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Symposium invites community, scientific leaders to better understand brain health, neurodegeneration

The IU School of Medicine will highlight its robust neuroscience research program April 13 and 14 at the inaugural Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders Symposium.

Ben Middelkamp  | Mar 26, 2025

SpaceX7 Launch Explosion

I am sure you have heard about the explosion of the SpaceX rocket. Clearly it will take time to investigate what happened, to identify solutions

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Smaller blast, bigger problem

        In our previous blog post, “Blast off to healing,” we discussed the impact of (explosion-induced) blast injury on bone. In this

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3, 2, 1…Blast off to Healing

“Blast” Original acrylic and paper on canvas by team member, Jane Han and colleague, David Sohutskay (14”x11”) Unlike humans, animals immediately bear weight on their

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Bone 101

The bones that make up the skeleton are responsible for protection of our internal organs and maintaining mineral levels throughout the body in addition to

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Finance 101: The Dark Hole of Spaceflight Studies

Budgets: We do them for businesses and work, and now I am doing it now for a space journey! I can handle a household budget

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Alert – Mission Launch Moved up a Month to Jan. 3!

I’m not sure if I am excited or about to be ill.  No, I’m definitely excited! No time for an extensive blog today – work needs

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Seeking a Better Bone Regeneration Therapy

There are very few tissues in the body capable of completely regenerating themselves without leaving a scar – the skeleton is one of them. However,

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It Takes a Village: AKA Our Team

I am sure everyone has heard the saying “It takes a village to….”. Well, that is also the case with research and especially spaceflight research.

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Space Meets Bone – Dr. Kacena’s Journey

  While I am currently an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at the IU School of Medicine, many people are surprised to hear that my

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