From the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health press release: Students who lived in dormitories without air conditioning (AC) during a heat wave performed worse on a series of cognitive tests compared with students…
From the Harvard University press release: Calculus. The word alone is enough strike terror into the hearts of even the most accomplished students, but for those who break out in cold sweats at the thought…
From the Binghamton University press release: Living at higher latitudes, where there is also less sunlight, could result in a higher prevalence rate of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), according to new research from Binghamton University,…
From the Penn State press release: Trying to suppress worries during a health scare, like the recent Zika outbreak, may lead to an ever-intensifying cycle of emotional suppression and fear, according to a team of…
From the University of California – Santa Barbara press release: All liars have classic tells: the lack of eye contact, the fidgeting, the overly elaborate stories. Except when they don’t. In fact, researchers say, the…
From the James Cook University press release: James Cook University researchers in Australia say the phenomenon of the ‘digital-detox’ is on the rise and could be an important part of the tourism industry in the…
From the City University of London press release: Children who cradle dolls on the left show higher social cognitive abilities than those who do not, according to new research from City, University of London. The…
From the Frontiers press release: The perception of having Albert Einstein’s body may help unlock previously inaccessible mental resources, finds a new study. Following a virtual reality “Einstein” experience, participants were less likely to unconsciously…
From the University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences press release: A new study finds that severe childhood trauma and stresses early in parents’ lives are linked to higher rates of behavioral health problems…
From the EMBO press release: Cocaine can have a devastating effect on people. It directly stimulates the brain’s reward center, and, more importantly, induces long-term changes to the reward circuitry that are responsible for addictive…