July 26, 2023
New research pinpoints particular behaviors that lead young adults to fall on stairs and how much those behaviors vary by gender.
July 25, 2023
Purdue University, the Indiana University School of Medicine and medical device company Cook Medical are focusing a new alliance on clinical needs in pediatrics with a simple mantra: Infants and children are not scaled-down versions of adults. The Crossroads Pediatric Device Consortium will focus on meeting unmet needs for pediatric patients by accelerating the development, approval and availability of innovative medical devices for children.
Purdue News: Bringing the latest in medical technologies to the youngest patients
July 19, 2023
Women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer have increased biological aging compared to women who remain free of breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators. Among women diagnosed with breast cancer, the association with faster biological aging was most pronounced for those who received radiation therapy, while surgery showed no association with biological aging. This finding suggests that developing cancer is not what increases the aging effect.
Women treated for breast cancer may age faster than cancer-free women
July 18, 2023
Ryan Watson, senior online program enrollment counselor at Purdue University, spends the majority of his day interacting with individuals who are facing a major life decision. As they consider whether pursuing an online program at Purdue is right for them, these individuals may be experiencing stress or anxiety, so being a reassuring voice and listening ear are important to Watson’s role.
July 10, 2023
A patent-pending method developed by Purdue University researchers brings the public one step closer to clothes with wearable electronics that don’t affect the wearer’s comfort. The method also simplifies the manufacturing process and boosts sensing capability.
July 10, 2023
Purdue’s Afsan Bhadelia examines systems to improve the health of populations worldwide
July 5, 2023
As science and health communicators, our main goal is to share our institutions’ wealth of science and health knowledge. We strive to make the information accessible to a broad range of people — from scientists and health professionals to health educators to patients and the general public. By pooling the experience and advice from experts in our community, we’ve started a list of strategies for communicating science and health research to the public.
A Checklist for Communicating Science and Health Research to the Public
July 5, 2023
We’ve heard “follow the science” a lot during the pandemic. But it seems science has taken us on a long and winding road filled with twists and turns, even changing directions at times. That’s led some people to feel they can’t trust science. But when what we know changes, it often means science is working.
July 5, 2023
A group led by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan used nanowires to develop a technology for capturing cell-free DNA from cancer cells in urine samples. Using their technique, they captured this DNA and successfully detected the IDH1 mutation, a characteristic genetic mutation of brain tumors. Their findings show a safe, effective, and non-invasive way of diagnosing brain tumors.
Urine tests identify brain tumors by capturing cancer DNA using nanowires
July 4, 2023
A study of the genetic variation that makes mice more susceptible to bowel inflammation after a high-fat diet has identified candidate genes which may drive inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in humans. The findings are published as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife.
