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Wearable technology continuously monitors heart-rate recovery to predict risk
Graduate student Jonathan Cerna monitors heart data from a “smart shirt” that tracks electrical activity as graduate student Laila Shaaban exercises and rests. Researchers are working to develop the technology to make heart-related predictions more widely accessible through the use of wearables. Photo by Fred Zwicky

Wearable technology continuously monitors heart-rate recovery to predict risk

U. of I. researchers used a 'smart shirt' to track participants’ heart-rate recovery after exercise and developed a tool for analyzing the data to predict those at higher risk of heart-related ailments. 

How will (now 10%) tariffs, cuts to USAID, affect Africa's smallest nation?
Professor Charles Fogelman, an expert on the politics of Lesotho. Photo by Fred Zwicky

How will (now 10%) tariffs, cuts to USAID, affect Africa's smallest nation?

Illinois professor Charles Fogelman describes how the tiny African country of Lesotho will likely experience the dual blows of ever-changing tariff announcements and the cessation of USAID funding. 

First-Generation Scholars Research Program provides research experience and more
Bioengineering professor Holly Golecki, left, works with Andy Granados, a participant in the First-Generation Scholars Research Program, designing an actuator with a balloon inside polyester mesh in order to create a silicone heart model that pumps fluids. Photo by Fred Zwicky.

First-Generation Scholars Research Program provides research experience and more

The First-Generation Scholars Research Program at Illinois provides students with research skills and help with the ins and outs of college life that those who haven’t been exposed to higher education may not know.

Hate cilantro or anchovies? Evolutionary science could explain why
A cilantro leaf inside a soap bubble; soap is how the herb tastes for those with a genetic sensitivity to its bitter taste. Photograph by Mark Thiessen, Nat Geo Image Collection

Hate cilantro or anchovies? Evolutionary science could explain why

National Geographic (April 14) If you want to learn to like something, it’s best to eat that food when you’re very hungry, says Illinois food science and human nutrition professor Yanina Pepino.

Sold-out conference addresses tri-state forestry challenges, points to solutions
Greene Valley Forest Preserve (Naperville, Illinois). Photo by Corey Seeman

Sold-out conference addresses tri-state forestry challenges, points to solutions

Private landowners manage 80% of the region's forests while facing challenges from invasive species, extreme weather events, and changing markets. That's why this Extension conference became an unexpected hit.

How does what lives in your gut affect your health?
Professor Christopher Gaulke. Photo by Craig Pessman

How does what lives in your gut affect your health?

Professor of pathobiology Chris Gaulke discusses what roles the gut microbiome plays in digestion, immune health and cancer, as well as how what we consume affects it.  

Drug-delivering aptamers target leukemia stem cells for one-two knockout punch
Led by bioengineering professor Xing Wang, Illinois researchers developed drug-delivering DNA aptamers that target elusive leukemia stem cells. Photo by Fred Zwicky

Drug-delivering aptamers target leukemia stem cells for one-two knockout punch

The aptamers - short single-strand snippets of DNA that can target molecules like larger antibodies do - not only deliver cancer-fighting drugs, but also are themselves toxic to the cancer stem cells, the researchers said. 

Graduate art and design students exhibit their work at Krannert Art Museum
Quinn Koeneman made this risograph-printed image of his hand-drawn illustrations for “The Imminent,” a science fiction comic book series he created. Credit: Courtesy of the artist

Graduate art and design students exhibit their work at Krannert Art Museum

The annual School of Art and Design MFA Exhibition  runs through April 26. It includes 12 graduate students in studio art, industrial design and Design for Responsible Innovation. The work is the culmination of their graduate education. 

CI MED innovation triple-teams recovery from knee surgery
KickStart is designed to prevent long-term AMI, a complication that can delay recovery from knee and thigh surgeries.

CI MED innovation triple-teams recovery from knee surgery

A Carle Illinois College of Medicine team has designed a new knee brace that combines three evidence-based therapies to help knee surgery patients avoid a common setback that can delay recovery by years.  

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