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Acute myeloid leukemia discovery tackles drug-resistant gene mutations

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators have uncovered molecular insights expected to enhance treatment options for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a rare and severe blood and bone marrow cancer.

IU School of Medicine | Jun 20, 2024

Increased expression of gene improves Alzheimer's disease symptoms

A new study by IU School of Medicine researchers has found that increased expression of a gene linked to Alzheimer's disease helped improve characteristics of the disease in mouse models. Gene expression is a series of molecular events that turns on particular parts of the DNA to inform how cells function.

IU School of Medicine | Jun 18, 2024

a toddler plays with toys in the early autism evaluation hub

Eye-tracking techniques could help primary care providers diagnose autism sooner, more accurately

Nearly 3% of all children in the United States are diagnosed with autism, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But a collaborative team of researchers at Indiana University and Purdue University are finding ways to make the right diagnosis sooner.

IU School of Medicine | May 31, 2024

Indianapolis welcomes international breath research experts for 2024 Breath Summit

More than 100 breath research specialists from around the world are expected in Indianapolis this summer for the 2024 Breath Summit.

IU School of Medicine | May 30, 2024

Shadia Jalal, MD and Catherine Sears, MD

Lung cancer screenings to expand for Indiana veterans thanks to $1 million grant

Two researchers with the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center have been awarded a three-year, $1 million grant to expand lung cancer screenings to veterans across Indiana.

IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center | Dec 13, 2023

IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center expands summer research programs for students and teachers with new grants totaling $3 million

More students than ever will be able to participate in meaningful cancer-focused research experiences through summer programs at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, thanks to two new five-year grants from the National Cancer Institute.

IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center | Dec 08, 2023

Protein found in brain linked to frontotemporal dementia

An international team of researchers including experts at the Indiana University School of Medicine has identified a protein found in the brains of people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), discovering a new target for potential treatments for the disease.

IU School of Medicine | Dec 07, 2023

IU researchers develop new brain network modeling tools to advance Alzheimer's disease research

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.

IU School of Medicine | Nov 30, 2023

$4.5 million gift from Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation funds mobile lung cancer screening program at IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center and IU Health

A mobile lung cancer screening program will soon take life-saving screenings to eligible high-risk Hoosiers statewide, thanks to a generous $4.5 million gift from the Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation that will include matching dollars from Indiana University Health, bringing its impact to $8.5 million.

IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center | Nov 03, 2023

KCVRC investigators review a heart image.

First ever clinical classification of heart attacks based on tissue damage adopted by Canadian Cardiovascular Society

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) released the world’s first classification of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) — or heart attack — based on heart tissue damage research that was driven by two cardiovascular investigators within the Ischemic Heart Disease Program of Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center (KCVRC) at Indiana University School of Medicine and Northern Ontario School of Medicine.

IU School of Medicine | Oct 29, 2023