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Drs. Bagchi, Ziv-Gal Awarded CZ Biohub Grant

October 29, 2024 / Comparative Biosciences News

Pictured above: Dr. Ziv-Gal (left) and Dr. Bagchi (right) Professors Indrani Bagchi and Ayelet Ziv-Gal’s collaborative research team has been awarded a grant from the Chan Zuckerburg (CZ) Biohub Chicago as part of the first…
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These beagles were treated with iSpay three years ago, and they remain sterile.

Reproductive Endocrinologist Introduces Game-Changing Approach to Animal Sterilization

September 10, 2024 / Comparative Biosciences News

Imagine if veterinarians could spend more time on healing and less on performing surgeries to remove healthy reproductive organs. What if pig farmers could eliminate the painful practice of manually castrating piglets, reducing both animal…
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comparative biosciences professor emerita Susan Schantz, left, and Megan Woodbury

Higher Acetaminophen Intake in Pregnancy Linked to Attention Deficits in Young Children

January 25, 2024 / Comparative Biosciences News

A new study links increased use of acetaminophen during pregnancy – particularly in the second trimester – to modest but noticeable increases in problems with attention and behavior in 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds. The study…
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Dr. Susan Schantz in the Beckman Institute atrium

Study: Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy Linked to Language Delays in Children

January 05, 2024 / Comparative Biosciences News

Acetaminophen is considered the safest over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer available during pregnancy, and studies show that 50% to 65% of women in North America and Europe have taken the analgesic during pregnancy. A…
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Immunohistochemical staining of Iba-1, a marker of microglial activation

Specific interneurons are important in aging-associated cognitive decline, study finds

October 12, 2023 / Comparative Biosciences News

Normal aging is usually associated with a decline in memory, although it is unclear what factors play a role. In a new study, researchers studied specific interneurons, which serve as communication centers that connect other…
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T-Cells Infiltrate Brain, Cause Respiratory Distress in Condition Affecting the Immunocompromised

August 30, 2023 / Comparative Biosciences News

When an immunocompromised person’s system begins to recover and produce more white blood cells, it’s usually a good thing – unless they develop a potentially deadly inflammatory condition. New research from the University of Illinois…
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Dr. Jodi Flaws with students Justin Huff and Adira Safar

Three in Flaws Laboratory Earn Recognition

June 16, 2023 / Comparative Biosciences News

Dr. Jodi Flaws, professor of comparative biosciences, and two students who work in her laboratory recently received professional honors. The recognition came in the form of awards for Dr. Flaws and undergraduate student Adira Safar…
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Congratulations to Post-Doctoral Fellows

May 09, 2023 / Comparative Biosciences News

Two post-doctoral fellows from the laboratory of Dr. Uwe Rudolph, head of the Department of Comparative Biosciences, were selected for recognition in the poster competition at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB)…
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‘Making Young Mice Old’ … in a Matter of Three Weeks

April 26, 2023 / Comparative Biosciences News

In a paper recently published in PNAS Nexus, researchers from the Department of Comparative Biosciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign describe how they were able to inhibit the activity of a specific neuronal cell…
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Dr. Wenyan Mei poses at the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Stop Making Cells: Study Advances Knowledge about Cell Regeneration

February 09, 2023 / Comparative Biosciences News

Dr. Wenyan Mei, in the Department of Comparative Biosciences, recently published a paper in the journal Nucleic Acids Research called “PTBP1 controls intestinal epithelial regeneration through post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression.” The work was done…
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Drs. Bagchi, Ziv-Gal Awarded CZ Biohub Grant

Reproductive Endocrinologist Introduces Game-Changing Approach to Animal Sterilization

Higher Acetaminophen Intake in Pregnancy Linked to Attention Deficits in Young Children

Study: Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy Linked to Language Delays in Children

Specific interneurons are important in aging-associated cognitive decline, study finds

T-Cells Infiltrate Brain, Cause Respiratory Distress in Condition Affecting the Immunocompromised

Three in Flaws Laboratory Earn Recognition

Congratulations to Post-Doctoral Fellows

‘Making Young Mice Old’ … in a Matter of Three Weeks

Stop Making Cells: Study Advances Knowledge about Cell Regeneration

Comparative Biosciences News

Drs. Bagchi, Ziv-Gal Awarded CZ Biohub Grant

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