March 4, 2022
Researchers reveal a new fibril in diseased brains, one formed by a protein normally busy cleaning cells.
Possible common thread between many neurodegenerative diseases
March 3, 2022
Researchers have identified a potential way to battle the health effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes in women after discovering an important factor that could determine how their bodies use and store fat.
March 3, 2022
Using medical imaging technologies that can visualize health may discourage risk-related behaviors more than non-visual information. A new meta-analysis finds that when individuals undergo an imaging procedure and are shown visual personalized information about their own risk of disease, they may be more likely to reduce risky behaviors.
Seeing is believing when it comes to health risk and behavior change
March 3, 2022
Simultaneous measurement of dozens of types of fats in the blood ('lipidomics') can predict the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) years in the future, according to a new study. Such early prediction through lipidomic profiling may provide the basis for recommending diet and lifestyle interventions before disease develops.
Lipid profiling can predict risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease decades before onset
March 2, 2022
Dorothy Teegarden, Director of the Women's Global Health Institute and Professor of Nutrition Science, received the 2022 Career Research Achievement Award!
WGHI Director Dorothy Teegarden won CAREER RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
March 2, 2022
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to dramatically impact local communities in March, the College of Health and Human Sciences responded with the launch of “Families Tackling Tough Time Together,” a 10-week program aimed at helping families strengthen their resilience while they cope with the crisis.
March 2, 2022
The first priority at the start of a pandemic is protecting public health, so it only makes sense that much of the initial COVID-19 research — and the funding behind it — focused on answering these questions: How is the virus contracted and spread? What are the most effective treatments? How quickly can a vaccine be developed? The ramifications of a pandemic, however, extend far beyond the immediate physiological effects. And that’s where a group of College of Health and Human Sciences researchers are concentrating their efforts, thanks to a new Rapid Response Grant program established during the early days of COVID-19. Seven different HHS research teams are taking advantage of these grants to study the pandemic’s long-term effects — not just on physical health but on mental, social and economic health, too. They’re tackling topics as diverse as nurse trauma, swallowing disorders, the behavior of restaurant-goers, the food supply chain in Kenya, and the challenges faced by single mothers, the homeless and caregivers of children with special needs. “COVID-19 is disrupting so many aspects of human functioning and quality of life,” says Marion Underwood, dean of HHS. “Our focus is on these disruptions and their consequences on families, the food supply, the health care system, health disparities, the economy and more.”
March 2, 2022
In her native country of Greece, Purdue professor Georgia Malandraki saw firsthand that resources for swallowing disorders were extremely limited. That only fueled a passion to explore how to improve access to care for what’s known as dysphagia to as many people as possible.
March 1, 2022
With the rise in the number of fake medications, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring by 2023 that medications have unit-level traceability through the Drug Supply Chain Security Act. Purdue University biomedical engineers have developed new cyberphysical watermarks that allow people to check the medication’s authenticity with a smartphone.
Small cyberphysical watermarks could prevent huge headaches caused by fake meds
February 28, 2022
Researchers have developed and tested a new imaging approach they say will accelerate imaging-based research in the lab by allowing investigators to capture images of blood vessels at different spatial scales.
