Exposure to PFAS – a class of synthetic chemicals utilized in food wrappers, nonstick cookware and other products – reprograms the metabolism of benign and malignant human prostate cells to a more energy-efficient state that enables the cells to proliferate at three times the rate of nonexposed cells, a new study in mice found. However, consuming a high-fat diet significantly accelerated development of tumors in the PFAS-exposed mice, said the scientists at the University of […]

Jewelers, geologists, and microscopists agree: diamonds are forever. In collaboration with industry partners, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, including Stephen Boppart, Carle Illinois’ Executive Associate Dean and Chief Diversity Officer, are using microscopic nanodiamonds to calibrate and assess the performance of high-powered microscopes. Their longevity and durability make the tiny “first-aid kits” more than up to the task. Advanced optical microscopy systems provide high-resolution views of the structure and function of cells and […]

A Carle Illinois College of Medicine research team is developing a new device that will improve the management of breast cancer using ultrasound imaging.  The team has innovated new radiological clips that will increase visibility during imaging, reduce levels of radiation, and offer other new capabilities not previously available. “We will be solving a known problem, identified by several of our radiologist partners both at Carle Health and the Mayo Clinic, regarding the failings of […]

Nicholas Wu, a professor in the Carle Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has received a National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award, part of the Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. Wu, who is also a professor of biochemistry, is among 64 new innovators, recognized for unusually innovative research from early career investigators who are within 10 years of their final degree or clinical residency and have not yet received a […]