Recent News Stories

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...

Discovery could lead to better treatment for leukemia

January 16, 2019

CCTS KL2 Scholar, Dr. Irum Khan, contributes to team examining genetic mutations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Detecting Depression: Phone Apps Could Monitor Teen Angst

January 9, 2019

CCTS Pilot Grant awardee and Clinical Research Center Director, Dr. Olusola Ajilore, is part of the BIAffect app development team. Story courtesy of the New York Times.

First CLIC-funded Synergy Paper team to focus on solutions for bridging the gap between research, policy and practice

December 19, 2018

The CTSA Program's Center for Leading Innovation & Collaboration (CLIC) has funded a collaborative Synergy Paper, "Bridging research, policy and practice through partnerships with local health departments," which brings together multidisciplinary teams from Chicago and Los Angeles academic and public health organizations.

FY18-19 CCTS Pilot Grant Awardees

December 6, 2018

Learn about the 8 multidisciplinary team sciences projects funded by the CCTS Pilot Program in FY18-19.
A negative pressure wound therapy device

UIC to lead study of negative pressure wound therapy in obese and diabetic patients

September 5, 2018

With a $1.7 million, two-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers in the UIC Epicenter for Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections will determine whether negative pressure wound therapy can help reduce the incidents of surgical site infections in obese and diabetic patients.
Dr. Pauline Maki, professor of psychology and psychiatry

First-ever guidelines for detecting, treating perimenopausal depression

September 5, 2018

It is well-recognized that women are at increased risk of depression during the postpartum period when hormone levels are changing, but the risk of depression associated with perimenopause remains under-recognized and clinical recommendations on how to diagnose and treat this kind of depression in women have been lacking...until now.
Dr. Jun Ma

Tailoring behavioral therapy for depression, obesity based on how the brain responds

September 4, 2018

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago, in collaboration with their colleagues at Stanford University and the University of Washington, will look at how an integrated behavioral therapy aimed at helping people with co-occurring obesity and depression can be adapted for individuals based on how their brain function changes in response to the intervention.
Portrait of Dr. Sirimon Reutraku

UIC research shows sleep apnea increases risks in Type 2 diabetes patients

February 8, 2018

CCTS Supported Researcher, Dr. Sirimon Reutrakul, says people with Type 2 diabetes who have moderate-to-severe sleep apnea and hypertension are three times more likely to experience diabetes-related complications.

Inventor of the Year: Sandeep Jain

February 6, 2018

CCTS client, Sandeep Jain, is amongst the few clinical scientists in the field who have taken their research discovery from laboratory to the clinic and converted them to new therapies.

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