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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 disorder (AUD).

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 potential to help improve underlying food allergy by desensitizing the immune system to an allergen.

IU School of Medicine  |  May 23, 2023

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 Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a new target for breast cancer treatment.

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 of chronic liver disease among veterans and liver transplant patients in the United States.

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 myeloma.

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 have found suicides increase during the full moon.

IU School of Medicine  |  Apr 07, 2023

People with NAFLD have decreased expression of a liver enzyme needed for medication processing, according to researchers from Indiana University and Eli Lilly

People with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may process certain medications less effectively due to significantly decreased levels of an important enzyme, according to a new study from Indiana University School of Medicine.

IU School of Medicine  |  Apr 06, 2023

IU researchers discover a common bacterial infection can be sexually transmitted

Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have made a major discovery about a common vaginal infection, finding the bacteria that causes it can also have a major presence in men and can be sexually transmitted.

IU School of Medicine  |  Mar 22, 2023

Researchers discover therapeutic target to aid in glaucoma treatment

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have identified a new therapeutic target that could lead to more effective treatment of glaucoma.

IU School of Medicine  |  Mar 10, 2023

IU School of Medicine researchers develop blood test for anxiety

The new test is the latest in a series of blood tests for mental health disorders.

IU School of Medicine  |  Mar 07, 2023