While emerging evidence suggests pesticides can be toxic to the mix of microorganisms in the digestive system, a new study is the first to map changes to specific gut bacteria based on interactions between human microbes and insect-killing chemicals.

For the first time, researchers have found that lung cancer patients who have a combination of high levels of depression and inflammation at diagnosis are later found with continuing depressive symptoms in the next several months. @ASCatOSU @OSUCCC_James

As concern grows about America’s falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through – and many won’t be that bothered if they don’t. @ASCatOSU

Corporate executives with subprime credit scores tend to make poorer business decisions involving risk, a new experiment shows. They tend to be "yes persons" who seek consensus even when it is counterproductive. @Glenn_college

Whether you have a rebellious personality or not, most people imagine they are better at overcoming pressure to violate their own principles than they really are, finds a new study. @ASCatOSU

Devices made with cheap strips of paper have outperformed two other testing methods in detecting malaria infection in asymptomatic people in Ghana – a diagnostic advance that could accelerate efforts to eliminate the disease, researchers say. @ASCatOSU

Researchers have developed a composite material that can absorb about 70% of impact force under the best conditions -- making it a promising material for helmets and other headgear to prevent concussions. @OhioStateMed

On May 30, Taylor Swift announced that “All of the music I’ve ever made… now belongs… to me.” Two Ohio State professors offer their thoughts on what this means for the record industry and for musical artists. @ASCatOSU @FisherOSU

Deep sea sediments contain treasure troves of information about marine ecosystems and past climate scenarios, yet remain understudied clues into Earth’s environmental future, according to researchers. @ASCatOSU

“A large language model can’t smell a rose, touch the petals of a daisy or walk through a field of wildflowers. Without those sensory and motor experiences, it can’t truly represent what a flower is in all its richness." @ASCatOSU

New research brings together 7,000 years of history in South Arabia to show how ancient pastoralists changed placement and construction of monuments over time in the face of environmental and cultural forces. @ASCatOSU

A new study reveals the biological secret to the Zika virus’s infectious success: Zika uses host cells’ own “self-care” system to suppress the host proteins that the virus has employed to get into those cells in the first place. @OSUVetCollege

Scientists aiming to advance cancer diagnostics have developed a machine learning tool that is able to identify metabolism-related molecular profile differences between patients with colorectal cancer and healthy people. @OSUehe @OhioStateMed @OSUCCC_James

A new study identifying molecules that suppress the heat of chili peppers hints at the possibility of adapting these compounds into an “anti-spice” condiment for food that’s too fiery to eat. @CFAES_OSU

If you want to do your best, most creative work, moving to a new place – or working from several places – can accelerate the process, according to a new study of Nobel Prize winners. @ASCatOSU

Using advanced artificial intelligence, researchers have developed a novel method to make drug development faster and more efficient. @OhioStateMed @OSUengineering

Richard Petty, Distinguished University Professor of psychology at @OhioState, has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors a scientist can receive.

Scientists have engineered a monoclonal antibody that can protect mice from a lethal dose of influenza A, a new study shows. @OSUVetCollege

Magnetar flares, colossal cosmic explosions, may be directly responsible for the creation and distribution of heavy elements across the universe, suggests a new study. @ASCatOSU

After spending years tracing the origin and migration pattern of an unusual type of immune cell in mice, researchers have shown in a new study how activity of “good” microbes in the gut is linked to rheumatoid arthritis. @OhioStateMed