Older adults with obesity less responsive to memory training than those with...
In the first study to compare the results of cognitive training by body mass index (BMI) category, scientists from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research found that memory training provided...
View ArticleStudy shows risk of skin cancer doesn't deter most college students who tan...
White female college students in Indiana who tan indoors know they are placing themselves at risk of skin cancer and premature skin aging, but most continue to tan indoors anyway, according to a study...
View ArticleRapidly meeting the mental health needs of older adults
Nearly 20 percent of older Americans experience depression and the highest rate of suicide is among older adult Caucasian males. Despite the anticipated growth of mental health needs as the U.S....
View ArticleAir polluters more likely to locate near downwind state borders
Indiana University research reveals a pattern of companies strategically locating facilities where wind will carry pollution across state lines.
View ArticleAfrican-American veterans in mental health care are not as activated as White...
Patients who are activated—meaning they have the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their health and health care—have better health outcomes. A new study provides evidence that male and female...
View ArticleStudy finds fly growth mimics cancer cells, creating new tool in fight...
Scientists who study a molecule known to play a role in certain types of cancers and neurodegenerative disorders have a powerful new tool to study this compound due to research conducted at Indiana...
View ArticleResearchers find improved preventive care from Obamacare Medicaid expansion
More Americans are taking steps to prevent disease because of the insurance expansions of the Affordable Care Act, according to a new, groundbreaking study by Indiana University and Cornell University...
View ArticleExpanding throughout Indiana, OPTIMISTIC study tests new CMS payment model
Indiana University's OPTIMISTIC study has added an additional 25 facilities across Indiana as it expands its efforts to improve the health and health care of long-term nursing home residents.
View ArticleStudy examines sexual risk-taking, HIV prevention among older adults in Africa
One of the most common myths around older adults is that they are not sexually active. But a recent study conducted by researchers at Indiana University found that older men and women do maintain...
View ArticleOnline video blogs (a.k.a. vlogs) as tools for patient engagement: Is seeing...
Online patient video journals or blogs—called vlogs—chronicling the good, the bad and the ugly of a specific medical condition can help both physicians and their patients, says Regenstrief Institute...
View ArticleStartup commercializes software to improve quality of care for pediatric...
Two members of the Indiana University School of Medicine have launched a startup to commercialize software targeting improvement in pediatric patient care.
View ArticleRainbow dyes add greater precision to fight against 'superbugs'
A study reported Feb. 17 in the journal Science led by researchers at Indiana University and Harvard University is the first to reveal in extreme detail the operation of the biochemical clockwork that...
View ArticleMore black police won't result in fewer police-involved homicides of black...
Hiring more black police officers is not a viable strategy for reducing police-involved homicides of black citizens in most cities, according to new Indiana University research that is the first...
View ArticleStudy reveals ways powerful 'master gene' regulates physical differences...
Physical differences between males and females in species are common, but there remains much to learn about the genetic mechanisms behind these differences.
View ArticleStudy finds participants feel moral outrage toward those who decide to not...
Data representing individuals from across the United States indicates that U.S. adults are increasingly delaying the decision to have children or forgoing parenthood entirely. Yet evidence suggests...
View ArticleStudy: More customer information can help Airbnb address discrimination
Recent studies of peer-to-peer businesses such as Airbnb, Uber and Lyft have revealed racial discrimination among hosts and drivers, thus threatening the basis for the sharing economy that aims to...
View ArticleCaffeine boosts enzyme that could protect against dementia, study finds
A study by Indiana University researchers has identified 24 compounds—including caffeine—with the potential to boost an enzyme in the brain shown to protect against dementia.
View ArticleChemists create molecular 'leaf' that collects and stores solar power without...
An international team of scientists led by Liang-shi Li at Indiana University has achieved a new milestone in the quest to recycle carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere into carbon-neutral fuels and...
View ArticleIncreasing minimum wage would reduce teen pregnancies
A $1 increase in the minimum wage would likely reduce the U.S. adolescent birth rate by about 2 percent, according to new Indiana University research.
View ArticleIU Center for Aging Research develops novel ICU delirium severity assessment...
Millions of intensive care unit patients in the United States experience delirium, an acute brain failure resulting in confusion and long-term memory problems. Researchers from the Indiana University...
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