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A group of Indiana faith leaders has teamed up with IUPUI to provide free, anonymous lead testing kits in Indianapolis, Muncie and, eventually, statewide. The program aims to break down barriers for Black, Brown and other communities of color, and lower-income communities who are more likely to be exposed to lead at home.
Lead can affect kids’ ability to learn, cause behavioral issues and poor kidney function.
Ivan Douglas Hicks is the pastor of First Baptist Church in north Indianapolis and part of the Indianapolis Ministerium a group of faith leaders that advocates for causes affecting widows and children. He said Indianapolis’s high lead levels have rivaled Flint, Michigan, and several kids in the city have been misdiagnosed with other issues.
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Survey: Majority of Hoosiers view university, policymaker collaboration as crucial for Indiana
A new statewide survey commissioned as part of the Indiana University Grand Challenges program reveals that three out of four Hoosiers agree that universities in Indiana have a responsibility to help improve their surrounding communities. The survey’s release coincides with today’s IU Grand Challenges Summit, a virtual program featuring Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and IU President Michael A. McRobbie.
Survey respondents also overwhelmingly support universities partnering with policymakers and government officials, with 74% saying they want to see increased collaboration between Indiana’s government officials and state universities when it comes to initiatives that strengthen and improve Hoosier communities.
INDIANAPOLIS Worldwide, 1 in 4 people will suffer from a depressive episode in their lifetime.
While current diagnosis and treatment approaches are largely trial and error, a breakthrough study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on the biological basis of mood disorders and offers a promising blood test aimed at a precision-medicine approach to treatment.
Led by Dr. Alexander B. Niculescu, professor of psychiatry at the IU School of Medicine, the study was published today in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. The work builds on previous research conducted by Niculescu and his colleagues into blood biomarkers that track suicidality as well as pain, post-traumatic stress disorder and Alzheimer’s disease.
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