A 3D bioprinter created in small town southern Indiana will blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) in the coming weeks—pioneering a process that could ultimately print human transplant organs in outer space. The mission is a major step forward for Florida-based Redwire, which acquired Techshot in Greenville less than a year ago. Although […]... Read More
Some 200 Hoosiers with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia are befriending virtual pets on tablets to see if the daily interactions not only help reduce some of the symptoms of the illness, but also ease caregivers’ stress. Improving both factors could ultimately mean patients remain living at home instead of an institution setting. Richard M. […]... Read More
Between 100,000 and 200,000 people in the U.S. each year tear their ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament), an injury that commonly sidelines star athletes. While not a professional athlete, budding entrepreneur Kyle Craig knows the frustration of a sports injury keeping you from the game you love. When a sprained ankle ended his basketball season and […]... Read More
23 pairs of chromosomes are the building blocks of human biology, and BioCrossroads is using that as inspiration to recognize 23 young leaders shaping Indiana’s future life sciences sector. Called 23 PAIR (Promising Achievers in Innovation and Research), the annual program recently announced its first “class” of award winners, but organizers say its mission goes […]... Read More
A $1 million gift is adding muscle to the University of Southern Indiana’s expertise in a segment of healthcare desperate for more workers: older adults. A recent report from the Alzheimer’s Association shows there are currently only 66 geriatricians in Indiana—fewer than one per county—and the state will also need a 37% increase in home […]... Read More
New treatments for the 1.6 million Americans with type 1 diabetes have remained frustratingly elusive for drug developers, but Neurodon classifies its potential drug as “game-changing.” The startup, based in the Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana, is confident it’s uncovered a new treatment that could reduce insulin dependency for millions of Americans. Neurodon says […]... Read More
Hemorrhagic strokes are notoriously devastating; only 26% of patients survive five years, and namely because the strokes are very difficult to treat. A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blockage inside a blood vessel in the brain bursts and causes bleeding inside the brain. One reason the strokes are so deadly is because doctors must often […]... Read More
Norovirus is incredibly common in the U.S. with about 2,500 reported outbreaks each year; the CDC says it’s the number one cause nationally of vomiting and diarrhea for all age groups. But babies and toddlers are especially vulnerable; they’re more likely to have complications that lead to hospitalization or life-threatening dehydration. Scientists have been chasing […]... Read More
When residents at the Indiana University School of Dentistry helped restore a young Mexican immigrant’s smile nearly a decade ago, they unknowingly inspired her to now do the same for others. Daniela Flores, a junior at North Central High School in Indianapolis, is one of many students in the Indianapolis Project SEED (Summer Experience for […]... Read More
Nearly 500 Hoosier patients in the emergency department at Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital have helped validate a screening tool for suicide, “so we can start making a massive impact in preventing these needless tragedies,” says its creator. Dr. Alexander Niculescu, a professor of psychiatry at the Indiana University School of Medicine, has spent two […]... Read More
