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Specialized clinic care makes a significant difference in high-risk pediatric asthma

IU research revealed high-risk asthma clinics reduce severe attacks by 36%, yet many children face a two- to three-year delay in enrollment despite early warning signs in their medical history. The findings point to a better way to care for children with difficult asthma cases.

Jackie Maupin  | Sep 03, 2026
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IU scientist progressing next-generation gene therapy using new delivery system for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

With new funding, Renzhi Han, PhD and his lab are exploring the feasibility of delivering full-length dystrophin as a potential therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Katelyn M Stewart
Troy Markel examines a test tube in a laboratory.

Surgery secures multiple R01s, major NIH grants to advance data, workforce development and more

Department of Surgery researchers are building momentum with several new National Institute of Health awards advancing research in cancer prevention, health care quality, transplantation and

Sarah Lounsbury
Laura Gates headshot; woman with brown hair wearing a light colored jacket with staircase in the background

Why I joined 5,300 Hoosiers in helping to create the nation’s largest dataset on musculoskeletal health

The FIT Core research study at Indiana University School of Medicine is part of a larger effort to make IU a world leader in musculoskeletal

Laura Gates
portrait of Miguel Moutinho, PhD

Basic science research spotlight: Miguel Moutinho, PharmD, PhD

Miguel Moutinho, PharmD, PhD is fascinated by the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate brain cholesterol homeostasis and how disruptions in these processes contribute to

Jill Jansen
Khalid Youssef stands in the atrium of the Research II Building.

IU researchers develop explainable AI score to predict dangerous heart attack complication

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers developed a more proactive approach using an explainable AI algorithm to identify patients most at risk of intramyocardial hemorrhage

Angie Antonopoulos
Kyle Gospodarek stands in a lab at the IU Hydrocephalus Research Center. He is wearing a blue shirt and tie and has a short buzzcut.

Living with hydrocephalus: IU professor shares his story as Hydrocephalus Research Center aims to develop non-surgical treatments

Kyle Gospodarek has lived with hydrocephalus since age 6. Now an assistant professor at IU School of Medicine—Northwest-Gary, he will be speaking at the 2026

Laura Gates
Headshot of Zainul Hasanali, against a red-toned background of a research lab.

Basic science research spotlight: Zainul Hasanali, MD, PhD

Hasanali studies the way plasma cells handle stress in order to understand how plasma cell diseases originate. The ultimate goal of his research is to

Jill Jansen
Meena Madhur, smiling with her arms crossed, wearing a black blazer and white shirt, against a red-toned background of a lab.

Madhur to lead new professional development program for early-career research faculty

Formerly known as the Independent Investigator Incubator (I3), the Ascent Scholars Program has similar goals to I3, with a mission to “prepare early-career faculty to

Jill Jansen
a line of the King's Guard stands in front of the AAIC 26 logo

IU researchers present more than 180 sessions, workshops and exhibits at international Alzheimer’s disease conference

IU researchers are presenting more than 180 posters, research talks, sessions and exhibits at the conference, demonstrating the school’s comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease research program.

Ben Middelkamp