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Newswise — Rare Disease Day is observed on February 28 each year, or February 29th on leap years — the rarest day on the calendar. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness about rare diseases and advocating for health equity to ensure all people living with rare diseases have access to diagnosis and therapies….
Newswise — BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — For the second year, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, in collaboration with the IU Maurer School of Law and other partners on campus and within the Bloomington community, will present “AlgoRhythms: The World of Music and AI.” This wide-ranging summit, to be held March 28 and 29, delves…
Newswise — It’s no secret that many regard blockchain technology as a disruptive force in finance due to its ability to provide a secure, transparent and auditable record of financial transactions without the need for a central authority, such as a bank or credit organization. But what’s less known is that these same qualities could…
Dr. John C. Christenson, professor of clinical pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Disease and Global Health, can speak to childhood vaccination trends and the health implications of immunizations. Vaccination rates for young children have dropped in recent years, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded a three-year, $1.1 million grant to diabetes researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine to advance innovative screening strategies for the early detection of Type 1 diabetes, with the goal of improving diagnosis rates and treatment outcomes for both children and adults in Indiana at high…
INDIANAPOLIS — New research by a team of Indiana University School of Medicine scientists and their collaborators has uncovered a novel vulnerability in prostate cancer animal models that starves prostate tumors of critical nutrients and stunts their growth, which could lead to the development of new treatments for the deadly disease. Led by IU School…
INDIANAPOLIS — A study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to enter a dormant stage that allows them to escape drug treatment. It was recently published with special distinction in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that…
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that children with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), a rare genetic disorder affecting airway function, are significantly more likely than children without PCD to have asthma. The findings, recently published in a JAMA Network Open research letter, highlight the importance of routine asthma screening for…
