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IU-led initiative expands autism diagnostic training to primary care clinicians
IU School of Medicine researchers are leading the largest study of its kind to help close the autism diagnosis gap by bringing training to primary ...
Oct 12, 2026 -
Daily 20 mg of zinc reduces infections by nearly 40% in children with sickle cell anemia
A pilot study co-led by IU found that a daily 20 mg dose of zinc reduced infections by 38% in young Ugandan children with sickle ...
Aug 20, 2026 -
Indiana Department of Health, IU School of Medicine to improve rural ER obstetric, pediatric care
The Indiana Department of Health has pledged $30 million to a new IU School of Medicine program aimed at improving health outcomes in rural hospitals. ...
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Acute kidney injury triples long-term death risk in children with severe malaria
Children with acute kidney injury caused by severe malaria have a threefold higher risk of death, with the risk persisting years after the initial illness. ...
Aug 11, 2026 -
IU site becomes first in nation to enroll patient in global EMPA Kidney Kids clinical trial
The clinical research team at the IU School of Medicine-Riley Health site is the first in the United States to enroll a patient in the ...
Jul 16, 2026 -
IU study finds obesity 'fuels' leukemia, but a combo using popular weight-loss drugs may stop it
IU cancer researchers found that obesity drives leukemia and identified a new treatment strategy combining popular weight-loss drugs with anti-inflammatory medications.
Jul 13, 2026 -
IU researchers identify proteins fueling rare childhood leukemia, revealing new treatment strategy
By identifying a specific set of inflammatory proteins that drive JMML’s growth and weaken the immune system, IU researchers have uncovered a new strategy to ...
Jun 16, 2026 -
Scientists develop nanoparticle delivery system to target blood cancer cells
IU cancer researchers have developed a "smarter" nanoparticle delivery system that steers cancer therapies directly to multiple myeloma cells in the bone marrow while sparing ...
Jun 10, 2026 -
Beta cells may play active role in triggering Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes may be sparked by early failures in the stress responses of insulin-producing beta cells long before the immune system attacks.
May 21, 2026 -
First pediatric patient in the world enrolled in PIONEER clinical trial for kidney glomerular disease at IU School of Medicine
Groundbreaking immunoglobulin A nephropathy research primarily focused on pediatric patients
Apr 30, 2026