Will Regrowing Your Teeth Replace Fillings?
THE SUPERTOOTH SQUAD: Researchers at the UIC College of Dentistry are trying to turn fillings, crowns, bridges, and dentures into relics of the past—by harnessing nature to grow and implant...
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Chicago Researchers Discover Benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy
TURN BACK THE CLOCK: With area docs studying the treatment's benefits for older women and men, youth may no longer be wasted only on the young
What We Know, and Don’t Know, About Concussions
As area physicians and legislators grapple with the long-term impacts of concussions, one Northwestern doctor admits much of it remains mysterious
New Hope For Men With Prostate Cancer
Chicago doctors are seeking better ways to battle the disease
New Pill Offers Alternative for Skin Cancer Care
THE SKIN GAME: Despite a promising new treatment for basal cell carcinomas, doctors still warn against too much sun. An update on skin cancer care—and some advice about prevention
Sports Medicine Doctors Offer Tips to Avoid and Treat Injuries
DOCS FOR JOCKS: Twelve ways to avoid and treat common sports injuries from the doctors who help Chicago's professional athletes
Rush Medical Center Docs Seek to Solve Alzheimer's Mystery
THINKING ABOUT THE BRAIN: Doctors and scientists at Rush University Medical Center are looking for better ways to identify and treat the disease.
Cardiologist Donald Lloyd-Jones Develops Plan for Good Heart Health
HEARTS AND MINDS: While confronting the country’s looming obesity epidemic, Donald Lloyd-Jones has developed a ten-year plan to change the way people think about cardiovascular health
Breakthroughs in Women's Health
As the medical community has belatedly acknowledged, women experience many diseases differently than men—and they are more prone to a number of ailments. Fortunately, Chicago today stands at the epicenter...
U of C Doc Melissa Gilliam Fights Teen Pregnancies
BLOCKING THE BABY BUMP: With a high-tech assist from local high schoolers, Dr. Melissa Gilliam hopes to change attitudes about contraception and reduce the large number of teenage pregnancies