Psychology & Psychiatry
The connection between alcoholism and depression
Alcoholism and depression often go hand-in-hand.
Sep 21, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery suggests new route to fight infection, disease
New research reveals how a single protein interferes with the immune system when exposed to the bacterium that causes Legionnaires' disease, findings that could have broad implications for development of medicines to fight ...
Nov 14, 2018
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Pediatrics
Hands-on, realistic breastfeeding simulation to train perinatal professionals
Four Purdue University students in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering have developed a novel anatomically correct and hands-on breastfeeding simulator system to assist the training of perinatal nurses and professionals.
Aug 9, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Empowering preschool children with the language of math adds up to stronger skills
Teaching preschool children simple math-related vocabulary and concepts, such as "more," "a lot," "some" and "fewer," improves their mathematical skills, according to a new a study from Purdue University.
Oct 11, 2016
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Pediatrics
App connects mothers with lactation experts, improve breastfeeding rates
A newly developed proactive app could instantly connect breastfeeding mothers with pediatricians or lactation consultants to help collect data, monitor patients and provide consultation and support while improving breastfeeding ...
Feb 27, 2018
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Medical research
Nanoparticle-drug combo turns white fat to brown fat with potential to treat obesity, diabetes
In a potential breakthrough for the treatment of obesity and diabetes, Purdue University scientists have found a way to deliver a drug directly to stored white fat cells to turn them into more easily burned brown fat cells.
Aug 30, 2017
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Neuroscience
Mapping the brain with data science
Patients with dementia and other neural diseases show physical symptoms such as stumbling and confusion, but identifying the problem isn't as simple as taking an X-ray. A group of researchers at Purdue University are designing ...
Jun 29, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover a gene that controls the severity of colon cancer
Regulatory T cells (TReg) are essential to regulating the immune system. However, there are several different types of TReg cells, and scientists are only now beginning to differentiate among them and understand their functions ...
Sep 7, 2021
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Medications
Specialized compound could lead to chronic pain relief without the use of opioids
Purdue researchers have discovered a compound that could lead to the treatment of chronic pain without the need for patients to rely on opioids.
Mar 14, 2017
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Medical research
New compound shown to be as effective as FDA-approved drugs against life-threatening infections
Purdue University researchers have identified a new compound that in preliminary testing has shown itself to be as effective as antibiotics approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat life-threatening infections ...
Jun 15, 2018
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