New UChicago-built tools predict how cancer responds to treatment by studying ‘floor plans’ of tumors
Borrowing from the study of complex systems such as flocks of birds, researchers built AI methods to compare the spatial organization of tumors—a step toward personalized cancer treatment
Learning is a blast—literally—at the South Side Science Festival
Dancing robots, mutant Legos and rocks that rock marked the fifth annual UChicago STEM community outreach event
UChicago scientists reveal a Jurassic otter that could chew and swallow like modern mammals
165-million-year-old mammal had throat structures that enable modern mammals to eat a diverse diet
What goes on in your brain when you’re trying to multitask
UChicago study finds performance on tasks suffers when brain has to sort input by importance
With flowery name, new tool uncovers hidden genetic pathways that cause disease
Dubbed DANDELION, the computational approach developed at UChicago identified central disease-driving genes for asthma, most not previously linked to the condition
Health care spending gap between high- and low-income Americans widens, study finds
New UChicago-led research shows growing divergence in outpatient and prescription drug spending, raising questions about access, affordability
Space travel doesn’t affect the strength of heart muscle cells, study finds
UChicago-led research on cells from mice that had been on the International Space Station for more than a month suggests astronaut hearts can withstand longer trips
Engineered gut bacteria show promise against pancreatic cancer
UChicago researchers use ‘bugs as drugs’ strategy to target tumors directly
Fossil fish with preserved brain sheds light on ‘bottom of the evolutionary tree’
Scans of a 300-million-year-old minnow reveal well-preserved neural tissues that can be used to study other early fish
Nutrient in breast milk helps boosts immune system development in mice
UChicago research sheds light on how a trans fatty acid increases production of immune cells