The cold and flu season is beginning amid conflicting guidance on vaccination and the use of acetaminophen — a common fever-reducing drug sold under brand names such as Tylenol — during pregnancy. Adrienne Antonson is a professor of animal sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who studies the immune response during pregnancy and prenatal neurodevelopment.
Confidence in your relationship can improve individual well-being
When couples attend relationship counseling, it benefits not only their partnership but also their individual well-being. But which aspects of the training are most influential in this respect?
NIH awards Illinois $2.5M to improve IVF with advanced microscopy
A multidisciplinary collaboration at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has received a $2.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health to develop technology for assessing embryo viability for in vitro fertilization.
What does research tell us about the advice in the new US nutrition guidelines?
Sharon M. Donovan is a professor of nutritional sciences and the Melissa M. Noel Endowed Chair in Nutrition and Health, whose work centers on childhood obesity prevention and optimizing health throughout the lifespan.
Fertility remains high in rural Tanzania despite access to family planning
Fertility rates in much of Sub-Saharan Africa remain high, despite declining child mortality and improved access to contraceptives and female education — factors that generally lead to smaller families and improved economic conditions in developing countries.
Biomarkers found linking ER-positive breast cancer with neighborhood deprivation
Scientists have long known that Black women with estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer and those who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods often have more aggressive forms of the disease and poorer survival rates. However, the underlying factors that link these outcomes with women’s living environments have remained unclear.
Illinois researchers receive $1 million FDA grant to study antimicrobial resistance in foodborne pathogens
Raw meat and seafood can carry harmful bacteria that cause foodborne illness, posing an ongoing public health risk. These pathogens frequently show resistance to multiple antimicrobials, making them harder to treat.
In pregnant mice with severe flu, harmful molecules can breach fetal barriers
A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows, for the first time, that severe flu infection in pregnant mice leads to a breakdown in placental and brain barriers and an accumulation of potentially harmful molecules in the fetal b
Can cash payments to low-income families improve romantic relationships?
Financial strain can be a major stressor that impacts people’s wellbeing and quality of life, and it can also affect couple relationships.
Illinois analysis aims to ease GI symptoms for cancer patients
Many modern cancer treatments are highly effective at reducing or eliminating tumors, but they can also cause severe gastrointestinal symptoms that impact patients’ quality of life or lead to discontinuation of treatment.