Study shows allocation of police resources affects economic welfare, inequality
Decisions about how to allocate police resources in a community are likely to influence not only crime but also housing prices, overall economic welfare and social inequality, according to a new study...
View ArticleResearch points towards new blindness prevention methods in diabetic eye disease
By combining data on optometry patient's eyes with advanced computational methods, Indiana University researchers have created a virtual tissue model of diabetes in the eye.
View ArticleLife science company licenses method to create blood vessel cells
An Indiana University technology that could accelerate work conducted by drug discovery researchers, cancer biologists and vascular biologists has been licensed to a life science company in the United...
View ArticleStudy: Violations of privacy rights by fusion centers are the exception, not...
Concerns that law enforcement fusion centers are violating individuals' privacy rights as they gather intelligence on terrorism, criminals and other threats to public safety are the exception and...
View ArticleSurvey of 31 years of video games shows a decline in sexualized female...
At a time when the video game industry has come under scrutiny for its low level of female employment and how women are depicted in its products, a new Indiana University study finds that sexualization...
View ArticleConfronted with sepsis, key immune mechanism breaks, scientists find
When the body encounters an infection, a molecular signaling system ramps up the body's infection-fighting system to produce more white blood cells to attack invading bacteria. Now researchers have...
View ArticleStudy finds despite expectations of privacy, one in four share sexts
A new study from Indiana University researchers shows that although most people who engage in sexting expect their messages to remain private, nearly one in four people are sharing the sexual messages...
View ArticleRegenstrief project assembles health information from different electronic...
If you are rushed to a hospital in an emergency, is your complete medical record available to those caring for you? Will they know all medications you have been prescribed and whether you are taking...
View ArticleTool or weapon? New research throws light on stone artifacts' use as ancient...
A team of psychologists, kinesiologists and archaeologists at Indiana University and elsewhere are throwing new light on a longstanding archaeological mystery: the purpose of a large number of...
View ArticleSurvey shows lower levels of youth e-cigarette use, but experts still concerned
The 26th Indiana Youth Survey, conducted by the Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University's School of Public Health-Bloomington, highlights a decrease in the use of e-cigarettes among...
View Article'Cyclops' beetles hint at solution to 'chicken-and-egg' problem in novel...
Beetles with cyclops eyes have given Indiana University scientists insight into how new traits may evolve through the recruitment of existing genes—even if these genes are already carrying out critical...
View Article'Morning people' self-sabotage less at night, night owls' less at sunrise
A study by psychological researchers at Indiana University shows that people are more likely to undermine their performance at stressful tasks when they're operating at "peak capacity" based on their...
View ArticleAddiction cravings may get their start deep in the right side of the brain
If you really want a drink right now, the source of your craving may be a pea-sized structure deep inside the right side of your brain, according to scientists at the Indiana University School of...
View ArticleDuring drought, dry air can stress plants more than dry soil
Newly published research by Indiana University scientists finds that low relative humidity in the atmosphere is a significant, growing and often under-appreciated cause of plant stress in hot, dry...
View ArticleNeuroimaging study: Building blocks activate spatial ability in children...
Research from Indiana University has found that structured block-building games improve spatial abilities in children to a greater degree than board games.
View ArticleSociologists examine shift from 'No Child Left Behind' to 'children left behind'
When students across the country returned to school this fall, they did so under the Every Student Succeeds Act, which rolls back the style of accountability emphasized in the previous federal...
View ArticleVehicle mileage tax is best option for long-term highway funding
A study that forecasts state and federal fuel tax revenues based on different fuel taxation policies found adoption of a vehicle mileage tax would best meet highway construction needs in the long run.
View ArticleStudy reveals rats have greater episodic memory than previously thought
Anyone who has ever spotted a familiar face at a party but been unable to place where or when they last met that person knows the difference between episodic memory and familiarity.
View ArticleScientists discover 'supramolecule' that could help reduce nuclear,...
Indiana University researchers have reported the first definitive evidence for a new molecular structure with potential applications to the safe storage of nuclear waste and reduction of chemicals that...
View ArticleWorked to death? Study says lack of control over high-stress jobs leads to...
Previous academic research has found that having greater control over your job can help you manage work-related stress. But it's never suggested that it was a matter of life and death—until now.
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