IU data scientists launch free tools to analyze online trends, memes
Did more people see #thedress as blue and black or white and gold? How many Twitter users wanted pop star Katy Perry to take the #icebucketchallenge?
View ArticleIU-led study reveals new insights into light color sensing and transfer of...
An international team led by Indiana University researchers has uncovered the regulation of a system that allows a globally abundant bacterium to efficiently capture sunlight and perform photosynthesis.
View ArticleBlack students more likely to be identified as gifted if teachers are black
African-American children are three times as likely to be placed in gifted-education programs if they have a black teacher rather than a white teacher, according to research conducted by faculty...
View ArticleLarge reductions in prison population can be made without endangering public...
A paper published in the journal Criminology & Public Policy addresses one of the most important crime policy questions in America: Can prison populations be reduced without endangering the public?
View ArticleYou are what you eat: Biologists map genetic pathways of nutrition-based...
Biologists at Indiana University have significantly advanced understanding of the genetic pathways that control the appearance of different physical traits in the same species depending on nutritional...
View ArticleSmall blue galaxy could shed new light on Big Bang, astronomers say
A faint blue galaxy about 30 million light-years from Earth and located in the constellation Leo Minor could shed new light on conditions at the birth of the universe.
View ArticleResearchers identify genes linked to the effects of mood and stress on longevity
The visible impacts of depression and stress that can be seen in a person's face—and contribute to shorter lives—can also be found in alterations in genetic activity, according to newly published...
View ArticleResearchers identify critical factors that determine drought vulnerability of...
Researchers led by Lixin Wang, assistant professor of earth sciences in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, have identified critical information about the...
View ArticleStudy shows tax on plug-in vehicles is not answer to road-funding woes
Given declining revenues from gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and the need for new ways of funding road infrastructure, state and federal policymakers are considering or have enacted annual registration...
View ArticleBrain study suggests new ways to protect against neurodegeneration
A study led by biomedical researchers at Indiana University has found evidence that an enzyme known as NMNAT2 may help protect against the debilitating effects of certain degenerative brain diseases,...
View ArticleStudy finds one-third of women taking bisphosphonates remain at risk for...
More than 53 million Americans age 50 and older, primarily women, have osteoporosis or are at high risk for the condition due to low bone density. A recent study of oral bisphosphonates, the most...
View ArticleYoung African-American adults are less susceptible to delirium in ICU than...
The first study to evaluate the relationship between race and intensive care unit delirium has found that African-American ICU patients age 18 to 50 are less susceptible to delirium than similarly aged...
View ArticleWhen it comes to evolution, testes may play a key role, studies find
A pair of studies led by Indiana University researchers provide new evidence that when it comes to evolution, the testes may play a key role.
View ArticleStudy explores impact of early dementia screening of older adults on their...
A new grant to the Indiana University Center for Aging Research from the National Institute on Aging funds the first study to assess the potential benefits and harms to family members of early dementia...
View Article'Smoke alarm' one of 36 genes newly found to play role in pain sensation
Indiana University researchers have that found a suite of genes in both fruit flies and humans—including one dubbed "smoke alarm"—plays a role in nerve sensitivity. The study could help lead to new...
View ArticleVirtual tissue technology reveals new drug target in polycystic kidney disease
Using virtual tissue technology, researchers at Indiana University have identified a potential new drug target in the fight against polycystic kidney disease, an illness with no effective FDA-approved...
View ArticleStudy finds testicular cancer survivors may have hearing loss after cisplatin...
Many testicular cancer survivors experience hearing loss after cisplatin-based chemotherapy, according to researchers at Indiana University.
View ArticleStudy uses diverse sample to examine childhood weight's link to age of first...
Girls who were overweight as children are likely to begin using cigarettes, marijuana or alcohol at an earlier age than their healthy-weight peers, according to a new study by researchers in the...
View ArticleAdvertising by US cancer centers soars over the past decade, new analysis shows
Cancer centers promoting their services dramatically increased their advertising spending from 2005 to 2014, with the bulk of the spending by for-profit organizations, according to the results of a...
View ArticleWorkplace climate, not women's 'nature,' responsible for gender-based job stress
Social scientists have long known that women working in numerically male-dominated occupations like physics and firefighting report experiencing workplace stress, but men who work in numerically...
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