Biologists find mistletoe species lacks genes found in all other complex...
Indiana University scientists have discovered the first known instance of a plant or animal lacking several key genes involved in energy production in cells.
View ArticleStudy finds males may contribute to offspring's mental development before...
A new study from Indiana University provides evidence in mice that males may play a positive role in the development of offspring's brains starting before pregnancy.
View ArticleNew state map from Indiana Geological Survey makes use of high-res imaging
The Indiana Geological Survey has published a new state map that features the latest digital technology using high-resolution elevation data. The map was prepared using lidar data—light detection and...
View ArticlePatent filings by women have risen fastest in academia
The number of women across the globe filing patents with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office over the past 40 years has risen fastest within academia compared to all other sectors of the innovation...
View ArticleResearcher devises method to untangle, analyze 'controlled chaos'
A researcher at Indiana University has developed a new mathematical framework to more effectively analyze "controlled chaos," or how interactions among highly complex systems affect their operation and...
View ArticleLower risk treatment for blood clots 'empowers' patients, improves care
Potentially fatal blood clots account for thousands of emergency room visits each year and often those patients are admitted to the hospital, treated with an injectable anticoagulant and monitored for...
View ArticleStudy IDs traits of those who screen positive for dementia but refuse...
Two thirds of individuals 65 and older who screened positive for cognitive impairment refused subsequent evaluation according to the first study of its kind to examine older adults' willingness to...
View ArticleStudy identifies challenges of delirium detection in older adults in...
An estimated one to two million older adults with delirium visit hospital emergency departments in the United States annually. Yet about two-thirds of the cases of this sudden and potentially lethal...
View ArticleBig data gives new insight into blood pressure reduction role of commonly...
With the growth of electronic medical records, research utilizing data from a large number of patients, known as big data studies, can provide important information which may be unattainable via...
View ArticleEvolutionary war between microorganisms affecting human health, biologist says
Health experts have warned for years that the overuse of antibiotics is creating "superbugs" able to resist drugs treating infection.
View ArticleNumber of new cases of dementia decreasing for African-Americans but not...
An Indiana University and Regenstrief Institute study is the first to report significantly decreased incidence rates over two decades for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in African-Americans....
View ArticleExpanding theory of evolution
An Indiana University professor is part of an international team of biologists working to expand Darwin's theory of evolution to encompass factors that influence a species' growth and development...
View ArticleResearchers find romantic kissing is not the norm in most cultures
For generations, passionate kisses immortalized in movies, songs and the arts have served as a thermometer of romantic affection.
View ArticleIf you purchase an embarrassing product online, do you still blush? New study...
Published research and common knowledge suggest that embarrassment is something we experience only when we are around other people.
View ArticleStudy: What gets said should be what's heard; what gets heard should be...
The poor exchange of information at change of shift is one of the most common causes of medical errors at hospitals across the country. These errors have been estimated by the Institute of Medicine to...
View ArticlePaleobotanists identify what could be the mythical 'first flower'
Indiana University paleobotanist David Dilcher and colleagues in Europe have identified a 125 million- to 130 million-year-old freshwater plant as one of earliest flowering plants on Earth.
View ArticleResearchers report biomarkers and apps that predict risk of suicide
People being treated for bipolar disorder and other psychiatric illnesses are at greater risk of attempting suicide, but physicians may now have tools to predict which of those individuals will attempt...
View ArticleThere is lots of health data out there, how can it be used it to improve...
Regenstrief Institute investigators experienced in the use of data to improve health care and its delivery in resource constrained environments will introduce attendees at MedInfo 2015 to open source...
View ArticleVoter ID law effects hard to pinpoint
Indiana's strict voter identification law may have prevented some elderly citizens from voting in the last two presidential elections, but there's little evidence it kept large numbers of voters from...
View ArticleWomen in mostly male workplaces exhibit psychological stress response
Today's workforce is highly sex-segregated—for example, most elementary school teachers are women, while most chemistry professors are men. Indiana University Bloomington researchers Bianca Manago, a...
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