Study shows how low-cost auto safety features would reduce traffic deaths in some countries
Consumer-aimed programs that rate cars for safety and other measures would help lower traffic death rates in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Contrary to expectations, study finds primate neurons have fewer synapses than mice in visual cortex
A UChicago and Argonne National Laboratory study analyzing over 15,000 individual synapses in macaques and mice found that primate neurons have two to five times fewer synapses in the visual cortex compared to mice – and the difference may be due to the metabolic cost of maintaining synapses.
Maximizing health and wellness through microbiome research
The Duchossois Family Institute is building a network of faculty and facilities to study the microbiome and understand its effect on health and well-being.
