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New ‘smart insulin’ shows promise in reducing hypoglycemia bouts

Lab-designed protein better regulated blood sugar levels in early testing. 

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Harikrishna Nakshatri, PhD

Marian J. Morrison Professor of Breast Cancer Research

Harikrishna Nakshatri is the Marian J. Morrison Professor of Breast Cancer Research at Indiana University School of Medicine and associate director of education at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. He studies the causes of and risk factors for breast cancer, as well as potential treatment avenues. 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As a top researcher in the field with more than 170 peer-reviewed publication contributions, Nakshatri can speak to the disease and what's being done to fight it. 

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IU is transforming rural health care — one doctor at a time

When Indiana communities called for more rural health care providers, the IU School of Medicine's Rural Medical Education Program answered. Angela Hartfield, MD, embodies the program's mission to train students from rural backgrounds to serve where they’re needed most. 


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