indiana university school of medicine Archives

Possible new diagnostic, treatment approach for aggressive prostate cancer

‘Attention on the flight deck’: What doctors can learn from pilots about communication

NIH research network finds many youth have high levels of HIV

Researchers ID possible blood test to predict suicide risk

Violent video games alter brain function in young men

Tanning bed exposure can be deadly when complicated by medication reactions

INDIANAPOLIS — Tanning bed exposure can produce more than some tanners may bargain for, especially when they self-diagnose and use the radiation to treat skin eruptions, according to research conducted by the Indiana University School of Medicine …

Advancing delirium care through research

INDIANAPOLIS — At least seven million hospitalized Americans suffer from delirium each year, however the condition goes unrecognized in more than 60 percent of patients. Even if diagnosed, there is no effective way to treat the condition, which…

New mode of dementia care improves health, lowers hospitalization rates

INDIANAPOLIS — An innovative model of dementia care developed by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute significantly reduces emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and encourages use …

Antibiotic offers potential for anti-cancer activity

INDIANAPOLIS — An antibiotic known for its immunosuppressive functions could also point the way to the development of new anti-cancer agents, researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have reported.
The study determined that the c…

Young minority women screened at higher rate for chlamydia than young white women

INDIANAPOLIS — A new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute has found that Black and especially Hispanic young women are screened for chlamydia at a significantly higher rate than young white women. …

It’s a pain to take care of pain

INDIANAPOLIS — While many studies have looked at the treatment of chronic pain from the patient’s perspective, there has been little research on those who provide care for chronic pain.
In a study in the November 2010 issue of the journal …

Y-90 radioembolization offers promise for late-stage liver cancer

INDIANAPOLIS — The latest weapon against inoperable liver cancer is so tiny that it takes millions of them per treatment, but according to interventional radiologists at the Indiana University School of Medicine, those microscopic spheres really pa…