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Lake Shore Drive crash injures six
Two adults were transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and two were transported to John H. Stroger Jr.
2 hurt in explosion at Bedford Park plant
Two people were injured Wednesday night during an electrical explosion at a factory in Bedford Park. The explosion happened about 9:30 p.m.
Officer killed when squad hits tree
A Chicago police officer was killed this morning when the squad car he was driving crashed into a tree in Chicago’s Uptown community. A police squad car crashed into a tree at 5:06 a.m.
Local doctor returns from Haiti with unforgettable memories
A North Shore doctor who treated victims of the Haitian earthquake said the experience was both exhilarating and humbling. Comparing his work in Haiti to battlefield surgery, orthopedic surgeon Dr.
Chicago Cancer Genome Project Studies Genetics of 1,000 Tumors
No two tumors are alike, but analyzing the genetics of cancers from different parts of the body may reveal surprising details useful for treatment and prevention. That process is already…
University of Chicago Microbiologists Prepare for Move to New Laboratory
On Dec. 1, 2009, the United States Department of Energy notified the University of Chicago Medical Center that it had full approval to “commence research operations” at the newly constructed…
University of Chicago Scientists Report Cells Defend Themselves from Viruses, Bacteria with Armor of “Protein Errors”
When cells are confronted with an invading virus or bacteria or exposed to an irritating chemical, they protect themselves by going off their DNA recipe and inserting the wrong amino acid into new proteins to defend them against damage, scientists have discovered. These “regulated errors” comprise a novel non-genetic mechanism by which cells can rapidly make important proteins more resistant to attack when stressed, said Tao Pan, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago.
University of Chicago’s Donald Steiner Named 2009 Recipient of Major International Diabetes Prize
Donald F. Steiner, MD, the A.N. Pritzker Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago, has been awarded the Manpei Suzuki Diabetes Prize for 2009, the foundation announced this week.
Medical Center Neurosurgery Team Receives High Ranking from University HealthSystem Consortium in Mortality
The University of Chicago’s neurosurgery service risk adjusted mortality rate was ranked second among 105 academic medical centers, behind only one other academic medical center, in the University HealthSystem Consortium’s…
University of Chicago Researcher Shohei Koide Wins Prestigious Award from Natinal Institutes of Health
A University of Chicago researcher is among the first to win a new award from the National Institutes of Health aimed at supporting research that “has the potential to transform…