CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Microbiota Transplant Shows Promise for Colon Infections Microbiota transplantation is safe and effective for treating clostridioides difficile infections, according to a clinical trial published in the journal Gastroenterology. Recurrent clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections can cause severe diarrhea, stomach pain, vomiting and rapid weight loss in affected pati  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Novel Mechanisms Support Cellular Adhesion and Tissue Repair Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered new mechanisms underlying cellular adhesion and repair, findings that could inform the development of new therapeutics that boost cellular repair after tissue injury, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Cell Biology. Cara J. Gottardi, PhD,   more

LAKE FOREST, Illinois, Feb. 22 -- Lake Forest College issued the following news: * * * Sean Menke receives NSF grant to uncover ant reactions to periodical cicadas Last summer, Lake Forest's landscape was changed by the emergence of periodical cicadas that surface every 17 years. Professor of Biology Sean Menke partnered with fellow scientists to explore the impact of these cicada emergences on ant populations, and the project received a grant from the National Science Foundation to enable fu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 -- City Colleges of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Western Illinois University Partners with City Colleges of Chicago to Expand Access and Affordability for Transfer Students MACOMB/MOLINE, IL - Western Illinois University (WIU) is proud to announce a new partnership with City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) that provides additional financial support and educational opportunities for Star Scholars transferring to WIU. As part of this collaboration, WIU will off  more