From the Johns Hopkins University press release: Even when people are hard at work, pictures of cookies, pizza and ice cream can distract them — and these junk food images are almost twice as distracting as…
From the University of Freiburg press release: The more we know about the billions of nerve cells in the brain, the less their interaction appears spontaneous and random. The harmony underlying the processing of memory…
From the Thomas Jefferson University press release: Patients diagnosed and treated for a long-term potentially fatal diseases such as cancer, can accumulate distressing and traumatic experiences along the way. A new study from the Marcus Institute…
From the NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development press release: Infant cries activate specific brain regions related to movement and speech, according to a National Institutes of Health study of mothers…
From the University College London press release: A team of UCL researchers has devised a mathematical equation that can explain how our self-esteem is shaped by what other people think of us, in a new study…
From the Canadian Medical Association Journal press release: Despite increased awareness about mental illness, depression remains strongly linked to a higher risk of early death — and this risk has increased for women in recent…
From the Springer press release: Researchers have provided scientific evidence for what lap dancers and those who twerk probably have known all along — men are captivated by the arched back of a woman. A…
From the University of Surrey press release: Healthcare staff who regularly share the emotional, social or ethical challenges they face in the workplace experience less psychological distress, improved teamwork and increased empathy and compassion for patients…
From the McLean Hospital press release: A team of investigators from McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, led by Kai C. Sonntag, MD, PhD, and Bruce M. Cohen, MD, PhD, has found a connection between…
From the University of Cambridge press release: A brain network previously associated with daydreaming has been found to play an important role in allowing us to perform tasks on autopilot. Scientists at the University of…