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IU School of Medicine reaches NIH funding milestone, continues record-setting trend
IU School of Medicine | Jan 27, 2021
IU researchers join nationwide effort to use artificial intelligence in study of Alzheimer's disease
Christina Griffiths | Oct 15, 2020
IU School of Medicine, partners receive $1.3 million to deploy collaborative statewide dementia care model
IU School of Medicine | Sep 14, 2020
Palkowitz named Indiana Biosciences Research Institute President and CEO
IU School of Medicine | Sep 02, 2020
IU School of Medicine continues record-setting research trend; up 5 spots in National Institutes of Health rankings
INDIANAPOLIS – For the fourth-straight year, Indiana University School of Medicine set a school record for research funding received from the National Institutes of Health, demonstrating national leadership in critical fields like Alzheimer’s disease and pediatrics and providing a major boost to the Indiana economy. IU School of Medicine scientists and physicians were awarded over […]
IU School of Medicine | Jan 28, 2020
First randomized clinical trial found no harms from dementia screening in primary care
INDIANAPOLIS – Research scientists at Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine have conducted the first randomized controlled trial to evaluate the pros and cons of population screening for dementia. The researchers found no harm, as measured by patient reported depressive and anxiety symptoms, from screening for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia in diverse […]
IU School of Medicine | Jan 15, 2020
IU School of Medicine awarded $36 million NIH grant for Alzheimer's disease drug discovery center
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University School of Medicine has been awarded a grant expected to total $36 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health to launch a drug discovery center to accelerate the development of promising treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. The center is a strategic partnership with the Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery. […]
IU School of Medicine | Oct 01, 2019
Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter announces $1 million grant for LEADS study
Indianapolis, IN – August 19, 2019 – The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter today announced it is funding a $1 million add-on study focusing on genetics to the Longitudinal Early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease Study (LEADS) led by Indiana University School of Medicine. The additional funding will allow researchers to study the entire genome of all 600 […]
IU School of Medicine | Aug 19, 2019
Novel discovery of links between liver dysfunction and Alzheimer’s disease
New research from the Alzheimer’s Disease Metabolomics Consortium (ADMC) and Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) has uncovered novel connections between liver dysfunction and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), paving a new path toward a systems level view of Alzheimer’s relevant for early detection and ultimately for prevention. The study, published today in JAMA Network Open, was led […]
Katie Duffey | Jul 31, 2019
Researchers discover hidden differences between pathology of CTE and Alzheimer’s disease
INDIANAPOLIS — An international team of scientists at Indiana University School of Medicine, University of Kansas and the U.K. Medical Research Council have dismantled the belief that Alzheimer’s disease and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy have identical pathology. Their discovery offers options for improved diagnosis and potential targeted treatments. CTE has been making headlines across the sports […]
Christine Drury | Mar 20, 2019