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Researchers identify link between alternative gene splicing and risk of alcohol use disorder

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered alternative gene splicing, which occurs during gene expression, can impact a person’s risk of alcohol use ...

IU School of Medicine | May 30, 2023

Pediatrics researcher led Indiana site for international peanut allergy study in toddlers

The results of a phase three clinical trial in peanut-allergic children ages 1 to 3 suggest an immunotherapy drug delivered via skin patch has the ...

IU School of Medicine | May 23, 2023

IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center launches online early detection prevention campaign

A new public education campaign that focuses on cancer early detection and prevention has been launched by the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive ...

IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center | May 16, 2023

IU School of Medicine names Apostolova associate dean for Alzheimer’s disease research

Liana G. Apostolova, MS, MD, FAAN, has been named associate dean for Alzheimer’s disease research at Indiana University School of Medicine. The role is a ...

IU School of Medicine | May 11, 2023

IU School of Medicine ceremony celebrates new health care professionals

Indiana University School of Medicine celebrated the Class of 2023 graduates with a recognition ceremony Monday, May 8, 2023, at the Indiana Convention Center.

IU School of Medicine | May 09, 2023

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Chuckstrong raises more than $1.7M for IU cancer research in its 11th year

On a night that celebrated the hope that comes from cancer research, the Chuckstrong initiative raised more than $1.7 million for research at the Indiana ...

IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center | Apr 22, 2023

Harikrishna Nakshatri, PhD IU Simon Cancer Center

IU cancer researchers identify new target for breast cancer therapy

While trying to understand what initiates breast cells to become cancerous, researchers at the Vera Bradley Foundation Center for Breast Cancer Research at Indiana University ...

IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center | Apr 20, 2023

Protein that drives the development of alcohol-associated liver disease identified by IU researchers

Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), a complex disorder that occurs in some patients who have engaged in excessive alcohol use, is one of the leading causes ...

IU School of Medicine | Apr 18, 2023

IU cancer center researcher leads first in-human multiple myeloma study with 90.5 percent response rate

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center served as the lead site for a promising first-in-human clinical trial for patients with relapsed multiple ...

IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center | Apr 17, 2023

Deaths by suicide increase significantly during the week of a full moon

For centuries, people have suspected a full moon in the sky to cause mysterious changes in people. Now, psychiatrists at Indiana University School of Medicine ...

IU School of Medicine | Apr 07, 2023