UIC Researchers Find Some Brain Cells Increase Activity After Death

CHICAGO (CBS) — It’s not exactly a scene from The Walking Dead, but researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that, in the hours after death, some brain cells not only remain active, but actually increase activity. In a new study published in Scientific Reports, the researchers found the so-called “zombie genes” even “grow to gargantuan [...]

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‘Zombie’ genes? Research shows some genes come to life in the brain after death

In the hours after we die, certain cells in the human brain are still active. Some cells even increase their activity and grow to gargantuan proportions, according to new research from the University of Illinois Chicago. In a newly published study in the journal Scientific Reports, the UIC researchers analyzed gene expression in fresh brain tissue—which was [...]

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New Chief Residents 2021

Introducing Our New Chief Residents! Dr. Andrew Black and Dr. Matthew Moynihan have been elected to become the Department of Anesthesiology Chief Residents for the upcoming 2021-2022 academic year. Our warmest congratulations to both of them!

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2021 Castle Connolly Top Ob/Gyns

Four of our physicians are considered to be among the top Castle Connolly Ob/Gyns for 2021 for the second year in a row! Dr. Catalin Buhimschi and Dr. William Kobak were named as Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors and Castle Connolly Top Doctors in Chicago Magazine for Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Mary Stephenson and [...]

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Dr. Ikuyo Imayama – CARE Award recipient

Dr. Ikuyo Imayama (left) receiving CARE Award The Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy congratulates Dr. Ikuyo Imayama on being a CARE Award recipient! Dr. Imayama was presented the CARE Award at the GMEC meeting on Friday, February 19, 2021 in recognition of her outstanding patient care during the last year [...]

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Celebrating Women’s History Month

Presented by the College of Pharmacy in conjunction with the Department of Medicine Inclusion Council Join via Zoom at: https://uic.zoom.us/j/8445332559?pwd=d1hmOEdXNTNId1JqM1JlUFMvT0x2Zz09 Meeting ID: 844 533 2559 Passcode: UICCOP2021

By |2021-03-05T12:17:19-06:00March 5th, 2021|Department of Medicine, DOM Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy News|Comments Off on Celebrating Women’s History Month
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