Recent News Stories

81% of antibiotics prescribed in advance of dental procedures for infection prevention are unnecessary (Illustration: Victor Bonhart)

Most preventive antibiotics prescribed by dentists are unnecessary

June 3, 2019

 

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and published in JAMA Network Open has...

Lazarov neurogenesis study. Courtesy Orly Lazarov, et al.

The Brain Can Give Birth To New Cells Throughout Life, Study Finds

May 26, 2019

CCTS pilot grant awardee, Dr. Orly Lazarov, finds that brain cells can form into one’s nineties, even if one has cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease.
Illustration of patient and family talking to doctor about COPD drug options. (Image: UIC Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design/Larysa Glushchenko)

UIC to lead national COPD clinical trial

May 9, 2019

Supported, in part, by the CCTS Biomedical Informatics Core, the clinical trial -known as the RELIANCE study- is designed by researchers with the help of patients, caregivers, professional societies and the COPD Foundation, the largest patient advocacy organization for COPD in the U.S.
The PRIDE Team (L to R): Aman Khan, Rooshey Hasnain, Mansha Mirza, Kathryn Duke and Sumithra Murthy. (Image courtesy of UIC Today)

Building bridges for Chicago refugees with disabilities

May 8, 2019

CCTS-supported researchers lead the Partners of Refugees in Illinois Disability Employment (PRIDE) program, a UIC initiative that connects refugees with disabilities to education and resources on navigating the local job market. The program seeks to ensure refugees with disabilities understand their rights — namely Equal Employment Opportunity — and to provide connections to the governmental and community-based groups that are available to offer support.
Dr. Sandeep Jain, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences (Photo: Jenny Fontaine)

New treatment for severe dry eye disease promising in early clinical trials

May 7, 2019

CCTS Biostatistician, Dr. Yi-Fan Chen, co-authors paper on a phase I/II clinical trial of a new enzyme-based treatment for severe dry eye disease, led by UIC professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, Dr. Sandeep Jain.
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UIC unveils new mobile research clinic as part of national NIH program

April 26, 2019

UIC has launched a new mobile research clinic to facilitate enrollment in the All of Us Research Program — a landmark National Institutes of Health program that aims to advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of all backgrounds. The program seeks to enroll 1 million participants across the nation.
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People with heart disease at risk when pharmacies close

April 19, 2019

New research from Dr. Dima Qato, a UIC investigator supported by the CCTS's Biostatistics and Community Engagement Cores, shows that when pharmacies close, people stop taking widely used heart medications — like statins, beta-blockers and oral anticoagulants — that have known cardiovascular and survival benefits.
Image of increased inflammation in the spinal cord after injury in SOD1 rats. (Image: Dr. Jeffrey Loeb)

Can a nerve injury trigger ALS?

February 20, 2019

Dr. Jeffery Loeb, Director of the CCTS Biomedical Informatics Core, demonstrates that a peripheral nerve injury can trigger the onset and spread of the disease in an animal model of ALS.
Subhash Pandey, director, UIC Center for Research in Alcohol Epigenetics. Photo: Joshua Clark.

Heavy drinking in teens causes lasting changes in emotional center of brain

February 6, 2019

CCTS-supported researcher, Dr. Subhash Pandey, explains how binge drinking in adolescence has been shown to have lasting effects on the wiring of the brain and is associated with increased risk for psychological problems and alcohol use disorder later in life.

Reducing deaths from opioid overdoses

January 29, 2019

 

The Illinois Department of Human Services estimates that 1,826 people died in 2016 from opioid related overdoses —an increase of more than 70 percent compared with 2013. The opioid crisis is a growing problem throughout the state, and across the nation, but the addiction can follow...

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