Biological Sciences Division

Medicaid work requirements could cause 1 million missed cancer screenings

UChicago Medicine researchers find funding cuts and eligibility changes could drive thousands of undetected cancers, with younger and vulnerable adults hit hardest

Glyn Dawson, pioneering lipid biochemist, 1943-2026

Dawson pioneered techniques to study cell membrane lipids that play a role in neurodegenerative disorders.

Health programs promise personalization. A new tool tests if they deliver

A UChicago researcher scored how well family health interventions tailor their first sessions—and found higher scores predicted stronger engagement a year later

First-ever cellular ‘blueprint’ for tiny C. elegans worm could hold big clues for humans

After a decade-long quest to fill a major gap in basic biology, UChicago scientists have built a complete map of how cells connect and communicate

For millions of Americans on Medicaid, turning 19 can mean losing health coverage

A new UChicago-led study reveals a sharp spike in disenrollments, leaving young people with complex medical needs especially vulnerable

New tech shows promise for ‘engineering’ cells to prevent type 1 diabetes

Researchers at UChicago have developed a nanoparticle system that can effectively deliver mRNA to insulin-producing cells, protecting them from the body’s autoimmune response

‘Hell-heron’ dinosaur discovered in the central Sahara

A UChicago-led team unearthed ‘Spinosaurus mirabilis,’ a fish-eating giant and the first new species of its kind in a century, where nothing like it was thought to exist

Scientists unearth 2.6-million-year-old hominin fossil in Ethiopia

Lower jaw of Paranthropus, discovered by UChicago-led team, reshapes understanding of early hominins

New study highlights link between eviction rates and gun violence

Research from UChicago underlines the protective role of social cohesion in disadvantaged neighborhoods