August 31, 2021
People with an inherited condition known as neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1, often develop non-cancerous, or benign, tumors that grow along nerves. These tumors can sometimes turn into aggressive cancers, but there hasn’t been a good way to determine whether this transformation to cancer has happened.
In a common genetic disorder, blood test reveals when benign tumors turn cancerous
August 30, 2021
The National Institutes of Health has awarded one-year supplemental grants totaling $1.67 million to five institutions to explore potential links between COVID-19 vaccination and menstrual changes. Some women have reported experiencing irregular or missing menstrual periods, bleeding that is heavier than usual, and other menstrual changes after receiving COVID-19 vaccines. The new awards support research to determine whether such changes may be linked to COVID-19 vaccination itself and how long the changes last. Researchers also will seek to clarify the mechanisms underlying potential vaccine-related menstrual changes.
NIH funds studies to assess potential effects of COVID-19 vaccination on menstruation
August 30, 2021
Half of pregnant women who had a simple blood test to check their iron stores had low iron levels, and one in four had severe iron deficiency, according to a new article. But despite how common iron deficiency is, 40% of pregnant women in this large regional study never had their iron levels checked, and women of lower socioeconomic status were less likely to get tested. Researchers said the findings underscore the need to revisit clinical guidelines to ensure that ferritin testing, the standard measure of iron deficiency, is included as a routine part of maternal care and pregnancy health screenings.
August 26, 2021
People often get sicker as they grow older, but new research finds that the impact of a person's genes on their risk of getting sick actually wanes with age.
The risk of developing a disease linked to genetics tends to decrease with age
August 25, 2021
New research suggests that men and women worry about the impact of COVID-19 in far different ways. For example, men are more likely to be concerned about financial consequences from COVID-19 while women report greater fear and more negative expectations about health-related outcomes.
New research finds gender differences in fear and risk perception during COVID-19
August 25, 2021
The Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence announces a fall schedule filled with perseverance in its mission, expanded collaboration and new programs. Among the highlights will be the 12th Annual Conference for Assistant Professors and the new Lead by Example speaker series.
WGHI partnership: Butler Center fall schedule to continue to address key issues of academia, careers
August 24, 2021
The isolation and stress of the COVID-19 pandemic has made the opioids epidemic in rural America even worse. In response, a team of university, health care, faith-based and local government entities have banded together to bring help to a part of rural, east-central Indiana hit hard by an exacerbated substance misuse problem. The Consortium for Opioids Response Engagement-East Central Indiana (CORE-ECI) will focus on the communities of Blackford and Jay Counties, two medically underserved populations that have seen significant mortality and opioid-use rates.
Purdue's Regenstrief Center and IU Health to lead fight against opioids in two Indiana communities
August 20, 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) will fundamentally change medicine and healthcare: Diagnostic patient data, e.g. from ECG, EEG or X-ray images, can be analyzed with the help of machine learning, so that diseases can be detected at a very early stage based on subtle changes. However, implanting AI within the human body is still a major technical challenge. Scientists have now succeeded in developing a bio-compatible implantable AI platform that classifies in real time healthy and pathological patterns in biological signals such as heartbeats. It detects pathological changes even without medical supervision.
Using artificial intelligence for early detection and treatment of illnesses
August 18, 2021
Wearable health technologies are vastly popular with people wanting to improve their physical and mental health. Everything from exercise, sleep patterns, calories consumed and heart rhythms can be tracked by a wearable device. But timely and accurate data is also especially valuable for doctors treating patients with complicated health conditions using virtual care.
Tailoring wearable technology and telehealth in treating Parkinson's disease
August 12, 2021
Researchers recently completed a study that has the potential to improve cancer treatment for colorectal cancer and melanoma by using nanotechnology to deliver chemotherapy in a way that makes it more effective against aggressive tumors.
Novel nanotechnology found to enhance fight against colorectal cancer and melanoma
