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Snooze Control: IU Experts Share the Importance of Good Sleep

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

4 Ways to Up Your Sleep Game

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

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A Dirty Job—With Bright Results

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

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Tailoring a New White Coat

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

How Do We Live and Thrive in a World with AI?

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…

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More Than a Feeling

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…

Finding Fibbers

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

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Educating Entrepreneurs Like Nobody’s Business

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)…

A Mindful Approach to Mental Health

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…

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Vital Solutions in a Climate of Change

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…

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Diagnosis on Demand

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…

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IUPUI Researchers See Promise in the Guts of Blow Flies

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…

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