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IU research links poor sleep to higher risk of severe asthma in children
IU School of Medicine research suggests poor sleep increases the risk of severe asthma in boys with the disease, highlighting the importance of sleep assessment in pediatric asthma care.
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Emily K. Sims, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Emily Sims is a pediatric endocrinologist and diabetes expert within the school of medicine. Her research focuses on identifying and understanding risk factors for diabetes development, with an ultimate goal of predicting or slowing the progression of diabetes. She runs the TADPOL study, a clinical trial aimed at testing a drug's ability to assist children and young adults with Type-1 diabetes.
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. According to the American Diabetes Association, 666,400 Hoosier adults, or 11.2% of the adult population in Indiana, have been diagnosed with the disease.
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