News Archive

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  Using smart home devices for health

  Thursday, March 1, 2018

  BHIS professor Jessie Chin is collaborating on a project that examines the use of smart home devices for health promotion among older adults

• Data-driven

  Monday, February 19, 2018

  Mary Khetani is developing apps to improve the quality of life for young children with developmental disabilities

• What is a 'normal’ blood pressure response during exercise testing?

  Wednesday, February 14, 2018

  New data from AHS suggest that the guidelines used to evaluate an individual’s peak blood pressure response during cardiopulmonary exercise testing may need to be revised

• Enhancing public knowledge of disability studies

  Tuesday, February 13, 2018

  Lennard Davis receives the 2017 UIC Distinguished Scholar of the Year Award for his leadership in the field of disability studies

• KN researchers find that oxidative stress effects blacks and whites differently

  Wednesday, January 31, 2018

  Researchers believe difference may be a result of high levels of oxidative stress, which leads to vascular dysfunction

• Shane Phillips helps develop new theory on reducing cardiovascular disease risk in binge drinkers

  Tuesday, January 23, 2018

  Study shows that binge drinkers have increased levels of a biomarker molecule that may contribute to poor vascular function

• Sandra Sufian receives National Endowment for the Humanities grant

  Tuesday, January 16, 2018

  DHD professor wins grant for the creation of health humanities portraits as case studies

• Can you burn calories while sitting at a desk?

  Wednesday, December 20, 2017

  A new study suggests that continuous movement while sitting may increase metabolic rate more than standing at a desk