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IU School of Medicine's 2023 NIH funding ranked No. 13 among public universities

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers received over $243 million in total funding from the National Institutes of Health during federal fiscal year 2023 — a more than $54 million increase over the past five years, or 28%.

IU School of Medicine  |  Feb 20, 2024

Statewide project to provide care and support to people living with dementia and their care partners

An Indiana University School of Medicine statewide project in collaboration with Indiana University Health was recently funded to support people living with dementia as well as their family care partners find more support and resources, thanks to a new $686,000 grant from the National Institute on Aging IMPACT Collaboratory.

IU School of Medicine  |  Aug 29, 2023

New $3.5 million grant to aid in identification of new neurodegenerative diseases

Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine and the University of Toronto have been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to identify new neurodegenerative disorders that are often misdiagnosed as other conditions.

IU School of Medicine  |  Dec 08, 2022

Researchers discover new information about amyloid filaments in neurodegenerative diseases

Experts at Indiana University School of Medicine have helped identify that a common protein found in neurodegenerative diseases forms amyloid filaments in an age-dependent manner without a connection to disease.

IU School of Medicine  |  Mar 28, 2022

IU School of Medicine, partners receive $1.3 million to deploy collaborative statewide dementia care model

Supported by a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Indiana University School of Medicine and its partners have launched a 36-month venture to enhance, strengthen and expand supports for people with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias and their caregivers in 34 Indiana counties.

IU School of Medicine  |  Sep 14, 2020

Novel app designed to help patients avoid drugs linked to dementia

Researcher awarded $3.5 million to study effectiveness of technology intervention aimed at older adults A team of researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine, Regenstrief Institute and Purdue University, led by Richard Holden, PhD, is testing a new app, called Brain Safe, designed to help people reduce their exposure to a common class of drugs […]

IU School of Medicine  |  Jul 15, 2019

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) and the United States Department of Defense totaling nearly $3 million to fund two novel studies focusing on helping family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias or traumatic brain injury.

IU School of Medicine  |  Dec 18, 2017

IU and Regenstrief studying decreasing dementia after delirium for older ICU survivors

Researchers from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute are developing and testing the nation’s first program to deliver via telemedicine specially designed cognitive training and physical exercise programs to the homes of hospital intensive care survivors who have experienced delirium while in the ICU.

IU School of Medicine  |  Jun 05, 2017

Study compares hospice care in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and patient homes

Researchers, led by Center for Aging Research and Regenstrief Institute investigator Kathleen Unroe, MD, MHA, assistant professor of medicine at IU School of Medicine, analyzed data from more than 32,600 men and women in 18 states who received routine hospice care from 2009 to 2015.

IU School of Medicine  |  Mar 23, 2017

IU Center for Aging Research develops novel ICU delirium severity assessment tool

Researchers from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research have developed and validated a novel easy-to-administer tool to score and track delirium severity in the ICU, enabling clinicians to make better decisions about the brain health of ICU patients.

IU School of Medicine  |  Mar 14, 2017