Pritzker School of Medicine continues climb in rankings
The University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine tied for 13th in the latest U.S. News & World Report (April 23, 2009) ranking of the nation's best graduate schools, up from 22nd in 2004. Pritzker is the fastest rising medical school in the top 50 over the last five years.
Source: University of Chicago Medical Center
Grapefruit juice boosts drug's anti-cancer effects
In a small, early clinical trial, researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center have found that combining eight ounces of grapefruit juice with the drug rapamycin can increase drug levels, allowing lower doses of the drug to be given. They also showed that the combination can be effective in treating various types of cancer.
Source: University of Chicago Medical Center
Research links evolution of fins and limbs with that of gills
The genetic toolkit that animals use to build fins and limbs is the same genetic toolkit that controls the development of part of the gill skeleton in sharks, according to research to be published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on March 23, 2009, by Andrew Gillis and Neil Shubin of the University of Chicago, and Randall Dahn of Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory.
Source: University of Chicago Medical Center
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