 pm

The life expectancy for Black people is nearly five years shorter than for white people, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago and UI Health, the university’s academic health enterprise, want to better understand the correlations and to intervene with services that can bridge the divide.
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UI Health Two-Generation Clinic connects more mothers with postpartum care

Mar 10, 2025 12:00 pm

An innovative clinical model to provide new moms with primary care during their baby’s first pediatric visits successfully connected more moms with the medical care they needed, according to research from the University of Illinois Chicago.
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