University of Chicago Institute for Translational Medicine

09/17/2018

We're one step closer to the first medical treatment for drug for the 20 million Americans struggling with substance abuse. Check out this breakthrough from Chicago ITM researchers putting a special gene into skin cells!

The University of Chicago UChicago Medicine UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center American Lung Association Thanks for the support, National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences! bit.ly/ChicagoITM_EndtoAddiction Today in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

08/03/2018

Want to help improve people's health? Come work with us and our local communities at Chicago ITM- Rush University! Join our team as a project manager by applying at bit.ly/ChicagoITMjob

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05/06/2018

Like Google, but for your health! Ada Health can help you understand what's wrong with you so you know when to go to the doctor. - via Fast Company http://bit.ly/2vVox2k

05/05/2018

Don't lose hope because of depression. An analysis from UNC Health Care found 44 genetic variants linked to depression, a finding which could help doctors understand how depression works so they can treat you better. - via ScienceDaily

A new meta-analysis of more than 135,000 people with major depression and more than 344,000 controls has identified 44 genomic variants, or loci, that have a statistically significant association with depression.

05/04/2018

We made our debut on WGN-TV - now visit chicagoitm.org to learn more about how to get involved with the health research you care about!

05/03/2018

The ITM is bigger and better than ever! Welcome to the new ITM: a city-wide health accelerator fueled by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.

See how we can help you and your families lead longer, healthier lives at chicagoitm.org that launched today Chicago ITM. http://bit.ly/2jsfkFW

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05/03/2018

Big news coming soon at 5:30 on WGN TV!

05/03/2018

We've got some big news! Find out what it is tonight at 5 p.m. on WGN-TV. Watch live at http://bit.ly/2Ku68gl

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05/02/2018

Extreme makeover: ITM edition! There are big changes brewing at the ITM...and not just our new home décor. Check out our , and stay tuned for more exciting updates to come this week with Chicago Department of Public Health, The University of Chicago, UChicago Medicine, Rush University, Loyola University Chicago, Northshore University HealthSystem Medical Group, Illinois Institute of Technology, Advocate Health Care, and National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.

05/02/2018

"Warm transplants" to the rescue! Research found that this machine that stores organs at body temperature improves tissue quality and helps alleviate transplantable organ shortages. - via Scientific American

A machine that maintains organs at body temperature may help alleviate shortages

05/01/2018

Clean your gut to help your heart! Tufts University researchers found that wiping your gut microbiome clean could ease your heart failure, a link that could help doctors better treat your heart problems. - via ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2vH7tgp