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

UChicago Medicine research finds hospitalizations for older adults are higher near fracking sites

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

UChicago study shows octopi nerves are connected in a unique geometric structure

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

UChicago scientists find bubonic plague had effect on human genome

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

Study finds UChicago Medicine self-serve hospital pantry provided more food to community than similar but restricted programs

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, Argonne National Laboratory study finds mouse neurons have two to five times more synapses

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

High vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19 for Black people, study suggests Hand holding a Vitamin D capsule

High vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19 for Black people, study suggests

UChicago research: People with higher vitamin D levels less likely to test positive for COVID-19