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
UChicago master’s programs in threat and response management, biomedical informatics to relaunch in fall
Programs move from Graham School to Biological Sciences Division
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