24 Hours of Booty Charity Cycling Event to Partner with IU Simon Cancer Center
May 16, 2012 -- 24 Hours of Booty, the Official 24-Hour Cycling Event of the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the premier national 24-hour road cycling charity event in the country, is coming to Indianapolis in June and funds raised will benefit the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center. read more...
Researchers identify key genes and prototype predictive test for schizophrenia
May 15, 2012 -- An Indiana University-led research team, along with a group of national and international collaborators, has identified and prioritized a comprehensive group of genes most associated with schizophrenia that together can generate a score indicating whether an individual is at higher or lower risk of developing the disease. read more...
Colon cancer risk when a first-degree relative has precancerous polyps is not clear
May 14, 2012 -- Current colorectal cancer screening guidelines for individuals with first-degree relatives with precancerous colon polyps are based on studies that were not properly designed or were too limited to shape those guidelines, according to a new systemic review of research on the topic. The review authors call for new studies to measure the risk and identify the factors that modify it. read more...
Individuals With Dementia More Likely to Die at Home Than in Nursing Homes
May 14, 2012 -- A new study from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University has found that, at time of death, individuals with dementia are more likely to be living at home than in a nursing home. This contradicts the commonly held view that most individuals with dementia in the United States eventually move to nursing homes and die there. read more...
Bacteria study of male adolescents reveals new insights into urinary tract health
May 11, 2012 -- The first study using cultivation independent sequencing of the microorganisms in the adolescent male urinary tract has revealed that the composition of microbial communities colonizing the penis in young men depends upon their circumcision status and patterns of sexual activity. read more...
