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Tamika Zapolski, PhD, MS, and Zachary Adams, PhD

$4.7 million award to help researchers prevent adolescent alcohol use

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers recently were awarded $4.7 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to further the study of caregiver intervention in reducing adolescent alcohol use and other substance use disorders (SUDs).

IU School of Medicine | Apr 18, 2024

Early administration of anti-seizure medication may improve traumatic brain injury patient outcomes

Administering anti-seizure medications to patients after they experience a mild or moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) could reduce their risk of having a seizure in the first seven days post injury, according to a new study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers recently published in JAMA Neurology.

IU School of Medicine | Apr 15, 2024

figure shows Aβ and tau filaments in DS brain with Cryo-EM maps, depicted as central slices, of type I and II Aβ42 filaments (A), type IIIa and IIIb Aβ40 filaments (B), and tau filaments (C). Type IIIb Aβ40 filaments are organized as a dimer of dimers composed by two pairs of non-identical protofilaments.

High-resolution images reveal similarities in protein structures between Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome

A new study recently published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology uses leading-edge cryo-electron microscopy imaging technology to determine whether differences exist between the protein structures in those with Alzheimer’s disease and those with both Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome.

IU School of Medicine | Mar 29, 2024

Five IU School of Medicine faculty honored among nation's top physician-scientists

Five Indiana University School of Medicine faculty have been recognized among the nation's top physician-scientists as 2024 members of the Association of American Physicians (AAP) and the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI).

IU School of Medicine | Mar 26, 2024

Khadijah Breathett, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA

Study: Black men may be less likely to receive heart transplant than white men, women

Black patients in need of a heart transplant may be less likely to receive one than white patients, according to a new study led by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers.

IU School of Medicine | Mar 25, 2024

IU School of Medicine names new chair to lead Department of Ophthalmology

Indiana University School of Medicine has named a nationally-recognized glaucoma specialist as the new chair of the Department of Ophthalmology.

IU School of Medicine | Mar 21, 2024

a student smiles and holds up her match day sign on stage. emily walvoord celebrates with her arms in the air in the background.

IU School of Medicine celebrates Match Day 2024

The Indiana University School of Medicine is celebrating a successful Match Day for 338 fourth-year medical students who will soon begin their residency training.

IU School of Medicine | Mar 15, 2024

$1 million gift to support professorship focused on neuroscience innovation

Indiana University School of Medicine alum and renowned neurosurgeon Joseph Maroon, MD, has provided a $1 million gift to support a leader in research dedicated to neuroscience innovation.

IU School of Medicine | Mar 11, 2024

A researcher in the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics

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

$3.4 million grant to fund research on brain bleeding, swelling that occurs in quarter of patients who receive Alzheimer’s disease treatments

With the emergence of promising treatments that slow the cognitive decline of Alzheimer’s disease in patients, there are still questions surrounding side effects of the drugs. An Indiana University School of Medicine researcher is among the few neuroscientists investigating these adverse events, which can cause brain swelling and brain bleeding.

IU School of Medicine | Feb 14, 2024