EurekAlert! In the Spotlight - Artificial Intelligence

Welcome to In the Spotlight, where each month we shine a light on something exciting, timely, or simply fascinating from the world of science.

This month, we’re focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), a topic that continues to capture attention everywhere. Here, you’ll find the latest research news, insights, and discoveries shaping how AI is being developed and used across the world.

Latest News Releases

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 12-Dec-2025 12:11 ET (12-Dec-2025 17:11 GMT/UTC)

11-Dec-2025

ADHD prescriptions on the rise, study finds

Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Annual prescriptions for drugs to treat ADHD increased 157 percent in Ontario from 2015 to 2023, with greater increases among younger women compared to younger men.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences

11-Dec-2025

Sharp rise in ADHD stimulant prescriptions in Ontario, research finds

The Hospital for Sick Children
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research highlights the changing patterns and public health implications of rising stimulant prescriptions for ADHD.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

11-Dec-2025

Population-level trends in ADHD medication prescribing

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This population-based, repeated cross-sectional study identified increases in stimulant prescribing, accelerating in 2020, particularly among females and individuals ages 18 to 64. The findings are consistent with prior research in commercially insured U.S. populations; however, this population-wide study reveals a broader and more accelerated increase in stimulant prescribing.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

11-Dec-2025

Illinois Tech biomedical engineering professor Philip R. Troyk elected as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Illinois Institute of Technology
Grant and Award Announcement

Philip R. Troyk, director of the Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech), has been elected a 2025 fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The NAI Fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors, and Troyk is one of 169 inventors from the United States selected for this distinguished honor this year.

11-Dec-2025

Insilico Medicine and Taigen achieves license agreement to develop and commercialize AI-driven PHD inhibitor for anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

InSilico Medicine
Business Announcement

Shanghai and Taipei, December 12, 2025 --- Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”), a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, and TaiGen Biotechnology, a listed discovery-based and market-focused pharmaceutical company, as well as TaiGen Biopharmaceuticals, its wholly-owned Beijing subsidiary (both referred to as “TaiGen”), today announced an exclusive pipeline out-licensing collaboration.

11-Dec-2025

Call for papers: Special issue on foundation models for intelligent control in autonomous driving traffic systems

Tsinghua University Press

We are excited to announce a special call for papers for an upcoming issue of Communications in Transportation Research (COMMTR) that is dedicated to the emerging intersection of generative models and intelligent control in autonomous driving traffic systems.

Journal: Communications in Transportation Research

11-Dec-2025

Dr. Yue Hu receives 2026 O'Donnell Award for revolutionizing energy operations with real-time AI and reinforcement learning

Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science & Technology
Grant and Award Announcement

Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovator Yue Hu, Ph.D., AI Specialist – Production Technology at bp, is the recipient of the 2026 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Technology Innovation from TAMEST. She was chosen for her cutting-edge work applying AI to optimize real-time industrial processes in the energy sector.