Science & Medicine

Should Medicare enrollees be ‘nudged’? New research reveals impact of default insurance plans Prescription drugs

Should Medicare enrollees be ‘nudged’? New research reveals impact of default insurance plans

Default plans can reduce drug utilization among low income Medicare Part D enrollees, study finds

UChicago undergrads discover bright lensed galaxy in the early universe image of zoom session of class with undergrads, TA and professor

UChicago undergrads discover bright lensed galaxy in the early universe

UChicago scientists create first computational model of entire virus responsible for COVID-19 A Multiscale Coarse-Grained Model of the SARS-CoV-2 Virion, Biophysical Journal (2021)

UChicago scientists create first computational model of entire virus responsible for COVID-19

Pioneering multiscale model allows researchers to plug in and better understand information as new discoveries are made

The World War II-era Chicago school of meteorology that decoded weather forecasting Horace R. Byers pictured with Ferguson Hall and Lewis Meng at Pinecastle Army Airfield

The World War II-era Chicago school of meteorology that decoded weather forecasting

Even after long-term exposure, bionic touch does not remap the brain Woman uses prosthetic arm to write

Even after long-term exposure, bionic touch does not remap the brain

New study highlights future challenges for developing realistic prosthetic devices

Fermilab and partners achieve sustained, high-fidelity quantum teleportation Cords and cables and scientific equipment on a metal surface in a lab

Fermilab and partners achieve sustained, high-fidelity quantum teleportation

Ripples in space-time could provide clues to missing components of the universe Illustration of merging black holes and the ripples of gravity created around them

Ripples in space-time could provide clues to missing components of the universe

Can’t draw a mental picture? Aphantasia causes blind spots in the mind’s eye Sheep standing in a field

Can’t draw a mental picture? Aphantasia causes blind spots in the mind’s eye

UChicago scientists pioneer new method of measuring electricity in cells Illustration of mitochondria, golgi bodies, etc inside a cell

UChicago scientists pioneer new method of measuring electricity in cells

Ten cool research stories you might have missed this year Liquid Crystals

Ten cool research stories you might have missed this year

Synthetic tissue inspired by takeout & sustainably feeding 10 billion people among innovative research