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Avian influenza spread beyond a backyard coop on an Illinois farm, analysis finds
The Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory found spillover from a backyard flock to a cat and a rat on an Illinois farm.
Lu receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Xiaotang Lu received the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award for her work mapping connections within the brain.
Studies offer insight into common chemical exposures and child cognitive development
Researchers have tracked the health of hundreds of children, focusing on the effects of chemical exposures in the womb and after.
Postpartum pain, depression hinder women’s recovery after childbirth
Postpartum pain and depressive symptoms can interfere with women’s recovery after childbirth, including their self-care and caring for their infants, study finds.
Amyloidosis protein unfolds in unexpected way, study finds
How amyloid-forming proteins unfold is the key to how they cause disease — and researchers just found a new unfolding pathway.
Vape waste poses risks to health and environment, analysis finds
Many disposable vapes contain extremely high levels of lead and other metals, raising new concerns over the fast‑growing piles of vape waste.
A bacterial protein fragment drives tissue fibrosis, but antibody treatment can help, study finds
The peptide corisin drives pulmonary fibrosis by disrupting lung cells’ quality-control system for proteins.
Book describes loss as a central feature of pregnancy
The process of pregnancy is marked by uncertainty, writes anthropology professor Kate Clancy in a new book.
Volatile weekly work hours have adverse effects on health, employment
Unstable work hours negatively affect employees’ health, but they affect men and women differently
Genetic base editing treats Huntington’s disease in mice
A new gene editing tool to treat Huntington’s disease was successfully demonstrated in mice.
Scrubbing bubbles: Microparticles clean wounds, surgical instruments with tiny bubbles
Illinois researchers developed bubble-generating microparticles to clean tenacious biofilms from surgical instruments and infected wounds.
Study: Tickborne diseases reported every month of the year and in every Illinois county
Human cases of tickborne disease are on the rise in Illinois, a new study finds. Dogs are also affected.