Chicago Tribune (June 21) – “We can measure the impact of plastics chemicals on attention and learning in babies as young as 4 months old,” said Susan Schantz, an emerita professor of neuroscience at the University of Illinois. who leads the study. “What we have been finding is the harm from plastics-related exposures starts very early […]
WIFR-TV (Rockford, Ill., June 18) — As tick populations expand across the Midwest, a phenomenon scientists attribute to climate change, concerns about tick-borne illnesses are growing. Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases caused by a bite from the lone star tick, with residents living in southern Illinois […]
DVM360 (June 12) – Dr. Todd Sumerfield, a cardiology resident at the University of Illinois, was one of 15 residents recognized for their research abstracts by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) at the ACVIM Forum 2026 in Seattle, Washington. The winners, selected in various specialty categories, each receive a $1500 cash prize as […]
WAND-TV (June 9) – The Shelby County Health Department announced Tuesday that lab tests confirmed a bat tested positive for rabies, and the positive test results came from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois/shelby-county-health-department-confirms-bat-tests-positive-for-rabies/article_28c1cba0-9f2d-4a80-86c0-0f8d81b59f96.html Also in: * Effingham Daily News (June 9)https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/bat-tests-positive-for-rabies-in-shelbyville/article_24f7175a-5e10-4dd8-acb0-325dc2571059.html
First News (WCIA-TV: June 9) – Dr. Grace Lyu, a PhD graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine, investigated a compound called MP-III-022 to learn if it could help prevent cognitive deficits after a surgery common in older individuals. In a cohort of aged mice, the ones given the compound did not show the memory […]
Bioengineer (London, June 8) — A groundbreaking study led by Illinois pathobiology professor Csaba Varga analyzed nearly 2,000 cases of human infections caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli bacteria in the United States. Resistance to commonly used antimicrobial agents is rising among these dangerous pathogens, posing significant challenges for public health and food safety.
News-Gazette (June 7) – One of the most common and serious heart conditions affecting cats is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which causes the left ventricle of the heart to become abnormally thick. “The thickening makes it difficult for the heart to adequately relax and fill with blood between heartbeats,” said Dr. Amanda Bentley, a cardiology resident at […]
Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois; June 4) – The birth of four red wolf pups is a major milestone in the conservation of this highly endangered species. The zoo’s staff and veterinarians at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine are taking a hands-off approach to allow the new family to demonstrate natural behaviors. https://pantagraph.com/news/local/article_4de5243e-700e-4d10-8ed1-81afbd79718d.html […]
News-Gazette (May 31) – “Obesity can decrease overall life expectancy and contribute to development of chronic conditions such as diabetes and osteoarthritis,” said Dr. Gene Pavlovsky, director of the Dr. John A. Coyne South Clinic at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana. Drawing on his years of experience, Dr. Pavlovsky answers your […]
Watch as WMC Program Coordinator, Sydney Oliveira, and ambassador Virginia Opossum, Pesto, visit CiLiving. Pesto makes a return visit to CiLiving to show how much he has grown since the fall and to talk about how he is doing in our ambassador program.