University of Illinois at Chicago, Author Profile

Can a Nerve Injury Trigger ALS?

February 21, 2019

The connection between ALS and athletes runs deeper than a single ballplayer

Moving Artificial Leaves out of the Lab and into the Air

February 13, 2019

The artificial leaf would be at least 10 times more efficient than natural leaves at converting carbon dioxide to fuel

Using Graphene to Detect ALS, Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

December 6, 2018

The "supermaterial" may one day be used to test for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS

Biochemists Discover Cause of Genome Editing Failures with Hyped CRISPR System

July 11, 2018

New study sheds light on biology of most-used Cas9 target

How Does Alcohol Influence the Development of Alzheimer's Disease?

June 5, 2018

Previous studies investigating the effects of alcohol consumption on Alzheimer’s disease have been controversial

A New Class of Antibiotics to Combat Drug Resistance

April 9, 2018

Newly discovered antibiotic binds to ribosome, disrupts protein synthesis

Study Debunks Fears of Increased Teen Suicide Risk from Popular Flu Drug

March 15, 2018

Clinical studies examining the association between the use of Tamiflu and neuropsychiatric side effects in children have so f...

Mapping Nanoscale Chemical Reactions Inside Batteries in 3-D

March 6, 2018

The chemical pathways by which these reactions take place help determine how quickly a battery becomes depleted

Designer Nanoparticles Destroy a Broad Array of Viruses

December 26, 2017

Computational modeling key in design

Making Lithium-Ion Batteries Safer, Stronger

September 13, 2017

Researchers find the most effective way to understand the electrochemical reactions of lithium-ion batteries and to...

Researchers Zero in on Cholesterol's Role in Cells

January 18, 2017

Too ubiquitous to be a signal, it turns out to be—a signal

Chemicals of 'Emerging Concern' Mapped in 3 Great Lakes

December 20, 2016

Researchers estimate that approximately 3,000 tons of PHCZs are contained in the sediment of the three lakes, with Lake Michi...

Reliance on Reason, Evidence as a Moral Issue Measured in Study

November 22, 2016

In a project involving eight studies, researchers developed a scale designed to quantify the extent to which people moralize ...

New Nanomaterial Offers Promise in Bendable, Wearable Electronic Devices

June 13, 2016

Electroplated polymer makes transparent, highly conductive, ultrathin film

Scientists Find Ancient Microbes in Salty, Ice-Sealed Antarctic Lake

November 28, 2012

Shedding light on the limits of life in extreme environments, scientists have discovered abundant and diverse metabolically a...