Division of Biomedical Science


Enhancing cognition in older adults also changes personality
Program that boosts cognition in older adults also increases their openness to new experiences, demonstrating that a non-drug intervention can change a personality trait once thought to be fixed throughout the lifespan.


Powerful drug's surprising, simple method could lead to better treatments
With one simple experiment, University of Illinois chemists have debunked a widely held misconception about an often-prescribed drug.


Let's do the twist: Spiral proteins are efficient gene delivery agents
Clinical gene therapy may be one step closer, thanks to a new twist on an old class of molecules.


Team designs a bandage that spurs, guides blood vessel growth
Researchers have developed a bandage that stimulates and directs blood vessel growth on the surface of a wound.