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Newswise: IU researchers receive $4.8 million grant to study the role of misfolded protein TDP-43 in neurodegenerative diseases
Released: 24-Apr-2024 8:00 AM EDT
IU researchers receive $4.8 million grant to study the role of misfolded protein TDP-43 in neurodegenerative diseases
Indiana University

A new $4.8 million grant will support researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine and the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology to study how human neurodegenerative diseases are affected by the misfolding of the protein TDP-43.

Newswise: $4.7 million award to help researchers prevent adolescent alcohol use
Released: 19-Apr-2024 8:00 AM EDT
$4.7 million award to help researchers prevent adolescent alcohol use
Indiana University

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers recently were awarded $4.7 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to further the study of caregiver intervention in reducing adolescent alcohol use and other substance use disorders (SUDs).

Newswise: High-resolution images reveal similarities in protein structures between Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome
Released: 29-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
High-resolution images reveal similarities in protein structures between Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome
Indiana University

A new study recently published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology uses leading-edge cryo-electron microscopy imaging technology to determine whether differences exist between the protein structures in those with Alzheimer’s disease and those with both Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome.

Newswise: Study: Black men may be less likely to receive heart transplant than white men, women
Released: 26-Mar-2024 7:55 AM EDT
Study: Black men may be less likely to receive heart transplant than white men, women
Indiana University

Black patients in need of a heart transplant may be less likely to receive one than white patients, according to a new study led by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers.

Newswise: IU researcher developing new pediatric leukemia therapies
Released: 8-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EST
IU researcher developing new pediatric leukemia therapies
Indiana University

Reuben Kapur, director of the Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine, is working to discover new treatments that will improve patient care.

Newswise: Blood test predicts psychosis risk, most effective treatments
Released: 8-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Blood test predicts psychosis risk, most effective treatments
Indiana University

Team of researchers led by Indiana University School of Medicine faculty have developed a breakthrough new blood test for schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder that includes hallucinations and delusions.

Newswise: Could artificial intelligence help or hurt scientific research articles?
Released: 6-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
Could artificial intelligence help or hurt scientific research articles?
Indiana University

Since its introduction to the public in November 2022, ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence system, has substantially grown in use, creating written stories, graphics, art and more with just a short prompt from the user.

Newswise: IU surgeon-scientist studying physiological effect of microorganisms in sinuses of chronic rhinosinusitis patients
Released: 2-Feb-2024 7:30 AM EST
IU surgeon-scientist studying physiological effect of microorganisms in sinuses of chronic rhinosinusitis patients
Indiana University

An Indiana University School of Medicine surgeon-scientist is leading a multi-institutional grant investigating the role of the sinus microbiome in chronic rhinosinusitis, an inflammatory disease that causes the lining of the sinuses to swell.

Newswise: Hydroxyurea significantly reduces infections in children with sickle cell anemia
Released: 29-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
Hydroxyurea significantly reduces infections in children with sickle cell anemia
Indiana University

IU School of Medicine investigators and their collaborators in Uganda has revealed that hydroxyurea significantly reduces infections in children with sickle cell anemia, which enhances strong evidence of hydroxyurea’s effectiveness and could ultimately reduce death in children in Africa.

Newswise: $2.8M award to help unravel mysteries of disease-causing DNA folding errors
Released: 16-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
$2.8M award to help unravel mysteries of disease-causing DNA folding errors
Indiana University

An Indiana University biologist has been awarded $2.8 million from the National Institutes of Health to advance research on DNA folding errors, which have been traced to a wide variety of diseases, including genetic disorders that can cause birth defects or problems with wound healing, as well as certain types of cancer.

Newswise: Beta blocker used to treat heart problems and other medical concerns could be new treatment for sickle cell cardiomyopathy
Released: 4-Jan-2024 7:05 AM EST
Beta blocker used to treat heart problems and other medical concerns could be new treatment for sickle cell cardiomyopathy
Indiana University

A beta blocker typically used to treat heart problems, hemangioma, migraines and anxiety could be a new therapeutic for patients with sickle cell disease.

Newswise: Happy Birthday, Dr. Barbie!
Released: 20-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
Happy Birthday, Dr. Barbie!
Indiana University

Since Barbie's creation in the 1950s, she's gone through some drastic makeovers.

Newswise: IU researchers develop new brain network modeling tools to advance Alzheimer's disease research
Released: 1-Dec-2023 7:20 AM EST
IU researchers develop new brain network modeling tools to advance Alzheimer's disease research
Indiana University

Indiana University researchers are collaborating on a novel approach to use neuroimaging and network modeling tools previously developed to analyze brains of patients in the clinic to investigate Alzheimer's disease progression in preclinical animal models.

Released: 26-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EST
Pioneering early-onset Alzheimer’s disease study is focus of Alzheimer's & Dementia special issue
Indiana University

A pioneering Alzheimer’s disease study led by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers is the focus of a special issue of Alzheimer’s & Dementia, the journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Newswise: IU awarded $5 million grant to find ways to transform adolescent opioid use disorder care in Indiana
Released: 14-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
IU awarded $5 million grant to find ways to transform adolescent opioid use disorder care in Indiana
Indiana University

IU School of Medicine researchers are taking steps to improve the accessibility and quality of care for adolescents experiencing opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUDs), thanks to a new $5 million grant from the National Institute of Health's Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative.



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