October 11, 2023
NIH is requesting information on the utility and useability of sample language and accompanying considerations developed for use in informed consent documents for digital health technologies utilized in research.
Request for Information: Developing Consent Language for Research Using Digital Health Technologies
September 20, 2023
New deep brain stimulation device coupled with powerful AI may improve therapy for treatment-resistant depression.
Researchers discover biomarker for tracking depression recovery
September 18, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can effectively detect and diagnose Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), which is the most common hormone disorder among women, typically between ages 15 and 45, according to a new study by the National Institutes of Health. Researchers systematically reviewed published scientific studies that used AI/ML to analyze data to diagnose and classify PCOS and found that AI/ML based programs were able to successfully detect PCOS.
AI and machine learning can successfully diagnose polycystic ovary syndrome
September 18, 2023
A renowned scientist at Purdue University has received a $1.38 million grant to continue research involving a drug therapy used to fight drug-resistant strains of malaria in developing countries
Purdue News: Purdue researcher awarded $1.4M to further study malaria treatment
September 13, 2023
Joey Wallace’s work in the Bone Biology and Mechanics Lab at Purdue University in Indianapolis has focused on the role collagen in bone plays in several different disease models.
Purdue News: A Purdue biomedical engineer is changing the way mechanical properties of bone are viewed
September 11, 2023
W. Andy Tao, professor of biochemistry at Purdue, led a team with Anton Iliuk of Purdue spinoff Tymora Analytical Operations to apply the company’s EVtrap technology to early testing for neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.
Purdue research: Liquid biopsy method may reveal signs of Parkinson’s disease in urine samples
August 18, 2023
Hoosiers—for far too long—have trailed the pack when it comes to healthy living. Only seven states rank lower than Indiana in overall health, according to U.S. News & World Report. Equally alarming, the National Alliance on Mental Illness’ State of Mental Health ranks Indiana No. 42. The tough combination of poor physical and mental health must come to an end. We have the people, the infrastructure and now the resources to change course. Nothing should be more important to Indiana leaders than the health of Hoosiers. Healthy people and employees can lead to a healthier economy. They also can make Indiana a better place to live.
New opportunities for a healthier Indiana are in front of us
August 11, 2023
Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can benefit pregnant people and their newborn infants, according to findings recently published in Vaccine. The paper describes results from the Multisite Observational Maternal and Infant Study for COVID-19 (MOMI-VAX), which was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.
COVID-19 vaccination and boosting during pregnancy benefits pregnant people and newborns
August 11, 2023
The pull these days to be connected to technology is strong. It’s so strong most people use technology almost around the clock – at least while they’re not sleeping. And even then, for many, a smart phone is right beside the bed, either used as an intentional alarm clock or sometimes pinging us awake unexpectedly.
Purdue News: Power of technology enhances life, takes toll on well-being
August 9, 2023
A collaborative study provides compelling evidence that combining an investigational oral drug with standard-of-care medications reverts hormone resistance and increases Rx effectiveness in experimental models of estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) and triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC), respectively.
