Research & Innovation

Research suggests that more than 50 million Americans have some sort of ongoing sleep disorder. We should take sleep seriously, here’s why.

Many people will find that their sleep quality has some room for improvement. Consider the following advice from IU’s sleep experts.

Are you one of the millions of people who have ever had strep throat? Or pink eye? Or a urinary tract infection? If so, chances are good that antibiotics helped…

Our health is precious to us. And choosing a medical doctor is essential, yet personal. But for many members of minority communities, it can be difficult to find a skilled…

Artificial intelligence could write this article and you might not even notice. AI is getting so good—some might say scary good—that the line between humans and technology seems blurrier than…

Did you know that holding someone’s hand can alleviate pain? According to Aina Puce, a neuroscientist in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at IU Bloomington, “[Touch] affects the…

IU researchers create a tool to distinguish fact from, well, everything else on social media. Baloney, hogwash, hooey, rubbish, poppycock, bull. Call it what you will, disinformation is a problem.…

Start a new business without a business plan? That often spells disaster. The Business Opportunities for Self-Starters program at IU East (BOSS for short) imparts this fundamental lesson to local…

If you’ve noticed terms such as “self-care” becoming more prevalent in our cultural lexicon, it’s for good reason. According to IU Distinguished Professor of Sociology Bernice Pescosolido, mental health is…

How do you make Indiana a more sustainable place to live? If you’re one of IU’s McKinney Climate Fellows, you start locally. A municipal composting site in Zionsville. A climate…

An unfortunate truth of health care: When need exceeds access, communities go unserved. However, there’s a positive prognosis for those suffering from substance use disorder. Researchers at the IU School…

Could blow flies become a critical line of defense in wartime? Absolutely, say IUPUI researchers. A team from IUPUI’s Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program has uncovered the ability of blow…