Research
Leukemia, Other Blood Diseases the Focus of Research Conference
May 6, 2010 -- The science may be very early research but the outcomes could mean dramatically better treatments for leukemia, bone marrow disorders and other blood-related diseases when researchers gather today and Friday for the 8th Annual Symposium of the Midwest Blood Club. read more...
To Publish or Not to Publish, That is the Question
May 20, 2010 -- For more than 50 years medical research has been vetted through the peer-review process overseen by medical journal editors who assign reviewers to determine whether work merits publication. A study in PLoS One investigates reviewers’ recommendations and their ultimate influence on journal editors who are the ultimate arbiters of whether the research is published or not. read more...
IU Simon Cancer Center's Tissue Bank Collecting Samples June 26
June 7, 2010 -- Although Asian women tend to develop breast cancer less than Caucasian women, recent studies suggest that trend is changing. read more...
IU Researchers Target Vascular Disease Linked to Cancer-Causing Gene Mutation
March 23, 2010 -- Researchers have discovered how a genetic disease known mainly for its life-threatening tumors also can cause sudden death from cardiovascular disease in children, and are mounting a clinical trial to develop treatments for the problem. read more...
Six IU-connected startups get nod in new economic growth report from The Science Coalition
May 24, 2010 -- A new report demonstrating the link between federally-funded basic research and economic growth highlights six Indiana University startup companies. read more...
Research Points to Two Promising Proteins for Preventing Diabetes
May 24, 2010 -- Two human proteins that evolutionary processes have conserved from ancient single-celled organisms appear to provide new targets of opportunity for scientists hoping to thwart the development of diabetes. read more...
Can Motorsports Fans 'See' with Their Ears?
May 26, 2010 -- The engine roars and the crowd cheers. What just zoomed by – was it a race car or a motorcycle? With your eyes closed, can you tell the difference? read more...
Seasonality of Child Abuse a Myth
June 21, 2010 -- A new study of homicides of 797 children younger than age five has found that these deaths occur uniformly throughout the year, dispelling the widely held anecdotal notion that the winter months, and especially winter holidays, are a time of increased child abuse. read more...
Genetically Modified Cell Procedure May Prove Useful in Treating Kidney Failure
June 22, 2010 -- A protein whose primary role is in the embryonic development of kidneys may play a future role in treating kidney failure. read more...
Indiana University Cancer Researchers Named to Prestigious Komen Scientific Advisory Council
June 9, 2010 -- Four Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center researchers are among 62 top-ranking scientists and clinicians from seven countries selected to serve as inaugural members of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s new Scientific Advisory Council. read more...
Tierney to Lead Regenstrief Institute
July 8, 2010 -- William M. Tierney, M.D., an international leader in medical informatics and health services research, has been named president and chief executive officer of the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. Pending approval by the Indiana University trustees, he also will serve as associate dean for clinical effectiveness research at the Indiana University School of Medicine. read more...
Neuro-immunologist Selected to Lead IU School of Medicine Department
July 12, 2010 -- Kathryn Jane Jones, Ph.D., director of the Neuroscience Institute at the Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, and president of the American Association of Anatomists, has accepted the position of chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Following formal approval by the IU trustees, Dr. Jones will begin her new duties Jan. 1. read more...
Medications Found to Cause Long Term Cognitive Impairment of Aging Brain
July 13, 2010 -- Drugs commonly taken for a variety of common medical conditions including insomnia, allergies, or incontinence negatively affect the brain causing long term cognitive impairment in older African-Americans, according to a study appearing in the July 13, 2010 print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. read more...
IU And Cook Medical Unveil New Service To Help Medical Breakthroughs Reach The Marketplace
July 13, 2010 -- For medical researchers and inventors, discovering new innovative technologies is only a first step. To save lives and improve human health, these treatments and devices must make it from the lab to the marketplace – a process that can be time consuming and filled with roadblocks. read more...
High school students, interning through CTSI-SEED program, "take it to next level"
July 19, 2010 -- When people ask Rachel Hawn how she's spending her summer vacation, they rarely expect the answer they receive. While many her age are stretched out in the sun or toiling at a summer job, Hawn, a junior at Warren Central High School, has been contributing to laboratory research on targeted gene therapy for colorectal and cervical cancer. read more...
Riley Hospital Cardiology Fellow Earns National Recognition for Research
July 22, 2010 -- Thomas Dispenza, M.D., a third-year pediatric cardiology fellow at Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children, is the recipient of the American Academy of Pediatrics 2010-11 Research Fellowship Award. read more...
CTSI Awards Early-Stage Research Grants to Scientists at IU, Purdue, Notre Dame
July 23, 2010 -- Ten teams of Indiana scientists have been awarded $750,000 in grants from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI), awards that will encourage statewide collaborations and speed the development of new medical treatments and services. read more...
New Anti-Viral Drug Shows Promise for Dramatic Improvement in Hepatitis C Treatment
August 8, 2010 -- Adding a direct acting anti-viral drug to the standard treatment regimen for hepatitis C significantly increases the cure rate in the most difficult to treat patients, according to a research report published Monday in the online edition of the journal The Lancet. read more...
Indiana University Physician Receives Funding for Rare, Aggressive Breast Cancer Research
August 9, 2010 -- Women with a relatively rare but aggressive form of breast cancer may benefit from a unique tissue bank of normal breast tissue at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center. read more...
Young Physicians, Scientists Receive $1.2 Million from CTSI for Research, Mentorships
August 12, 2010 -- The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute has awarded nearly $1.2 million in funding to 27 promising young physicians and scientists conducting cutting-edge research into diseases such as breast cancer, traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer's disease. read more...
Survey of American Women Finds STD Vaccine Viewed Positively
August 24, 2010 -- Cost but not convenience plays a significant role in attitudes about vaccination for common human papillomaviruses for women over the age of 26, according to the authors of a recent article in the journal Sexual Health. read more...
Expert Panel Recommends Labeling, Registry for Long-Term Use of Osteoporosis Drug
September 14, 2010 -- A widely prescribed class of drugs is highly effective in reducing common bone fractures in people with osteoporosis, but an expert panel announced today that these same drugs – when used long term – may be related to unusual but serious fractures of the thigh bone. read more...
IU surgeon's new device to combat deadly birth defect earns NIH support for further testing
September 16, 2010 -- An Indiana University School of Medicine congenital heart surgeon and inventor has been awarded $2.1 million to continue development of a heart pump being designed to combat a form of congenital heart disease that is the leading cause of death from birth defects in the first year of a child's life. read more...
Scientists Uncover Process Enabling Toxoplasmosis Parasite to Survive Homelessness
September 20, 2010 -- The parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis requires a stress response system that helps it survive the move to infect new cells, Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have reported, a discovery that could lead to new treatments to control the disease. read more...
IU Researchers: Chemotherapy Alters Brain Tissue in Breast Cancer Patients
September 29, 2010 -- Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center have published the first report using imaging to show that changes in brain tissue can occur in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. read more...
New study highlights sexual behavior and condom use in the U.S. among individuals ages 14 to 94
October 4, 2010 -- Findings from the largest nationally representative study of sexual and sexual-health behaviors ever fielded, conducted by Indiana University sexual health researchers, provides an updated and much needed snapshot of contemporary Americans' sexual behaviors, including a description of more than 40 combinations of sexual acts that people perform during sexual events, patterns of condom use by adolescents and adults, and the percentage of Americans participating in same-sex encounters. read more...
IU Psychiatrist Alexander Niculescu Awarded Prestigious NIH Grant
October 7, 2010 -- Alexander B. Niculescu III, M.D., Ph.D., a mood disorders expert and geneticist at the Indiana University School of Medicine, is one of 52 researchers nationwide across all fields of biomedical sciences to receive a 2010 National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award. read more...
Physical Symptoms Prevalent No Matter What Stage of Cancer Including Remission
October 12, 2010 -- Twenty-two physical symptoms associated with cancer – symptoms often unrecognized and undertreated – are prevalent in all types of cancers regardless of whether the patient is newly diagnosed, undergoing treatment or is a cancer survivor, according to researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University schools of medicine and nursing. read more...
IU School of Medicine Spinoff Firm Receives Funding to Commercialize Services
October 18, 2010 -- INphoton Inc., a startup company that grew out of the Indiana University School of Medicine’s expertise in microscopy imaging, and IU nephrology researchers Kenneth Dunn, Ph.D. and Bruce Molitoris, M.D., have received a $1 million Small Business Technology Transfer grant that will enable the company to commercialize its services to pharmaceutical, biotech and other life sciences industry customers. read more...
Women Can Contribute to Cancer Research by Donating Breast Tissue Nov. 6 in Fort Wayne
October 25, 2010 -- Fort Wayne resident Vicki Runge-Helgeson recently decided to unselfishly donate breast tissue as a way to honor two women in her family with breast cancer. read more...
IU Spinoff Company Receives Federal Grant to Continue Drug Development
November 4, 2010 -- ApeX Therapeutics, which is working on innovative molecular-targeted treatments for cancer and eye disease based on Indiana University School of Medicine research, has received a federal grant of more than $150,000 to continue development of the therapies. read more...
Common Diabetes Drug May Halt Growth of Cysts in Polycystic Kidney Disease
November 11, 2010 -- Researchers report that a drug commonly used to treat diabetes may also retard the growth of fluid-filled cysts of the most common genetic disorder, polycystic kidney disease. PKD does not discriminate by gender or race and affects one in 1,000 adults worldwide. read more...
Gene Therapy for Metastatic Melanoma in Mice Produces Complete Remission, Indiana University Cancer Researchers Report
November 18, 2010 -- A potent anti-tumor gene introduced into mice with metastatic melanoma has resulted in permanent immune reconfiguration and produced a complete remission of their cancer, according to an article to be published in the December 2010 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The online version is now available. read more...
Public Health in the Genomic Era: A Global Issue
November 29, 2010 -- The major challenge for public health in the era of genomics is to generate the base of evidence necessary to demonstrate when use of genomic information in public health can improve health outcomes in a safe, effective and cost-effective manner, delegates at an international meeting have concluded. read more...
Cerebrospinal Fluid Study Reveals Potential New Gene Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease
December 13, 2010 -- A genomic study of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has added a new gene to the list of potential genetic contributors to Alzheimer’s disease, a national research team led by Indiana University School of Medicine scientists has reported. read more...
New Mouse Model Could Lead to Better Treatments for Pediatric Hormone Deficiency
December 16, 2010 -- Scientists searching for better treatments for certain hormone deficiency problems in children have a new tool, according to a research team at Indiana University School of Medicine. read more...
IU launches new Web research gateway for faculty
January 18, 2011 -- Indiana University has debuted a new gateway Web site focused on university research and creative activities that provides faculty on all IU campuses with streamlined, one-stop access to research-related services and resources. read more...
IU Ophthalmologist and Wife Support Conference Room in Glick Eye Institute
January 18, 2011 -- The conference room in the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute will be named for an IU School of Medicine ophthalmologist and his wife. Daniel Spitzberg, M.D., and his wife, Alana, are supporting the nearly 100-seat conference room on the first floor of the eye institute, scheduled for completion this spring. read more...
Preventing Tooth Decay in the Youngest American Indians
January 21, 2011 -- A study conducted in four American Indian communities in the Pacific Northwest presents an effective strategy to convince mothers to switch young children from drinking sweetened soda to water and shows that eliminating these sugary drinks from the diets of the youngest members of the tribe significantly decreased tooth decay. read more...
Antibiotic Offers Potential for Anti-Cancer Activity
January 28, 2011 -- An antibiotic known for its immunosuppressive functions could also point the way to the development of new anti-cancer agents, researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have reported. read more...
IU Medical School Psychiatrist Receives Coveted Young Investigator NARSAD Award
February 7, 2011 -- Indiana University School of Medicine researcher Leslie A. Hulvershorn, M.D., is the recipient of a Young Investigator Award from NARSAD: The Brain and Behavior Research Fund, which has awarded $12.6 million in new grants for promising potential breakthroughs in understanding and treating mental illness. read more...
IU Personalized Medicine Institute to Develop Targeted and Individualized Treatments
February 8, 2011 -- Indiana University has announced a major commitment to research in one of health care’s most promising fields with the creation of the Indiana Institute for Personalized Medicine. read more...
New Mode of Dementia Care Improves Health, Lowers Hospitalization Rates
February 10, 2011 -- An innovative model of dementia care developed by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute significantly reduces emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and encourages use of medications that are not harmful to older brains. The result is improved health for older adults and their family caregivers and lower healthcare costs, according to a paper evaluating the model in real world use. read more...
Blood Pressure Study in Indiana School Children Seeks Participants from 1980s
February 14, 2011 -- Hypertension researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine are searching for 350 “lost” Indianapolis school children who participated in a research study nearly 25 years ago. read more...
Method of DNA Repair Linked to Higher Likelihood of Genetic Mutation
February 17, 2011 -- Researchers from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (U.S.A) and Umea° University (Sweden) report in a study published in the February 15, 2011, issue of PLoS Biology that a method by which cells repair breaks in their DNA, known as Break-induced Replication (BIR), is up to 2,800 times more likely to cause genetic mutation than normal cell repair. read more...
Hispanic Men and Women Sought for IU Clinical Study
February 17, 2011 -- The Indiana University School of Medicine Mood Disorders Clinic is seeking Hispanic men and women with bipolar disorder or mood swings for a clinical study. read more...
Genetics Policy Experts Say Realistic Expectations and Funding Priorities Would Better Serve the Future of Genomic Medicine
February 17, 2011 -- Unrealistic expectations about genomic medicine have created a “bubble” that needs deflating before it puts the field’s long term benefits at risk, four policy experts write in the current issue of the journal Science. read more...
Tanning Bed Exposure Can Be Deadly When Complicated by Medication Reactions
March 1, 2011 -- Tanning bed exposure can produce more than some tanners may bargain for, especially when they self-diagnose and use the radiation to treat skin eruptions, according to research conducted by the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Dermatology. read more...
Discovery of Source of Glycogen “Manufacturing” Errors Sheds Light on Fatal Disease
March 1, 2011 -- Indiana University scientists have solved a perplexing mystery regarding one of the body’s main energy storage molecules, in the process shedding light on a possible route to treatment of a rare but deadly disease in teenagers. read more...
Managing Post-stroke Depression Improves Physical Functioning
March 15, 2011 -- Stroke patients who are not successfully treated for depression are at higher risk of losing some of their capability to function normally, according to a study in the March 15, 2011 issue of the journal Neurology. read more...
A Safer, More Effective Morphine May Be Possible with Indiana University Discovery
March 24, 2011 -- An orphan drug originally used for HIV treatment has been found to short-circuit the process that results in additional sensitivity and pain from opioid use. The study by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine is reported in the March 25, 2011 issue of Brain, Behavior and Immunity. read more...
Early Work Indicates Drug Used to Treat Alcoholism May Help Those with Fragile X and Autism
April 4, 2011 -- In small, early clinical trials, adults and children with autism and Fragile X syndrome have shown improved communication and social behavior when treated with acamprosate, according to Craig Erickson, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry at the Indiana University School of Medicine and clinical director of the Riley Hospital for Children Christian Sarkine Autism Treatment Center at Indiana University Health. read more...
Young Women Often Subject to Controlling Behavior Linked to Violence, Study Finds
April 11, 2011 -- More than two-thirds of young women surveyed at a New York City reproductive health center reported they had been subjected to controlling behavior by romantic partners, and such behavior appears associated with increased risk of sexual or physical relationship violence. read more...
Training Future Doctors to Enlist Patients as Partners in Care
April 14, 2011 -- With mounting evidence that patient-centered care improves medical outcomes, investigators from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine are providing a call to action for the training of future physicians to master relationship skills as well as the burgeoning scientific knowledge needed to practice 21st Century medicine. read more...
Protein Could Offer Target to Reduce Lung Damage from Smoking-Caused Emphysema
May 16, 2011 -- An international research team has identified a lung protein that appears to play a key role in smoking-related emphysema and have crafted an antibody to block its activity, Indiana University scientists reported. read more...
Innate Immune System Proteins Attack Bacteria by Triggering Bacterial Suicide Mechanisms
May 23, 2011 -- A group of proteins that act as the body’s built-in line of defense against invading bacteria use a molecular trick to induce bacteria to destroy themselves, researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have determined. The research could point the way toward new anti-bacterial treatments that could take on bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. read more...
Fish Oil May Have Positive Effects on Mood, Alcohol Craving, New Study Shows
May 25, 2011 -- Omega 3 fatty acids may be beneficial for more than just the heart. Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine disclosed at a molecular level a potential therapeutic benefit between these dietary supplements, alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorders. read more...
Listening and Hearing, Not the Same for Children with Cochlear Implants
May 27, 2011 -- Cochlear implants can allow profoundly deaf infants to hear speech – giving them the chance to eventually learn spoken language. However, a new study shows that the children receiving the implants don't automatically know how to listen when people speak to them. read more...
Paper and Computer Workarounds Challenge But May Improve Health IT
June 3, 2011 -- A new research study investigates the challenges that pen and paper workarounds or computerized communication breakdowns pose to the use of electronic health records. Understanding these challenges may lead to improved coordination of care supported by health IT. read more...
Indiana University Neuroscientists Map a New Target to Wipe Pain Away
June 6, 2011 -- Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered a peptide that short circuits a pathway for chronic pain. Unlike current treatments this peptide does not exhibit deleterious side effects such as reduced motor coordination, memory loss or depression, according to an article in Nature Medicine posted online June 5, 2011. read more...
Yoder Chosen to Drive IU School of Medicine Entrepreneurial Initiatives
June 14, 2011 -- Mervin C. Yoder, Jr., M.D., a veteran researcher and pediatrician at the Indiana University School of Medicine, has been appointed assistant dean for entrepreneurial research at the school and an associate director of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI). read more...
New High School Science Competition Grows Out of IU Medical School Lab
June 22, 2011 -- On Saturday, June 25, students and teachers from four Indiana high schools will gather at Greenfield-Central High School to demonstrate their skills at the state’s first high school-level iGEM – International Genetically Engineered Machines – Jamboree. read more...
Gallagher Named Associate Dean for Graduate Studies at IU School of Medicine
June 22, 2011 -- Patricia J. Gallagher, Ph.D., professor of cellular and integrative physiology, has been named associate dean for graduate studies at the Indiana University School of Medicine. read more...
New IUPUI Center for Urban Health Focuses on Half the World’s Population
June 23, 2011 -- A new center at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis has a tall order to fill – improving the quality of life for billions of people. read more...
Common Drugs Linked to Cognitive Impairment and Possibly to Increased Risk of Death
June 24, 2011 -- A large, long-term study confirms that medications with anticholinergic activity, which include many drugs frequently taken by older adults, cause cognitive impairment. The research is also the first to identify a possible link between these drugs – which include over-the-counter and prescription sleep aids and incontinence treatments – and risk of death read more...
Researchers Decipher Protein Structure of Key Molecule in DNA Transcription System
July 3, 2011 -- Scientists have deciphered the structure of an essential part of Mediator, a complex molecular machine that plays a vital role in regulating the transcription of DNA. read more...
New Book By Indiana University Physicians Slays Health Myths We All Thought Were True
July 7, 2011 -- Don’t Cross Your Eyes…They’ll Get Stuck that Way!, a new book by myth-fighting Indiana University School of Medicine pediatricians Aaron Carroll, M.D., M.S., and Rachel Vreeman, M.D., M.S., debunks the pearls of medical wisdom that many people and even their physicians believe are true. Be prepared to revise your thinking; no, an apple a day won’t keep the doctor away and no, warm milk won’t help you sleep. read more...
Writing DNR Orders Takes Longer, Death More Likely When Surrogate Decision-Maker Involved
July 11, 2011 -- Indiana University and Regenstrief Institute researchers report that it takes significantly longer for orders to forgo resuscitation in the event of cardiac arrest to be written for patients who had that decision made for them by a surrogate decision-maker compared to patients who made their own decisions, even though patients with a surrogate were sicker and the resuscitation issue might arise sooner. Among patients who died, patients with a surrogate had a shorter time frame between writing the DNR order and time of death compared to patients who made their own decisions. read more...
State's first-of-its-kind neuroscience facility reaches halfway point
July 19, 2011 -- The future of neuroscience is taking shape in downtown Indianapolis as construction for the first phase of the much-anticipated Indiana University Health Neuroscience Center reaches the halfway point. read more...
Katz Named Chair of New Biostatistics Department at Indiana University
July 20, 2011 -- Barry P. Katz, Ph.D., has been named the first chairman of the Indiana University Department of Biostatistics. read more...
IU Bioengineered Yeast May Save Bread at the Pump While Increasing Ethanol Production
August 4, 2011 -- Research into yeast’s dietary preferences could produce a savings at the pump and change the proficiency of ethanol production. read more...
IU Analysis Changing Diagnosis and Management of Initial UTIs in Young Children
August 30, 2011 -- Analysis by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers of ten years of scientific studies has resulted in changes in American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for how initial urinary tract infection in infants and toddlers is diagnosed and treated. This change will affect thousands of children every year. read more...
Even Mild Cognitive Impairment Appears to Substantially Increase Risk for Death
September 6, 2011 -- Cognitive impairment, even when detected at an early, mild stage, is a significant a predictor of decreased life expectancy. read more...
Cardiovascular Drug May Offer New Treatment for Some Difficult Types of Leukemia
September 12, 2011 -- A drug now prescribed for cardiovascular problems could become a new tool in physicians’ arsenals to attack certain types of leukemia that so far have evaded effective treatments, researchers say. read more...
IUSM-Evansville Faculty Member Receives Prestigious NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver Grant
September 14, 2011 -- Tracy G. Anthony, Ph.D., a faculty member researching liver metabolism at the Indiana University School of Medicine-Evansville, has been awarded a prestigious 2011 National Institutes of Health five-year grant of $1.5 million. read more...
Carbon Nanoparticles Break Barriers--and That May Not Be Good
September 15, 2011 -- A study by researchers from the schools of science and medicine at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis examines the effects of carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) on living cells. This work is among the first to study concentrations of these tiny particles that are low enough to mimic the actual exposure of an ordinary individual. read more...
Research Offers Hope for More Effective, Less Painful Treatment for Childhood Leukemia
September 26, 2011 -- For many children with cancer, treatment with vincristine means a cure. But for some, it can also mean debilitating side effects. Thanks to pioneering research centered at Indiana University School of Medicine, doctors may soon have a new tool to better diagnose those side effects in their young patients. read more...
IU School of Medicine Physician Scientist Wins Prestigious National Presidential Award
September 26, 2011 -- Jamie L. Renbarger, M.D., a pediatrician and researcher at the Indiana University School of Medicine, was named a recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by President Obama on Monday. read more...
New Modeling of Brain’s Circuitry May Bring Better Understanding of Parkinson’s Disease
September 27, 2011 -- Researchers from the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have developed a mathematical model of the brain’s neural circuitry that may provide a better understanding of how and why information is not transmitted correctly in the brains of Parkinson’s disease patients. This knowledge may eventually help scientists and clinicians correct these misfires. read more...
Cocaine Users Have 45 Percent Increased Risk of Glaucoma
September 29, 2011 -- A study of the 5.3 million men and women seen in Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics in a one-year period found that use of cocaine is predictive of open-angle glaucoma, the most common type of glaucoma. read more...
Overweight or Obese Kids at Almost Three Times Greater Risk of High Blood Pressure
October 4, 2011 -- Overweight or obese children are at three times greater risk for high blood pressure than children of normal weight, according to researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine. read more...
Leading Neurological Surgeon Joins Indiana University, Heads Neuroscience Center
October 11, 2011 -- Nicholas M. Barbaro, M.D., an internationally recognized neurosurgeon and researcher, has been named chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Indiana University and the first medical director of the new Indiana University Health Neurosciences Center of Excellence. read more...
Innovation at Regenstrief: Leveraging Novel Ideas to Improve Health Care
October 17, 2011 -- Integrating some of the best new practices of industry into the strengths of the academic research process, the Regenstrief Institute is launching an initiative to encourage and propel innovation. The Institute has over 40 years of experience as an international leader in improving healthcare delivery. read more...
IU Surgeons Pilot New Approach to Reduce Incontinence After Prostate Cancer
October 26, 2011 -- Men who undergo radical prostate surgery in the future may encounter fewer issues with incontinence thanks to research underway at the Indiana University School of Medicine. read more...
Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center Receives $9.1 Million from NIH to Continue Dementia Research
November 1, 2011 -- The National Institutes of Health has renewed funding to the Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center at Indiana University School of Medicine for the fifth consecutive five-year term, awarding the center its largest grant yet of $9.1 million. read more...
Indiana University School of Medicine Receives Additional Grand Challenges Explorations Funding
November 7, 2011 -- The Indiana University School of Medicine will receive additional funding through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enables researchers worldwide to test unorthodox ideas that address persistent health and development challenges. Andy Qigui Yu, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, will continue to pursue an innovative global health research project, titled “A Novel Therapeutic Strategy to Eradicate HIV Infection.” read more...
IU School of Medicine Research Funding Sparks $370 Million in Hoosier Economic Activity
November 9, 2011 -- Public research funds received by the Indiana University School of Medicine and its partner hospitals boosted the Hoosier economy by about $370 million in 2009, according to a study released by the Association of American Medical Colleges. read more...
Protecting Our Brains: Tackling Delirium
November 17, 2011 -- A new national plan of action provides a roadmap for improving the care of patients with delirium, a poorly understood and often unrecognized brain condition that affects approximately seven million hospitalized Americans each year. read more...
Paving the Way for Better Prevention and Management of Delirium
November 17, 2011 -- Important clues to the prevention and management of delirium, a condition affecting an estimated 7 million hospitalized Americans, are being ignored, according to a study from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine. read more...
Dean's Slides Provide Update, Insight to State of the IU School of Medicine
November 21, 2011 -- In a tough financial environment, how is the Indiana University School of Medicine doing in landing research grants and contracts? How do IU School of Medicine students compare with national averages on national proficiency tests? How do residents and fellows rate their experiences at the school? read more...
Nursing Home Quality Scorecards Don’t Tell the Whole Score
November 21, 2011 -- The scoring system government agencies use to rate nursing home quality does not provide an adequate evaluation because they do not take into account the degree of cognitive impairment of their patient populations and whether facilities include a specialized dementia unit according to a new study. read more...
Century-Old Brains May Hold Future of Treatment for Mentally Ill, IU Pathologist Says
December 6, 2011 -- Visitors to the Indiana Medical History Museum in Indianapolis may find the 19th-century brains on display a strange reminder of the building’s past as an insane asylum, but a recent breakthrough using these samples by a pathologist from the Indiana University School of Medicine could spell the future of detecting mental illness. read more...
Journal Supplement Presents Strategies for Introducing Health Care Delivery Innovation
December 8, 2011 -- The health care system in the United States faces numerous challenges: how to bring innovation from the laboratory to the bedside, how to ensure more equitable use of medical services and, in a time of increasing financial strain, how to pay for that care. read more...
Patient Empowerment and System Transformation to Improve Cancer Care
December 14, 2011 -- Physicians can use medical records to track the quality of cancer care and determine whether their patients are receiving the right treatments at the right time. Yet the patient is the only one who ultimately can evaluate the quality of his or her experience while receiving treatment. read more...
IU School Of Medicine Joins Forces with Michelle Obama to Aid Veterans and Their Families
January 11, 2012 -- The Indiana University School of Medicine is uniting with first lady Michelle Obama's Joining Forces initiative in committing to train physicians to meet the unique health care needs of veterans and their families, including treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. read more...
IU Study: Socioeconomic Status More Influential Than Race in Determination of Child Abuse
January 23, 2012 -- An Indiana University School of Medicine study has determined that a patient’s socioeconomic status has more influence than race on physician diagnosis of whether a child’s injury was accidental or caused by abuse. read more...
Nearly 700 Women Donate to Indy’s Super Cure Breast Tissue Collection Event
February 2, 2012 -- Nearly 700 women, 46 percent of whom represented minority populations, selflessly donated healthy breast tissue during Indy’s Super Cure Jan. 28 and 29 at the IU Simon Cancer Center. read more...
Indiana University Scientist Works to Detach Protein that HIV Uses as Protective Shield
February 13, 2012 -- One of the frustrations for scientists working on HIV/AIDS treatments has been the human immunodeficiency virus’ ability to evade the body’s immune system. Now an Indiana University researcher is testing a compound developed by a Harvard University colleague that could help put the immune system back in the hunt. read more...
IU School of Medicine Adds SciVal Database to Its Researchers’ Tools
March 13, 2012 -- The Indiana University School of Medicine has invested in SciVal, a national research database service that will give its scientists a powerful tool to support their research. read more...
Indiana University Expert to Blog for JAMA on Politics of Health Care
March 13, 2012 -- Indiana University’s Aaron E. Carroll, M.D.,M.S., a nationally respected health policy expert and health services researcher, has been named to a select team of the nation’s foremost scholars who will provide insight about the political aspects of health care this election year via The JAMA Forum, a new Journal of the American Medical Association blog. read more...
Indiana University Researchers Take Steps Toward Prevention of Diabetes
March 22, 2012 -- Early signals that insulin processing cells are developing problems that result in type 1 diabetes may lead to tests to predict who will develop the disease and possibly how to prevent it, according to Indiana University School of Medicine researchers. read more...
Regenstrief and IU Physician to Advise Canadian Government on Veterans’ Health
March 23, 2012 -- Regenstrief Institute investigator Kurt Kroenke, M.D., Chancellor's Professor of Medicine in the Indiana University School of Medicine and a research scientist with the Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice at the Richard Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Indianapolis, has been named one of five members of a new scientific advisory committee that will provide expert advice to the Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs. read more...
Making Medication Alerts in Electronic Medical Record Systems More Useful and Usable
March 29, 2012 -- A study by Regenstrief Institute and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs investigators provides the first in-depth look at how health care providers react to medication alerts generated by electronic medical record systems. The researchers plan to use this information to improve the design of medication alerts and diminish the phenomenon known as alert fatigue, where providers can become desensitized and may start unintentionally ignoring some important warnings. read more...
IU Researchers Join National Network Testing Stem Cell Therapies for Cardiovascular Disease
April 2, 2012 -- Physician scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine have been selected to join the nationwide Cardiovascular Cell Therapy Research Network and will begin a new round of tests of adult stem cell treatments for peripheral artery disease this summer. read more...
Alcohol and Drug “Cues” Trigger Physical Responses that Cause Cravings and Relapse, IU Researchers Report
April 16, 2012 -- Alcohol craving and relapse may have a physical neurological basis, and a particular part of the brain goes into action when those cravings are stimulated, Indiana University School of Medicine researchers reported today. read more...
Scientists Induce Heart Structural Cells to Become Working Heart Muscle After Damage
April 18, 2012 -- Scientists have reprogrammed heart scar tissue cells in mice into working heart muscle cells, an accomplishment that holds out hope for future regeneration techniques, according to a report by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, and Indiana University School of Medicine. read more...
Indiana University Researchers Extract Viable DNA from Decades-Old Preserved Tissue
April 24, 2012 -- DNA viable for clinical and experimental research can be extracted from tissue preserved many decades ago, according to a study published by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers. The ability to extract viable DNA data from historic tissue samples may contribute to the development of innovative, individualized therapies for individuals with psychological illnesses. read more...
Awards to five IU School of Medicine physicians address critical need for geriatricians
April 27, 2012 -- Five Indiana University School of Medicine geriatricians are among only 83 advanced fellows and junior faculty members nationwide who will share in $2.5 million in career development awards from The John A. Hartford Foundation. The IU School of Medicine was one of the top-funded institutions. read more...
Institute of Medicine Urges Improved FDA Monitoring of Drugs After Market Approval
May 1, 2012 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should adopt a more systematic approach to tracking potential problems with prescription drugs after they are approved, an Institute of Medicine committee said Tuesday in a report coauthored by an Indiana University bioethics expert. read more...
Indiana CTSI releases progress report to highlight growth
May 2, 2012 -- An institute established four years ago with a multimillion-dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health announced that it has distributed more than $12.5 million in grants and awards to support research since 2008 and currently supports more than 80 full-time equivalent professional jobs across Indiana. read more...
Bioethics experts announce global research platform to tackle ethical, legal and social issues in genomics
May 10, 2012 -- Just as the sequencing of the human genome is having a pervasive and global impact on medicine, work on the societal impact of the genomic revolution must also move to an international stage, a team of bioethics experts said today. 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...
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...
Olanzapine controls breakthrough chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
May 17, 2012 -- Cancer patients who suffer chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting are experiencing effective relief as a result of new Indiana University research indicating the usefulness of the anti-psychotic olanzapine to control these potentially debilitating side effects. read more...
STeleR study: Telerehab improves functioning after stroke
May 29, 2012 -- Researchers led by Regenstrief Institute investigator Neale Chumbler, Ph.D., a research scientist with the Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice at the Richard Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, have developed STeleR, a home telerehabilitation program that they report improves lower body physical functioning even two years after a stroke. Participating in STeleR also increased the likelihood of maintaining a regular fitness routine, enhanced money management skills, and improved the capability to prepare meals and take care of personal needs such as bathing. read more...
Intravenous kidney cell transplant experiments raise hope for future human kidney failure treatments
May 30, 2012 -- Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have successfully transplanted primary kidney cells intravenously to treat renal failure in rats, pointing the way to a possible future alternative to kidney transplants and expensive dialysis treatments in humans. read more...
IU research leads to risk factor test for rare chest cancers
June 4, 2012 -- Research conducted by physicians and scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine has resulted in a genetic test to predict the risk of recurrence of thymoma, a rare tumor of the upper chest. The study results were presented June 2 in a poster presentation at the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago. read more...
Analysis will examine safety of in-hospital underwater births
June 7, 2012 -- One of the first systematic examinations of the safety of in-hospital underwater births in the United States commences this month, when Regenstrief Institute fellow Jeanne Ballard, M.D., an obstetrician/gynecologist with more than 16 years of experience delivering babies, collaborates with Regenstrief investigator Michael Weiner, M.D., MPH to put the tools of medical informatics and outcomes research to work to improve reproductive health care. read more...
Study: Free, user-friendly 'blood pressure cuff' for dementia is reliable and valid
June 14, 2012 -- A new study shows that a practical clinical tool developed by researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine to measure severity of dementia symptoms is reliable and valid. The Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor is simple, user-friendly and sensitive to change in symptoms. read more...
Study: Willingness to be screened for dementia varies by age but not by sex, race or income
June 19, 2012 -- The first study to examine the actual willingness of older adults to be screened for dementia has found that acceptance of screening is pervasive, although it varies by age. However, willingness to be screened for dementia does not differ by sex, race or income level. read more...
Funding renewed for IU-Kenya international research ethics partnership
June 20, 2012 -- An international bioethics program at Indiana University and Moi University in Kenya has been renewed for five years with a $1.25 million grant from the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health to the IU Center for Bioethics. read more...
Wishard and St. Vincent physicians honored at White House event
June 20, 2012 -- Lisa Harris, M.D., CEO and medical director for Wishard Health Services, was one of 82 health care providers nationwide recognized for their program in health IT by the White House and Health and Human Services at a Health IU Town Hall in Washington, D.C., June 19. read more...
IU scientist to lead study on the use of telehealth to assist veterans with mild brain injury
June 26, 2012 -- An Indiana University researcher has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a new assessment mechanism that will improve long-distance care for military veterans with mild traumatic brain injury. The system will be piloted at five hospitals serving veterans and active-duty soldiers in the South and Midwest, including the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. read more...
Scientists mount genome research initiative to unlock Alzheimer’s genetic secrets
July 2, 2012 -- The genetic secrets of Alzheimer’s disease are hiding in our DNA. Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine and colleagues across the country are mounting a revolutionary new research project to find them. read more...
Glick Eye Institute researcher lands NIH funding to study racial disparities in glaucoma
July 12, 2012 -- Why do people of African descent develop glaucoma at rates higher than Caucasians? Funding from the National Institutes of Health will help Alon Harris, M.S., Ph.D., FARVO, director of clinical research at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute, learn the answer to that question. read more...
Pediatric ophthalmologist designs vision screening kit for schools, physicians
July 16, 2012 -- Daniel Neely, M.D., treats children in his pediatric ophthalmology clinic for vision problems ranging from amblyopia and strabismus to cataracts and retinoblastoma. By the time children reach his exam chair, they could be at risk for serious eye conditions. read more...
Indiana University fibromyalgia study seeks participants
July 19, 2012 -- The Indiana University School of Medicine Division of Rheumatology seeks participants for a study of an oral allergy medication to improve the symptoms of fibromyalgia. read more...
IU researchers identify protein target that could lead to therapies for hard-to-treat cancers
July 23, 2012 -- Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have identified a compound that targets a cancer-related protein, suggesting it could offer a future therapy for difficult-to-treat cancers. read more...
Army anti-suicide initiative brings $3 million to IU School of Medicine scientist’s research
July 24, 2012 -- Could a nasal spray provide a quick antidote to suicidal thoughts among soldiers? An Indiana University School of Medicine scientist has been awarded a $3 million research grant from the U.S. Army to develop such a system. read more...
Study: Group yoga improves motor function and balance long after stroke
July 27, 2012 -- Group yoga can improve motor function and balance in stroke survivors, even if they don’t begin yoga until six months or more after the stroke, according to “Post-Stroke Balance Improves With Yoga: A Pilot Study,” published online July 26 in the journal Stroke. read more...
Indiana University imaging study of addiction risk factors needs young volunteers
August 1, 2012 -- The Indiana University School of Medicine is seeking volunteers for an imaging study that may shed light on why some children are more prone to develop substance abuse problems later in life. read more...
Groundbreaking ceremony set as construction begins on IU neurosciences research facility
August 3, 2012 -- Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels will join leaders of Indiana University and Indiana University Health Aug. 6 to recognize the start of construction that will result in a new center for research and clinical excellence in the neurosciences in Indianapolis. read more...
Blocking immune system receptor present on neurons could improve morphine effectiveness, IU scientists report
August 16, 2012 -- Morphine given to relieve chronic pain can, counter to expectations, result in a person feeling more pain. But a drug that blocks a key immune system component could make the morphine treatment more effective by blocking that side-effect pain, according to researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine. read more...
External Advisory Council formed to assist with search for IU School of Medicine dean
August 31, 2012 -- An External Advisory Council has been appointed by President Michael A. McRobbie to assist the recently formed search committee in identifying finalists for the next dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine and vice president for university clinical affairs. read more...
Review: Altruism's influence on parental decision to vaccinate children is unclear
September 11, 2012 -- As outbreaks of preventable diseases such as whooping cough and measles increase in the United States, researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine are investigating whether altruism, known to influence adults’ decisions to immunize themselves, influences parental decisions to vaccinate their children. read more...
IU School of Medicine and IU Health collaborate on cardiovascular genetics in patient care, research
September 11, 2012 -- With funding from the Strategic Research Initiative, physician-scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Health are implementing the state’s first comprehensive program to implement genetic testing in research and clinical care in heart disease read more...
Translation of research into practice for post-stroke care goes national
September 13, 2012 -- Researcher-clinicians from the Regenstrief Institute, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Indiana University School of Medicine are leading a national effort to coordinate and organize acute stroke care across the entire VA medical system. This initiative to improve in-hospital management of stroke with the goal of reducing disability and death was implemented by the VA this summer and may serve as a model for public and private hospital systems around the country. read more...
Study provides roadmap for delirium risks, prevention, treatment, prognosis and research
September 18, 2012 -- Delirium, a common acute condition with significant short- and long-term effects on cognition and function, should be identified as an indicator of poor long-term prognosis, prompting immediate and effective management strategies, according to the authors of a new systematic evidence review. read more...
IU School of Medicine, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana selected for national brain injury research network
September 27, 2012 -- Federal officials have designated Indiana University School of Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana a Traumatic Brain Injury Model System site. The five-year $2,137,500 grant adds local researchers and physicians to the leading national network of centers studying and treating traumatic brain injury and its impact on the lives of patients and their families. read more...
Glick Eye Institute researcher honored with Ausich scholarship
October 11, 2012 -- Halesha Basavarajappa, a Ph.D. student working in a research lab at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute, has received a two-year $30,000 Ausich Graduate Student Research Scholarship from Kemin Health. read more...
IU School of Medicine researcher: Genome Atlas finds future targets for breast cancer treatments
October 23, 2012 -- Scientists are now a step closer to understanding the complexities of breast cancer with findings made available through The Cancer Genome Atlas, a multi-center study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Indiana University School of Medicine participated in the research that identified four molecular cancer subtypes based on samples from 825 breast cancer patients. read more...
Indiana University researchers report first effective treatment of tumors arising from common genetic disease NF1
November 1, 2012 -- Physician-researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have reported the first effective therapy for a class of previously untreatable and potentially life-threatening tumors often found in children. read more...
Joining Forces with Indiana University School of Medicine: Working for veterans
November 8, 2012 -- Indiana University School of Medicine is serving veterans through research initiatives focusing on health problems affecting those who have served and their families. read more...
Regenstrief health care delivery contest seeks ideas from the public to propel research
November 15, 2012 -- How can we ensure that the scientific community is asking the right questions about how to deliver the best health care to Americans? The Regenstrief Institute, an internationally recognized health care research organization, is seeking input for future studies from the public, whose varied voices are typically underrepresented in research. read more...
IU scientist will use $1.15M grant to research biomarkers for heavy drinking
November 15, 2012 -- An Indiana University researcher has received a $1.15 million Department of Defense grant to investigate whether a simple blood test could be used to determine whether a person has recently been drinking heavily. read more...
Inhibition of enzyme could lead to improved chemotherapy and stem cell transplant results
November 21, 2012 -- Blocking the action of one enzyme could mean improved results for thousands of cancer patients who undergo bone marrow or cord blood transplants after chemotherapy, an Indiana University research team has reported. read more...
Regenstrief Institute and Merck launch unique post-doctoral training opportunity
November 27, 2012 -- The Regenstrief Institute, in collaboration with Merck, has created two visiting scholar positions to provide post-doctoral training at the intersection of pharmacoepidemiology and biomedical informatics at the institute. read more...
Frankel to lead first IU Simon Cancer Center Palliative Care Research and Education Program
December 5, 2012 -- Research sociologist Richard M. Frankel, Ph.D., has been selected to be the first director of the Mary Margaret Walther Palliative Care Research and Education Program at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center. read more...
Husband, wife join Glick Eye Institute as basic science research director, Marilyn K. Glick Senior Chair
January 11, 2013 -- Vision research at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute will receive a double boost when husband-and-wife research scientists from the University of Florida join the Department of Ophthalmology at the Indiana University School of Medicine this year. read more...
IU researcher’s lung cancer work may someday improve standard of care
January 23, 2013 -- Lung cancer researchers at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center are developing new anti-cancer agents that may someday improve the current standard of care. read more...
IU School of Medicine study: Common anti-fever medications pose kidney injury risk for children
January 25, 2013 -- Sick children, especially those with some dehydration from flu or other illnesses, risk significant kidney injury if given drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen, Indiana University School of Medicine researchers said Friday. read more...
McAllister to lead Indiana University psychiatry program
January 25, 2013 -- Thomas W. McAllister, M.D., has been named chair of the Department of Psychiatry and the Albert Eugene Sterne Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine. He will begin his duties this summer, pending approval by the IU Board of Trustees. read more...
Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation continues vascular research support at IU School of Medicine
January 31, 2013 -- The Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation provided nearly $200,000 in support for research at Indiana University School of Medicine in 2012, school officials said, pushing their aggregated commitment to more than $3 million, with a promise for ongoing major support. read more...
Fish oil may protect dialysis patients from sudden cardiac death
February 6, 2013 -- Medical literature long has touted the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for the heart. But until now, researchers have not studied the potential benefit for people on hemodialysis, who are among the highest-risk patients for sudden cardiac death. read more...
On 'Sound Medicine': Changes for Medicare, fecal transplants, and studying stress to predict health
February 8, 2013 -- The award-winning “Sound Medicine” announces its program for Feb. 10, featuring a doc chat on the potential impact of health care law on the states, a look at how some of Detroit’s homeless are getting critical medical care, and how our responses to stress today will affect our health in 10 years. read more...
On 'Sound Medicine': African childbirth mortality, brain surgery, and early puberty in boys
February 15, 2013 -- The award-winning “Sound Medicine” announces its program for Feb. 17, featuring several segments on brain surgery breakthroughs, adherence devices and early puberty in boys. Please check local listings for broadcast dates, times and stations. read more...
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome seem to have higher risk of heart attack and stroke
February 18, 2013 -- A syndrome common in women of reproductive age may place them at greater risk for hardening of the arteries, which predisposes them to heart attack and stroke, according to research published Feb. 15 in the American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism. read more...
Genome-wide imaging study identifies new gene associated with Alzheimer’s plaques
February 20, 2013 -- A study combining genetic data with brain imaging, designed to identify genes associated with the amyloid plaque deposits found in Alzheimer’s disease patients, has not only identified the APOE gene -- long associated with development of Alzheimer’s -- but has uncovered an association with a second gene, called BCHE. read more...
For top athletes, NFL Scouting Combine begins with heart screening
February 21, 2013 -- For more than 300 college football players, the NFL Scouting Combine that runs through Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium is a prime opportunity to show that they have what it takes to join the ranks of the National Football League. read more...
On 'Sound Medicine': Healthy soldiers, the latest cardiac innovations, and adult ADHD
February 21, 2013 -- The award-winning “Sound Medicine” announces its program for Feb. 24, with segments covering adult ADHD, the latest cardiac innovations, and a new treatment for uncontrolled hypertension. Please check local listings for broadcast dates, times and stations. read more...
Regenstrief presentation: Collaborating to improve health care delivery in Rwanda
February 28, 2013 -- Investigators from the Regenstrief Institute will demonstrate the groundbreaking Open Health Information Exchange or OpenHIE, currently deployed in Rwanda at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, or HIMSS, annual conference March 3 to 7 in New Orleans. read more...
Study: Computerized reminders significantly improve HIV care in resource-limited setting
March 7, 2013 -- A large randomized controlled study is among the first to rigorously demonstrate that health information technology can improve compliance with patient care guidelines by clinicians in resource-limited countries. The study was led by Regenstrief Institute investigator Martin Chieng Were, M.D., M.S., assistant professor of medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine, and Regenstrief Institute affiliated scientist Rachel Vreeman, M.D., M.S, assistant professor of pediatrics at the IU School of Medicine. read more...
NIH funding puts researchers on path to restoring vision loss from diabetic eye disease
March 12, 2013 -- Researchers at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute and the Indiana Center for Vascular Biology at Indiana University School of Medicine are on the cusp of perfecting stem cell treatments that would halt – and potentially reverse – vision loss caused by diabetic retinopathy. read more...
Researchers say NSAIDs can boost stem cells for transplants for cancer patients
March 13, 2013 -- Scientists say that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be a boon to doctors gathering stem cells for transplants to treat patients with blood or bone marrow cancers, including non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and multiple myeloma. read more...
Cancer researchers discover new type of retinoblastoma in babies
March 13, 2013 -- Not all forms of retinoblastoma, a pediatric cancer of the eye, may be inherited, a discovery that would spare children years of medical evaluations and offer the potential of drug therapy for an aggressive malignancy. read more...
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