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High uric acid levels linked to deadly outcomes in children with severe malaria
IU School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators have uncovered a connection between elevated uric acid levels and life-threatening outcomes in children with severe malaria. ...
Jan 27, 2025 -
Study uncovers first evidence of resistance to standard malaria treatment in African children with severe malaria
Researchers have uncovered evidence of partial resistance to artemisinin derivatives — the primary treatment for malaria — in young children with severe malaria.
Nov 14, 2024 -
Neuro-oncology experts reveal how to use AI to improve brain cancer diagnosis, monitoring, treatment
An international team of researchers and clinicians has released new recommendations regarding the use of artificial intelligence methods to more accurately diagnose, monitor and treat ...
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Gut microbiome differences in children linked to febrile malaria development
New research emphasizes the gut microbiome's significant role in febrile malaria development.
Nov 06, 2024 -
Five IU School of Medicine faculty honored among nation's top physician-scientists
Five Indiana University School of Medicine faculty have been recognized among the nation's top physician-scientists as 2024 members of the Association of American Physicians (AAP) ...
Mar 26, 2024 -
IU's partnership in Kenya honored with Bicentennial Medal
The Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) partnership between Moi University and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Kenya and a consortium of ...
May 19, 2021 -
Malaria chemoprevention reduces disease and death in children after being hospitalized for severe anemia
A group of researchers including Chandy John, MD, from Indiana University School of Medicine, published a study in the New England Journal of Medicine showing ...
Dec 02, 2020 -
IU School of Medicine selected for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial
As researchers around the world work feverishly to discover a vaccine in the battle to prevent COVID-19, Indiana University School of Medicine has been selected ...
Sep 03, 2020 -
Researchers discover improved treatment for children with sickle cell anemia
A team of international researchers has learned that dose escalation of hydroxyurea treatment for children in Uganda with sickle cell anemia is more effective and ...
Jun 25, 2020 -
IU School of Medicine’s new global health leader draws from extensive experience in Kenya
INDIANAPOLIS — Adrian Gardner, MD, MPH, a global health leader who spent the last seven years in Kenya as part of the Indiana University School ...
Jan 24, 2020