October 6, 2021
It takes billions of cells to make a human brain, and scientists have long struggled to map this complex network of neurons. Now, dozens of research teams around the country have made inroads into creating an atlas of the mouse brain as a first step toward a human brain atlas. The results describe how different cell types are organized and connected throughout the mouse brain.
Advancing efforts to treat, prevent and cure brain disorders
October 5, 2021
Purdue University will serve as the main site of the new Emergent Mechanisms in Biology of Robustness, Integration and Organization (EMBRIO) Institute. The institute, which will use AI to expand biology and engineering, has received $12.5 million from the National Science Foundation over five years as part of the agency’s Biology Integration Institutes program.
October 4, 2021
A brain circuit that works as a 'brake' on binge alcohol drinking may help explain male-female differences invulnerability to alcohol use disorders, according to a preclinical study.
Brain-circuit discovery may help explain sex differences in binge drinking
October 1, 2021
Researchers have found that aging produces significant changes in the microbiome of the human small intestine distinct from those caused by medications or illness burden.
September 30, 2021
A study of 29,685 American women finds postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant health issue, with nearly 13 percent of the sample being at risk. Results showed that women who were currently breastfeeding at the time of data collection had statistically significant lower risk of PPD than women who were not breastfeeding. There also was a statistically significant inverse relationship between breastfeeding length and risk of PPD. As the number of weeks that women breastfed increased, their PPD decreased. Surprisingly, there was no significant difference in PPD risk among women with varying breastfeeding intent (yes, no, unsure).
Breastfeeding status and duration significantly impact postpartum depression risk
September 28, 2021
Purdue University and digital medicine company physIQ announced on Thursday that they had co-developed a smartwatch algorithm designed to detect viral infections. The algorithm will be commercialized by physIQ, and the research was led by Craig Goergen, an associate professor of biomedical engineering.
September 28, 2021
Researchers have developed a sensor that could diagnose a heart attack in less than 30 minutes, according to a new study.
Low-cost, portable device could diagnose heart attacks in minutes
September 28, 2021
Thyroid cancer is diagnosed more often in women than men. And over the past few decades, this sex-based gap has grown—substantially. A new study, however, indicates that this disparity isn’t what it seems on the surface. A large contributor appears to be that women are more likely to be diagnosed with small thyroid cancers that would have been unlikely to cause problems during their lifetime, researchers reported August 30 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
September 27, 2021
The Purdue Women’s Global Health Institute (WGHI) together with the Catherine Peachey Fund is announcing awards to two breast cancer research projects led by Luis Solorio, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, and Michael Wendt, associate professor of medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology.
September 24, 2021
Researchers want to image proteins with unprecedented precision -- and thus gain insights into the molecular pathogenesis of Alzheimer's. This should pave the way for an earlier diagnosis of the dementia disorder via a simple blood test. A successful pilot study has now been completed.
