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INDIANAPOLIS — A renowned innovator of vaccines for cancer treatment has joined the ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Pioneering cancer researcher Craig B. Thompson, MD, has been named the 2024 winn...

Karen Liby, PhD examines immune system and drug combinations to fight cancer...

INDIANAPOLIS—Two researchers with the Indiana University Melvin a...

Applications are now open for high school, undergraduate students and high school science teache...

Huda Salman, MD, PhD, will study new treatment for rare blood cancer INDIANAPOLIS—An ...

INDIANAPOLIS--Two researchers at the Indiana University Melvin a...

Lung Cancer Awareness Month kicks off with announcement of a new resource to impact Hoosiers sta...

INDIANAPOLIS—In a gesture that continues their family’s long history of extraordinary generos...

INDIANAPOLIS— A breast cancer researcher at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Compre...

No. 11 IU car driven by Marcus Armstrong at Gallagher Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speed...

The campaign’s race theme is a nod to Indiana’s storied racing history, sponsorship of Jacks...

INDIANAPOLIS—On a night that celebrated the hope that comes from cancer research, the Chuckstro...

INDIANAPOLIS—While trying to understand what initiates breast cells to become cancerous, resear...

IU chosen as an inaugural site for post-baccalaureate diversity program aimed at preparing the n...

INDIANAPOLIS—Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and ...

INDIANAPOLIS—To create a legacy for his soulmate and to honor their 42-year marriage, IU School...

INDIANAPOLIS — For the second consecutive season, the Indiana ...

INDIANAPOLIS–Gifts totaling $3 million will create an endowed chair in cancer informatics at th...

INDIANAPOLIS—Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are learning more about ways ...

Joint call to action urges individuals, providers and insurers to increase access to and utiliza...

INDIANAPOLIS— The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Com...

Michele Coté, PhD, will serve as director of the Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank at IU Simon Compreh...

More than $12 million raised since 2012 INDIANAPOLIS—During a celebratory night markin...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University School of Medicine has named Shelley Johns, PsyD, ABPP, the W...

INDIANAPOLIS — A gift commitment of $12.5 million to Indiana University School of Medicine from...

INDIANAPOLIS—Using the nation’s largest COVID-19 data resource, a researcher at the ...

INDIANAPOLIS—Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine are discove...

Findings published in influential Journal of Clinical Oncology INDIANAPOLIS – In...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Marking 30 years of accelerating lifesaving research, the ...

INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana University cancer researcher is leading an $11.4 million grant from t...

INDIANAPOLIS—In a gesture that defines gratitude and respect spanning more than 23 years, Carmel r...

Stratification of at-risk patients made possible by building on foundation of previous discovery...

Unique approach unlocks opportunity for previously undruggable cancerous targets to be discovere...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center has named ...

IU research could lead to new treatment options for breas...

INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana University School of Medicine has named its first executive director of th...

INDIANAPOLIS—Researchers at the Indiana Uni...

INDIANAPOLIS—A researcher at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer ...

INDIANAPOLIS—A team of all Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have discovered a ...

INDIANAPOLIS—A group of researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana Univ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted delivery of key health services for children and adolescen...

PITTSBURGH/INDIANAPOLIS—Cancer researchers at Indiana Univer...

A team of Indiana University School of Medicine researchers has developed a novel antibody-drug conj...

INDIANAPOLIS—Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer C...

INDIANAPOLIS— Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer ...

INDIANAPOLIS—Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have published their work abo...

INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center researche...

INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center researche...

The Walther Cancer Foundation will invest $11 million to advance collaborative cancer research at...

INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana University School of Medicine has announced the hiring of a world-recogniz...

INDIANAPOLIS—A researcher at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer ...

INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center research...

Putting together research for publication can be a challenging and time-consuming process, height...

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana University cancer researcher has identified eight new genomic regions...

INDIANAPOLIS — More than $3 million from the National Institutes of Health will allow Indiana U...

INDIANAPOLIS – Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have found a combination th...

An Indiana University cancer researcher and his Canadian collaborator have discovered how normal ...

INDIANAPOLIS – In athletics, the Big Ten universities compete against each other, but now many ...

INDIANAPOLIS — More than 100 people are presenting their research Wednesday, May 22, during the...

INDIANAPOLIS — The award-winning “Sound Medicine” program for May 12 includes segments abou...

INDIANAPOLIS — Thirty-two Hamilton County students who raised money for the Indiana Chapter of ...

INDIANAPOLIS — More than 450 people sporting tailgate attire gathered Friday night at the India...

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana University School of Medicine breast cancer surgeon is pursuing resea...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana University School of Medicine seeks participants for a clinical stud...

INDIANAPOLIS — The award-winning “Sound Medicine” announces its program for April 14, inclu...

INDIANAPOLIS — Not all forms of retinoblastoma, a pediatric cancer of the eye, may be inherited...

INDIANAPOLIS — A study from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Agi...

INDIANAPOLIS — Twenty-one physicians with the Indiana University School of Medicine have been r...

INDIANAPOLIS — Two Indiana University researchers have been awarded a multi-year, $3.2 million ...

“Sound Medicine” covers controversial ethics topics, breakthrough research studies and the da...

The award-winning “Sound Medicine” announces its program for Feb. 10, featuring a doc chat on...

A technique initially used to spare breast tissue during surgery is being researched by an Indian...

Dr. Corson, whose research interests include ocular melanoma, will receive $10,000 from Indianapo...

“Sound Medicine” covers breakthroughs in research and the day-to-day application of recent ad...

The annual Summer Research Program, held in partnership with the Indiana University-Purdue Univer...

“Sound Medicine” covers controversial ethics topics, breakthrough research studies and the da...

Announcing their findings in the online first edition of Lancet Oncology, the researchers said th...

Murray Korc, M.D., the Myles Brand Professor of Cancer Research at IU School of Medicine, will re...

“Sound Medicine” covers breakthrough research studies, controversial ethics topics, and the d...

The findings were published in the Oct. 4 issue of Nature magazine. IU School of Medicine patholo...

“Sound Medicine” covers controversial ethics topics, breakthrough research studies and the da...

Terry Vik, M.D., associate professor of clinical pediatrics, has been awarded one of three epidem...

At first, doctors couldn’t figure out what was causing the extreme pain. Other than the back pa...

The eight high school students participated in the Future Scientist Program, a partnership among ...

“Sound Medicine,” also available via podcast and Stitcher Radio for mobile phones and iPads, ...

The protein, called SHP2, emerged as a potential new “druggable target” in research ...

“Sound Medicine,” also available via podcast and Stitcher Radio for mobile phones and iPads, ...

Bryan Schneider, M.D., associate professor of medicine and of medical and molecular genetics at I...

“This is the first time that breakthrough (chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting) has been s...

Lance Armstrong, founder of LIVESTRONG, was treated and cured of testicula...

“We found that most studies that are cited for the risk for colorectal cancer when first-degree...

In front of more than 700 of her professional peers, Dropcho was selected from three finalists fo...

And May, which is Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, is a good time to refresh memories...

Sound Medicine airs at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 15, on WFYI, 90.1 FM. For the airtime on a p...

Dr. Einhorn, an Indiana University Distinguished Professor and Lance Armstrong Foundation Profess...

The fate of the individual mandate. The Supreme Court begins hearing oral argume...

Ward, chief operating officer of the Indianapolis Colts, heads the 42-person board following the ...

Sound Medicine airs at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4, on WFYI, 90.1 FM. For the airtime on a pu...

Sound Medicine airs at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, on WFYI, 90.1 FM. For the airtime on a pub...

Indy’s Super Cure, an initiative between the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee and th...

Before joining the IU medical school faculty, Dr. Han had practiced at St. Ann’s Hospital in We...

Sound Medicine airs at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, on WFYI, 90.1 FM. For the airtime on a pu...

One team will be composed of 700 women who will selflessly donate breast tissue to the Susan G. K...

Rivienne Shedd-Steele, director of the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center’s...

Sound Medicine airs at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, on WFYI, 90.1 FM. For the airtime on a pu...

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer CenterThe cancer center’s annual Summer Researc...

Lawrence A. Mark, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of dermatology at the Indiana University Schoo...

In “Quality Measurement and System Change of Cancer Care Delivery,” published in the Regenstr...

Bryan Schneider, M.D., associate professor of medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, ...

Sound Medicine airs Sunday, Oct.30, at 2 p.m. on WFYI, 90.1FM. For the airtime on a publ...

Sound Medicine airs Sunday, Oct.23, at 2 p.m. on WFYI, 90.1FM. For the airtime on a publ...

Dr. Roodman also will be the Kenneth Wiseman Professor of Medicine at IU and is a researcher with...

The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) will receive $500,000 from the N...

The Presidential awards, established in 1996, are the highest honor bestowed by the United States...

The diagnostic tool would be an early benefit of the work of IU physician and researcher Jamie L....

Dr. Korc currently is the scientific leader of the Pancreatic Cancer Group at the Dartmouth-Hitch...

An associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, ...

The drug, Fasudil, has been used to treat stroke patients because it is a vasodilator, meaning it...

Sound Medicine airs Sunday, Sept.11, at 2 p.m. on WFYI, 90.1FM. For the airtime on a pub...

Not only did a surprising 70 percent of patients in the phase II trial show a positive effect fro...

Ticket holders can be screened from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 30 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunda...

Dr. Das ...

Cancer research news. Kathy Miller, M.D., will join Barbara Lewis to talk about ...

Dr. Gallagher, who joined the School of Medicine faculty in 1992, succeeds Simon Rhodes, Ph.D., w...

You can help by donating a tissue sample to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at the IU...

Using sports medicine to treat performing artists. Sound Medicine’s S...

It is one of the first genetic biomarkers to have been reported for neuropathy caused by taxanes,...

HPV vaccine now recommended for boys. For nearly five years, public health offic...

Bariatric surgery to control diabetes.  The International Diabetes Foundation n...

Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Radio...

The Kay Yow Cancer Fund™, in partnership with The V Foundation for Cancer Re...

Fewer surgeries are better. Recent breast cancer research calls into question tw...

Cochlear implants in babies. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that ever...

Overall, Hoosiers continue to smoke, they don’t eat healthy, and they don’t exercise enough ...

Harper Hall contains 55,000 square feet of office and research laboratory space and is located ad...

Acetaminophen toxicity. The Food and Drug Administration is urging drug makers t...

Although he had no family history of colorectal cancer and he wasn’t experiencing any symptoms,...

The institute’s members will be drawn from the IU schools of medicine, informatics and nursing,...

The study determined that the compound, tautomycetin, targets an enzyme called SHP2, which plays ...

Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Radio...

Recently, the original study claiming that vaccines cause autism has been debunked, and the Briti...

Many Americans take calcium and vitamin D supplements, but official recommendations about dosages...

You can help researchers by donating a tissue sample to the ...

Administered by the American College of Surgeons...

Sound Medicine co-host David Crabb will chat about prostate cancer screening methods wit...

The grant, which creates the Walther Program in Palliative Care Research and Education, will help...

The glass spheres contain a radioactive element, yttrium-90, more commonly known as Y-90, which e...

The HOPE (Health Opportunity through Partnership in Education) gift establishes the HOPE Endowmen...

Supported by GlaxoSmithKline Oncology (GSK) since its inception in 1992, this honor acknowledges ...

Lawrence A. Mark, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of dermatology at the Indiana University Schoo...

The cancer center’s annual Summer Research Program places students with a mentor physician or r...

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers used a modified lentivirus to introduce a poten...

The 21 are among 27 physicians statewide included in the most recent edition of America’s Top D...

Sound Medicine reporter Colleen Iudice will visit the ...

The statistics are startling: 87 percent of those diagnosed with lung cancer will die within two...

Runge-Helgeson traveled to Indianapolis to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Tissue Bank at the I...

Sound Medicine reporter Colleen Iudice explores the modern techniques being used to buil...

By December of this year, the FDA will make a final decision to approve – or not – the use of...

Common symptoms include fatigue, pain, weakness, appetite loss, dry mouth, constipation, insomnia...

Rafat Abonour, M.D., an oncologist and researcher at the IU Simon Cancer Center, and a grou...

The cognitive effects of chemotherapy, often referred to as “chemobrain,” have been known for...

Employees, patients and students from the IU Simon Cancer Center, the IU schools of medicine and ...

he IU Simon Cancer Center and the American Cancer Society are teaming up to promote early detecti...

Currently, the two vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV), which is the primary cause of cervica...

Classes are from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays — Sept. 21, Sept. 28, Oct. 5 and Oct. 12. ...

For nine weeks (June 1-July 31), the students participated in the cancer center’s Summer Resear...

Bryan Schneider, M.D., and doctoral student Milan Radovich will study the underlying molecular u...

Parking is available across the street in the Vermont Street Garage on the Indiana University –...

Ticket holders to the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard can be screened for oral, head and neck cance...

The Indiana Cancer Pain and Depression (INCPAD) study combined automated calls with follow-up cal...

Many breast cancer survivors report problems with their memory, including forgetfulness, difficul...

UPDATE: As of January 2011, MPRI is now Indiana University Health Proton Therapy...

But what’s the safest way to avoid carcinogens (any substance that causes cancer) when grilling...

Advanced ovarian cancer is often diagnosed too late for treatment to be effective. Patients are ...

The ACR awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after ...

He will serve as president of ASCO, the world’s leading professional organization representing ...

That difference is one puzzle that researchers with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank a...

Led by Lisa Hess, Ph.D., assistant professor of public health and obstetrics and gynecology at t...

“We’ve heard from some women that they are confused about when to get a Pap test and want th...

Free oral, head and neck cancer screenings will be offered from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Apri...

Dr. Loehrer also will serve as associate dean for cancer research and hold the title HH Gregg Pr...

For the past five years, Dr. Abonour – an avid amateur marathon runner – has put his body to ...

The Walther Oncology Physical Sciences & Engineering Research Embedding Program will be launched...

Janet Carpenter, Ph.D., R.N., a researcher with the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Can...

The program: Evan Lyon, M.D., of Partners in Health, a Boston-based group that works to b...

Dr. Vascotto was a post-doctoral fellow in molecular biology in the Department of Biomedical Sci...

The investigators have identified a critical pathway that stimulates the production of Mdm2 causi...

The program: Sound Medicine producer Colleen Iudice will report on a controversy ...

Riley Hospital for Children, where the study was conducted, is now one of only a small number of ...

The announcement will be made at Conseco Fieldhouse during a public tribute for Brand jointly spo...

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cance...

The line-up: James Ford, M.D., associate professor of medicine, genetics and pediatrics at...

IU President Michael McRobbie presented Distinguished Professor Lawrence Einhorn, M.D., the ...

Dr. Kevin Rand, a psychology professor in the School of Science at IUPUI, and Dr. Larry Cripe, a ...

The 238,371-square-foot structure, the newest and largest Indiana University research building, p...

Abonour — an oncologist and researcher with the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer...

Volunteers with the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center will hand out UV brace...

Only skin cancer is more common, according to the American Cancer Society. Out of every three men...

Research has shown that personal relationships have a significant role in physical health—speci...

Bring them to the Indiana State Fair where volunteers with the Indiana University Melvin and Bren...

Sound Medicine reporter Sandy Roob will pay a visit to Camp MD, a program sponsored by t...

You can help researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center by donatin...

Aaron Carroll, M.D., M.S., associate professor of pediatrics and director for the Center of Healt...

Susan G. Komen for the Cure awarded this grant, enabling researchers to continue to collect and s...

Lack of medical coverage, barriers to early detection and screening, and unequal access to improv...

The early stage clinical tests are an attempt to block a mechanism cancer cells use to avoid the ...

Both were diagnosed with melanoma – a type of skin cancer. Melanoma, the deadliest form ...

With the Promise Grant, Schneider and colleagues will try to establish biomarkers that physicians...

Lori Crane, Ph.D., chair of the Division of Community and Behavioral Science of the Colorado Scho...

Joseph E. Walther Hall is the largest of the IU School of Medicine’s new research facilities. I...

According to the American Cancer Society, there were about 108,070 new cases of colon cancer and ...

Shonni Silverberg, M.D., professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University, will discuss her ...

Both share a need for quick answers or more detailed information about a broad range of topics in...

“Teens are at the threshold of life, increasingly separating from parents, developing close pee...

The center’s annual Summer Research Program places students with a mentor physician or research...

Dr. Williams, who is stepping down from the role he has held since the cancer center was formed i...

Dr. Sledge is the Ballve-Lantero Professor of Oncology and professor of pathology and laboratory ...

Dr. Farag, associate professor of medicine and a researcher with the Indiana University School of...

You can help by donating a tissue sample to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at the IU...

Over time, many ovarian cancer patients can become resistant to the drug carboplatin, which is th...

The Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups (CCCG) recently convened a panel of breast cancer expe...

Charles M. “Mike” Harper, the project’s benefactor, is the retired chair and chief executiv...

For nine weeks (June 6 to Aug. 4), the students participated in the cancer center’s Summer Rese...

Sunil Rao, M.D., director of the cardiac catheterization lab at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medic...

George Sledge, M.D., an internationally recognized breast cancer expert, pointed out that, despit...

“Emerging Trends and New Developments in Cancer Discovery, Diagnosis and Treatment” is the th...

Their findings may one day help in the development of targeted therapies for leukemia, multiple m...

“Cancer Stories: The Impact of Narrative on a Modern Malady,” is a free two-day medical human...

This is the first large study to systematically rescreen a group of average risk individuals who ...

Noah Hahn, M.D., assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the In...

Fifty Indiana high-school students will get that opportunity March 1-2 at the 10th anniversary of...

The named professorship is awarded to a senior investigator with a strong history and established...

You can help by donating a tissue sample to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at the IU...

Only skin cancer is more common, according to the American Cancer Society. Out of every three men...

Have you ever wondered which works better: shorter bursts of exercise, or longer, steadier exerti...

The National Cancer Advisory Board is an 18-member board that advises the secretary of the Depart...

This year, about 100,000 people will get tested for a genetic mutation that is linked to an eleva...

The dragon boat, which is sponsored by the Indiana University Melvin and Bren ...

The public can tour the new $150 million, 405,000-square-foot building, located at 1030 W. Michig...

Representatives from the Indiana University Melvin and Bren ...

To celebrate the lives of those who have been touched by cancer, the Indiana University Melvin an...

One difference, however, is the frequency and severity of the disease when diagnosed. Too often m...

Timothy J. Wilt, M.D., the lead researcher on the PIVOT report from the Minneapolis Veterans Affa...

And May, which is Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month — is a good time to refresh memori...

Sound Medicine reporter Shia Levitt will speak with Carol Galaty, a woman who, after spe...

Douglas Rex, M.D., director of endoscopy at Indiana University Hospital, joins host Barbara Lewis...

The U.S. scientists involved are members of the NIH Pharmacogenetics Research Network, including ...

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at the I...

IU was one of three institutions selected nationally, along with the University of Arkansas and t...

Co-host Steve Bogdewic, Ph.D., speaks with Laura Reuter, M.D., a reproductive endocrinologist at ...

According to the American Cancer Society, there will be about 108,070 new cases of colon cancer a...

What foods should you strive to get into your diet? Anna Zufall, a registered dietitian wi...

The cancer center’s annual Summer Research Program places students with a mentor physician or r...

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