Alison Caldwell

Study links fracking to heart disease in nearby communities A drilling rig at sunset

Study links fracking to heart disease in nearby communities

How sleep affects human health, explained A patient lays on a bed for a sleep research study

How sleep affects human health, explained

Octopus arms reveal an entirely new way of designing a nervous system Wonderpus octopus

Octopus arms reveal an entirely new way of designing a nervous system

Ancient DNA shows people with certain genes were more likely to survive the Black Death Etching of the plague of Florence in 1348

Ancient DNA shows people with certain genes were more likely to survive the Black Death

No-questions-asked food pantry more than doubled participation during pandemic Three people stock a set of shelves with canned and dry goods.

No-questions-asked food pantry more than doubled participation during pandemic

Black patients are more than twice as likely to be described negatively in medical records The hand of a patient in the hospital hospital

Black patients are more than twice as likely to be described negatively in medical records

Surprising study finds primate neurons have fewer synapses than mice in visual cortex Illustration of a yellow monkey holding a red mouse

Surprising study finds primate neurons have fewer synapses than mice in visual cortex

UChicago researchers re-create sense of touch and motor control in paralyzed patient Scott Imbrie wears a VR headset

UChicago researchers re-create sense of touch and motor control in paralyzed patient

Researchers image an entire mouse brain for the first time Tractography mouse

Researchers image an entire mouse brain for the first time

Low doses of ‘laughing gas’ could be effective in treating severe depression Nurse holding an anesthesia mask

Low doses of ‘laughing gas’ could be effective in treating severe depression