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U. of C. professor helps measure altruism in children

June 18, 2018 at 10:40 p.m.

Generosity increased dramatically, albeit temporarily, among a group of 9-year-olds but declined among 6-year-olds soon after a major 2008 earthquake in China, according to an international team of researchers that...

U. of C. professor helps measure altruism in children

May 13, 2019 at 11:33 p.m.

Generosity increased dramatically, albeit temporarily, among a group of 9-year-olds but declined among 6-year-olds soon after a major 2008 earthquake in China, according to an international team of researchers that...

Health care law to spur need for doctors

August 19, 2019 at 2:13 a.m.

The estimated 29 million people who are required by federal law to buy health insurance next year will spark a demand for more physicians and other primary care providers in...

Health care law to spur need for doctors

May 13, 2019 at 11:31 p.m.

The estimated 29 million people who are required by federal law to buy health insurance next year will spark a demand for more physicians and other primary care providers in...

A part of the brain does more than expected, say U. of C. scientists

June 18, 2018 at 10:55 p.m.

Scientists at the University of Chicago have found that a section of the primate brain is able to categorize visual information at the same time it can locate and identify...

A part of the brain does more than expected, say U. of C. scientists

May 13, 2019 at 11:30 p.m.

Scientists at the University of Chicago have found that a section of the primate brain is able to categorize visual information at the same time it can locate and identify...

Mutant protein offers promise of skin disease cure

June 18, 2018 at 7:03 p.m.

Researchers from Loyola University Chicago said they have developed a mutant form of a protein that seems to cure mice of vitiligo, a skin condition found in millions of people...

Mutant protein offers promise of skin disease cure

May 13, 2019 at 11:28 p.m.

Researchers from Loyola University Chicago said they have developed a mutant form of a protein that seems to cure mice of vitiligo, a skin condition found in millions of people...

Babies of obese moms show lower vitamin D levels

June 18, 2018 at 7:25 p.m.

Babies born to women who are obese at the start of pregnancy tend to have one-third less vitamin D than the infants of lean women, according to a new study...

Babies of obese moms show lower vitamin D levels

May 13, 2019 at 11:24 p.m.

Babies born to women who are obese at the start of pregnancy tend to have one-third less vitamin D than the infants of lean women, according to a new study...

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