Health
GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Reshape Modern Dating Lives
Weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are doing more than shrinking waistlines—they're transforming how people date and connect romantically.
Jul 16, 2025
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Grip Strength Reveals Brain Changes in Early Psychosis
A simple squeeze of the hand might reveal profound changes happening in the brain during early psychosis.
Jun 25, 2025
Health
Keeping your phone clean can help prevent you from getting sick
We often overlook how many germs our cell phones carry. From the number of surfaces we place them on to every time we touch — or allow someone else to touch — them with unclean hands.
Feb 6, 2025
Health
Nature's Perfect Pain Machine: How Tiny Wasps Pack the World's Most Agonizing Sting
Scientists have unlocked the secrets behind one of nature's most excruciating stings, revealing how a deceptively beautiful insect deploys its chemical weapons with devastating precision.
Jan 31, 2025
Health
AI Can Detect Depression in CEOs' Voices, Study Shows Higher Pay for Those Affected
A new study using artificial intelligence to analyze CEO voices during earnings calls has revealed new insights into depression among corporate leaders…
Jan 8, 2025
Brain & Behavior
New AI Guidelines Aim to Standardize Brain Cancer Diagnosis
International experts have released the first comprehensive guidelines for using artificial intelligence to diagnose and monitor brain cancer, addressing the longstanding challenge of subjective tumor measurements.
Nov 15, 2024
Health
Eye Scans May Reveal Early Signs of Major Diseases, NIH-Funded Research Shows
Indiana University scientists are developing advanced ophthalmoscopes that could detect diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer's through simple eye scans.
Oct 13, 2024
Health
Study Reveals Key Mechanisms Protecting Against Cognitive Decline in Asymptomatic Alzheimer's
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have uncovered crucial mechanisms that may shield individuals with asymptomatic Alzheimer's disease from cognitive decline, despite having telltale brain changes associated with the condition.
Oct 3, 2024
Social Sciences
Kinsey Survey Reveals 90% of Americans Face 'Sexual Exploitation'
A newly revised gold standard survey unveils shocking rates of sexual exploitation across the United States.
Jul 8, 2024
Technology
‘Singles in America’ study: Daters breaking the ice with AI
Artificial intelligence has permeated nearly every aspect of our daily lives, and dating is no exception.
Feb 19, 2024
Brain & Behavior
Protein found in brain linked to frontotemporal dementia
An international team of researchers including experts at the Indiana University School of Medicine has identified a protein found in the brains of people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), discovering a new target for potential treatments for the disease.
Dec 7, 2023
Life
New insights into the potential for early steps of biological evolution on Mars
That the planet Mars had habitable surface environments early in its existence has been firmly established by the scientific community.
Aug 12, 2023
Brain & Behavior
Losing sleep over losing sleep: how watching the clock impacts insomnia, use of sleep aids
Watching the clock while trying to fall asleep exacerbates insomnia and the use of sleep aids, according to research from an Indiana University professor — and a small change could help people sleep better.
May 16, 2023
Physics
Physicists work to shrink microchips with first one-dimensional helium model system
Microchips are everywhere, running computers and cars, and even helping people find lost pets.
Jul 7, 2022