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Innovative brain-imaging study aimed at identifying at-risk kids

Faculty at the Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health are looking to discover why some children and adolescents ...

IU School of Medicine | Dec 19, 2017

IU, Regenstrief Institute receive nearly $3 million to fund studies on aiding family caregivers of patients with dementia or traumatic brain injury

Health services researcher Nicole Fowler, PhD, MHSA, of Indiana University School of Medicine and colleagues have received grants from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) ...

IU School of Medicine | Dec 18, 2017

IU researchers identify way to block malaria-causing parasites’ ability to shield themselves against popular drug treatment

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have identified a way to block the ability of parasites that cause malaria to shield themselves against drug treatments ...

IU School of Medicine | Dec 13, 2017

IU, Regenstrief study finds surrogate decision makers experience psychological distress

A new study from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute explores predictors and frequency of surrogate decision-maker distress and has ...

IU School of Medicine | Dec 04, 2017

Researchers identify first brain training exercise positively linked to dementia prevention

Aging research specialists have identified, for the first time, a form of mental exercise that can reduce the risk of dementia. The cognitive training, called ...

IU School of Medicine | Nov 16, 2017

Motorcycle passengers more likely to suffer traumatic brain injuries than drivers, IU School of Medicine study shows

Motorcycle passengers are more likely to be non-compliant with protective helmet use and to suffer from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) than motorcycle drivers, according to ...

IU School of Medicine | Nov 15, 2017

Critical Care Recovery Center concept could benefit adult ICU survivors of all ages

A new study from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University researchers reports that a care model they originally developed for older adults with dementia could benefit ...

IU School of Medicine | Nov 14, 2017

Nationally recognized leader in academic medicine named executive associate dean of educational affairs and institutional improvement

Paul M. Wallach, MD, a nationally recognized leader in academic medicine, has been named executive associate dean of educational affairs and institutional improvement for Indiana ...

IU School of Medicine | Oct 31, 2017

Lu named Vera Bradley Foundation Professor of Breast Cancer Innovation at IU School of Medicine

Nationally recognized cancer biologist Xiongbin Lu, PhD, has been named the Vera Bradley Foundation Professor of Breast Cancer Innovation at Indiana University School of Medicine. ...

IU School of Medicine | Oct 25, 2017

IU School of Medicine researcher awarded $1.9 million grant to study vision-threatening condition

Indiana University School of Medicine was recently awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant by to study diabetic retinopathy, a long-term, vision-threatening complication of diabetes.

IU School of Medicine | Oct 24, 2017