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Food and Thought
A look at ideas that are addressing major food-related problems: A potential breakthrough on peanut allergies. Learn more about how Basar Bilgicer, associate professor of engineering, is fighting to cure food allergies.…
Health and well-being
We’re fighting for the well-being of our communities, looking out for—never away from—the most vulnerable among us.
Leading with outcomes: From peanut allergy therapies to mental health interventions, Notre Dame researchers are finding innovative ways to care for both body and mind—driven by compassion and grounded in a mission to serve the common good.
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Fighting for faster virus detection
An electronic nose developed by Notre Dame researchers is helping sniff out bird flu biomarkers for faster detection and fewer sick birds.
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From reaction to resolution: The future of allergy treatment
How a child's simple request led to an extraordinary breakthrough in peanut allergy treatment.
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Fighting to control diabetes
New technology can sense, and stop, a drop in blood sugar before it becomes life-threatening
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A Notre Dame Senior’s Commitment to Community Health: Mason Cohen
Rain pours down on a group of Notre Dame students as they trudge through the South Bend streets, carrying buckets and shovels. Pushing a wheelbarrow full of mulch, they are working to help combat lead poisoning in the community. The weather is dreary, their shoes soaked through, but laughter cuts...
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Notre Dame researchers to advance detection and community knowledge of opioids, including new variants
The Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society advances research excellence by embedding interdisciplinary collaboration and undergraduate research training within projects that address the needs of historically underserved populations.
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New model offers ‘clear path’ to keeping clean water flowing in rural Africa
New research from the University of Notre Dame studies how local nongovernmental organizations in Ethiopia, Malawi and the Central African Republic maintain and repair community water handpumps. The ongoing research has helped provide more consistent and safe access to water for more than a million people across the three countries.
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3D-bioprinted model offers new way to study and treat obesity-related heart disease
To better understand how obesity affects the heart, Pinar Zorlutuna, the Roth-Gibson Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Notre Dame, and her lab have developed a 3D-printed model that integrates heart and fat cells to mimic obesity's effects and test potential therapies.
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Walking is something most of us take for granted—but losing that ability can change everything. Robotics engineer Jim Schmiedeler develops powered prostheses and exoskeletons that help people recover mobility after an amputation, spinal cord injury, or stroke
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Therapy during detention found to be an effective, cost-efficient way to reduce violent behavior within jail system
A new study by University of Notre Dame researchers shows that introducing a unique and low-cost cognitive behavioral therapy program for longer-term jail inmates teaches lifelong skills and reduces violent behavior — making the jail system safer in the long run.
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Key to human intelligence lies in how brain networks work together
Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, perception, memory, language and thought have been mapped onto distinct brain networks, and each has been examined largely in isolation. While this approach has yielded major advances, it has left unresolved one of...
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Cells that are not our own may unlock secrets about our health
Microchimeric cells are cells of different genetic origin that circulate within the body and can occur either naturally through pregnancy or artificially through organ transplantation and blood transfusions. They can play complex roles in a person’s body, often beneficial as well as harmful. Kristine Joy Chua, a biological anthropologist in Notre Dame’s Department...
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Bio-nano Interface Design for Multiplexed Wearable Biosensors
The venous blood test is the gold standard for biomarker detection in blood but it's painful, invasive, and does not enable continuous monitoring of blood contents. Blood is taken out for analysis, and the results leave patients with mere snapshots of their health condition instead of the ability to continuously...
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Long-term pesticide exposure accelerates aging and shortens lifespan in fish
Long-term exposure to low levels of a common agricultural pesticide can accelerate physiological aging and shorten lifespan in fish — a finding from new research led by University of Notre Dame biologist Jason Rohr with potentially far-reaching implications for environmental regulations and human health.
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Notre Dame, Northwestern team up to expand mental health support for local youth through Valinhos Foundation grant
Quick and effective access to mental health resources for St. Joseph County youth will expand significantly through a dynamic new partnership between psychologists at Northwestern University and the University of Notre Dame, supported by a newly awarded grant from the Valinhos Foundation. The new three-year program aims to help bridge...
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Notre Dame, Community Organizations Partner on Opioid Sensing Research
On Monday, November 3, community collaborators from the South Bend-Elkhart region gathered with University of Notre Dame researchers and staff on the Notre Dame campus for a community engagement workshop for Notre Dame Serving Community Analytical Needs (ND-SCAN), organized by the ND Sensor Initiative (NDSI). A total of eight local...
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Redefining the Narrative of Patient-Centered Care
In the quiet spaces of pediatric oncology, Dr. Christy Lucas ‘16 finds purpose in being a faithful narrator—helping patients and families tell, to the very last pages, the stories they never thought they’d have to write.
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Notre Dame Research, Under Armour reach historic partnership to pursue innovations in materials, data analytics and human performance
Over the next decade, both organizations will co-invest in research initiatives that span multiple colleges and disciplines, and allow Notre Dame’s faculty, staff and student researchers to work alongside Under Armour personnel to identify research questions and design solutions for impact on campus and beyond.
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Advocacy in Action: I'll Never Forget Your Story
The Patient Advocacy Initiative is proud to offer a variety of ways students can gain hands-on, real-world experience working with rare disease patients, their families, and the organizations that support them. The Summer Immersion Grant Program, funded by Ms. Laura Schumacher as part of the broader Patient Partnership Program, awards...
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ND grad student fuses classical and quantum computing to improve skin disease diagnosis
Notre Dame researchers have developed HybridQ, a new computing model that combines classical and quantum techniques to generate high quality medical images. This innovation addresses the global shortage of clinical data, paving the way for faster and more accurate skin disease diagnoses.
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Notre Dame Lead Innovation Team partners with local WIC program to identify, prevent lead poisoning in children
B.A.B.E. store “shoppers” now have something new to help their families: free lead screening kits offered by the University of Notre Dame’s Lead Innovation Team.
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Fighting to combat the opioid crisis
Computer Science professor Fanny Ye is utilizing AI to dismantle the digital networks used by drug traffickers to distribute lethal synthetic substances. By identifying unique digital signatures across social media and the dark web, her research provides law enforcement with tools to combat the national drug crisis.
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Taking her science to the streets
A Notre Dame chemist decided to let the local community’s needs drive her scientific process and found herself in the fight against illicit drugs.
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The forever problem
The University of Notre Dame is tackling “forever chemicals,” identifying environmental impacts, developing new ways to measure and manage contaminated water supplies, and exploring new methods of treatment.
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Plastic containers can contain PFAS — and it’s getting into food
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are adding to their list of consumer products that contain PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a toxic class of fluorine compounds known as “forever chemicals.” In a new study published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters, fluorinated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic containers—used for...
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Scientists find PFAS in feminine hygiene products
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are sharing findings from a study on perfluorinated substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals,” in a wide range of feminine hygiene products.
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Study finds high levels of PFAS in school uniforms
In a study published in Environmental Science and Technology, scientists at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana University, the University of Toronto and the Green Science Policy Institute analyzed a variety of children’s textiles. Fluorine was detected in 65 percent of samples tested.
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Researchers test drinking water, face masks for PFAS
Scientists at the University of Notre Dame studying the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products and textiles have expanded their search for potential sources of PFAS exposure — developing an effective method of testing for PFAS in drinking water and adding face masks to a growing...
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Use of PFAS in cosmetics ‘widespread,’ new study finds
Many cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada likely contain high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a potentially toxic class of chemicals linked to a number of serious health conditions, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame.
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Notre Dame partners with Accenture to grow health equity data and analytics to improve health care for vulnerable populations
The University of Notre Dame’s Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society is collaborating with campus and community partners to develop a more holistic approach to addressing such problems through its new Health Equity Data Lab.
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Patient care improves when hospitals choose a single vendor for medical records software, study shows
New research from the University of Notre Dame shows for the first time that the sourcing strategy chosen by hospitals impacts the quality of patient care. When hospitals move closer to a single-sourcing strategy, patients receive better evidence-based care.
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Advancing rare disease research and patient advocacy
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Barb Calhoun, Director for Patient Advocacy Education and Outreach, shares how work at the Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare Diseases is advancing rare disease research and patient advocacy, offering hope to patients and families.
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Notre Dame-led coalition aims to address health disparities in the South Bend-Elkhart community
The Michiana Community Health Coalition (MCHC) meets once per month to share knowledge and resources and pursue solutions to issues that commonly contribute to disparate health outcomes in the U.S.
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What happened to the traditional American family?
The American family has changed dramatically over the past four decades, raising urgent questions about marriage, economic stability, and child well-being.
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A saint of our own?
The humble piety of Notre Dame cobbler Brother Columba inspires a canonization push.
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How do you measure success?
Mendoza professor Joe Holt joins Jenna Liberto to talk purpose-driven goals, meaningful work, and redefining success.
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The press vs. the power
Observer founder Robert Sam Anson had a contentious yet strong relationship with ND President Father Hesburgh.
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Cold plunges and unicorns
Anthropologist Cara Ocobock reveals what extreme cold reveals about our bodies and human resilience, and why hunting a “unicorn” is harder than it looks.