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Research

New Funding Strengthens Planetary Health Education at Rush University

The President’s Collaborative Research Award winner will empower health professionals as leaders in planetary health - balancing the needs of humans and natural systems

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Research

RUSH to Receive $1 Million to Address Future Health Threats

Sen. Durbin secured federal funding to create Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases

Lisa Barnes, PhD
Alzheimer’s Disease

Researcher Aims To Diversify Alzheimer's Data

Black older adults often underrepresented in studies of aging and brain health

Rendering of Coronavirus variants.
COVID-19

RUSH Researchers Studying 'Breakthrough' COVID-19

Examining why some vaccinated people get infected and others don't

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Health Equity

Rush, UChicago Forming Health Equity Research Network

$20M grant awarded by NIH to address chronic diseases related to unequal access

Stefan Green, PhD, and Mary Hayden, MD, in Rush's new lab site
COVID-19

Chicago and Rush Partner to Detect New Strains of COVID-19

Molecular lab will run genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 samples from across Chicago

Rush News Article
Brain Health & Conditions

New MIND Diet May Significantly Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease

A new diet could significantly lower a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease

Rush News Article
Brain Health & Conditions

Alzheimer’s Disease a Much Larger Cause of Death Than Previously Recognized

A new study by researchers at Rush indicates that Alzheimer’s disease may be one of the leading causes of death in the United States