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Alzheimer's research in Chicago is getting a big boost from the federal government.

Lately scientists have come upon tangible evidence that cells are able to communicate using photons instead of using chemical, mechanical, or electric means.

After six years of red tape, a state-sponsored website that provides the public with information on Illinois hospitals is finally up and running.

The study, involving 65 women between the ages of 67 and 95, is being presented this week at the annual meeting of the North American Menopause Society in San Diego.

The growing evidence that cells communicate with photons is generating an exciting new field of research Last year, researchers at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago showed that human cells in culture could synchronize their internal chemical processes even though they were mechanically, chemically and electrically isolated from one ...

For more information about the Department of Neurology at Rush, contact 888-352-RUSH. If you'd like to learn more about Parkinson's Disease, check out www.michaeljfox.org . The University of Illinois at Chicago just received a two-year grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation to work on biomarkers for Parkinson's disease.

Nearly half of breast cancer survivors in a Danish survey reported having pain two to three years after treatment.

ABCa TMs Robin Roberts on Thursday pressed a government official on rationing and aA new recommendation that women under the age of 50 shouldna TMt get regularA mammograms.

The study is examining the utility of three-dimensional thermal tomography in radiation oncology.

Share + Nov 18, 2009 7:24 am US/Central A Pittsburgh Steelers fan says he was left nearly blind and brain damaged after being poisoned, and he blames some Bears fans he met in Chicago.

For an ocular surgeon, performing a flawless surgery is always the top priority.

Chicago researchers are seeking current and former smokers for a study on early detection of lung cancer.

New mammogram advice is raising questions and concerns over whether women should wait until they are 50 years old to get mammograms.

Chicago police are investigating whether someone poisoned the drink of a Pittsburgh fan when he was in town in September for the Bears-Steelers game.

People who have questions about the H1N1 flu can get answers from infectious disease experts at Rush University Medical Center during a one-hour, live Facebook chat to be held on Friday, November 20 from12 p.m. until 1 p.m. a oeRush On-Calla will be the first information chat session hosted on the Rush University Medical Center Facebook page.

A new study suggests seniors with small social networks and minimal social engagement are at risk of self-neglect. The investigation is the largest epidemiological study to date examining a wide range of sociodemographic, health-related and psychosocial characteristics associated with elder self-neglect. "We need to better understand elder ...

Most children actively notice and think about race. A new study has found that children develop an awareness about racial stereotypes early, and that those biases can be damaging.

Seniors who neglect themselves, risking their own health and safety, tend to be individuals with limited social networks and little social engagement, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center.

Children pose next to a wax figure of U.S. President Barack Obama at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Shanghai on Nov.

Share + Nov 12, 2009 4:50 pm US/Central Reporting Mai Martinez 1 of 1 U.S. Army medics undergo training for the battlefield through a program at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago on Nov.