HIV prevention continues to be a significant public health problem in the United States. Despite advances in HIV prevention and care, HIV-related illness is still the ninth leading cause of death among those between 25 and 44 years of age (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018). Identifying clinical pathways for access to pre-exposure prophylaxis… Read more »
Research
New research by Dr. Stephen Carter published in Experimental Physiology
New research by Dr. Stephen Carter from the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington has been published in Experimental Physiology showing how exercise might improve health by increasing gut bacterial diversity. Bacteria, often synonymous with infection and disease, may have an unfair reputation. Research indicates there are as many, if not more, bacterial cells in our… Read more »
Quash awarded Ruth Clifford Engs Doctoral Research Fellowship
Doctoral student Tiffany Monique Quash is the recipient of this year’s Ruth Clifford Engs Doctoral Research Fellowship. This fellowship is awarded to the doctoral student in the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington submitting the best dissertation proposal for historical research. Quash presented her lecture titled “Race, Leisure, and Swimming: An open dialogue on the historical construction… Read more »
Quinn awarded 3-year grant from Swedish Research Council
Dr. Patrick Quinn, an assistant professor at the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington, and a team of researchers have been awarded a 3-year, $400,000 grant from the Swedish Research Council to research the prescribed opioid analgesic used during pregnancy and the risk for adverse birth outcomes and neurodevelopment problems in offspring. The team, which includes… Read more »
IU researcher Brian Dodge contributes to prominent journal’s first special section focused on bisexual health
Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington researcher Brian Dodge is helping shine a light on bisexual health with a recent contribution in one of the world’s most prominent sexuality research journals. Dodge, associate director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington, alongside Wendy Bostwick of the University of Illinois at Chicago, recently… Read more »
Research update
Selected recent research publications now available: Physical activity and weight gain after smoking cessation in postmenopausal women The Effects of PCSO-524®, a Patented Marine Oil Lipid derived from the New Zealand Green Lipped Mussel (Perna canaliculus), on Pulmonary and Respiratory Muscle Function in Non-asthmatic Elite Runners Balance- and Strength-Training Protocols to Improve Chronic Ankle Instability… Read more »
Study finds yo-yo dieting increases lifespan in mice compared to staying obese
A new study co-led by Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington found that mice who repeatedly lost and regained weight, also known as weight cycling or “yo-yo dieting,” lived significantly longer than their obese counterparts — and in some cases even lived longer than mice who lost weight and kept it off permanently. The study, published in… Read more »
Meet Joel Ybe, senior scientist at the School of Public Health and the IU Bloomington’s Indiana CTSI navigator
Solving crystal structures. Creating new devices. Teaching himself X-ray crystallography. As a scientist, Joel Ybe has always loved solving problems — something he has found equally rewarding in his unique role at Indiana University Bloomington, where he uses his scientific training to connect researchers with resources, support and services available through the Indiana Clinical and Translational… Read more »
Survey finds use of vapor products up among Indiana teens
Nearly 30 percent of 12th-graders in Indiana report using electronic vapor products in the last month, according to the 28th annual Indiana Youth Survey. This is an increase of 45 percent over 2017 numbers. The survey — administered in early 2018 by the Institute for Research on Addictive Behavior, part of the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington —… Read more »
Chemical marker links sub-concussions to potential brain damage
Repetitive mild head impacts in sports (sub-concussions) are becoming a major public health concern because long-term exposure to these head impacts may have the potential to cause severe brain disorder in later life. A recent study by Dr. Keisuke Kawata at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, published in the prestigious Journal of Neurotrauma, measured a… Read more »
Is there a connection between urinary cadmium concentration and the risk of ischemic stroke?
A recent study by researchers at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, published by the journal Neurology, examined the association between urinary cadmium levels and the incidence of ischemic stroke as well as possible effect modifications.
Researchers and collaborators demonstrate that chemicals which clear senescent cells from the body can make mice live longer and healthier lives
A research team including David B. Allison, Ph.D. Dean of the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington and led by James L. Kirkland, M.D., Ph.D., of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, found that injecting even a small number of senescent (older) cells into young, healthy mice causes damage that can result in physical dysfunction…. Read more »